4. Luke 14:1-14 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.

5. Luke 14:1-14 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say.

6. Luke 14:1-14 7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

7. Luke 14:1-14 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

8. Luke 14:1-14 12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.

9. Luke 14:1-14 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

10. Today’s Message: How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed Luke 14:1-14

11. The Set-Up

12. Luke 14:1-2 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. The Set-Up

13. Luke 14:1-2 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. The Set-Up One Sabbath…

14. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

15. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

16. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

17. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.

18. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’ ”

19. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

20. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:16-30 28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

21. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:31-37 31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority. 33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are— the Holy One of God!”

22. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:31-37 35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. 36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.

23. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:38-41 38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

24. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 4:38-41 40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. 41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

25. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 6:1-5 1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

26. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 6:5-11 6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.

27. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 6:5-11 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But they were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

28. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 13:10-17 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

29. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 13:10-17 14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

30. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 13:10-17 15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? 16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

31. The Sabbath in Luke Luke 13:10-17 17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

32. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff

33. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff WAY #2 Want God Human effort Trying very hard Using Religion and behavior to be “better” than others who don’t seek God

34. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff WAY #2 Want God Human effort Trying very hard Using Religion and behavior to be “better” than others who don’t seek God REJECTION

35. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff WAY #2 Want God Human effort Trying very hard Using Religion and behavior to be “better” than others who don’t seek God REJECTION

36. Luke 14:1-2 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. The Set-Up Invited to Dinner

37. Luke 14:1-2 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. The Set-Up Being Watched

38. Luke 14:1-2 1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. The Set-Up The Prop

39. Old medical term for excessive accumulation of watery fluid in any tissue or space of the body. Dropsy, mentioned in Luke 14:2, is a symptom of several serious disorders such as heart, kidney, or liver disease. ~ Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 643. Dropsy

40. The Tables are Turned

41. Luke 14:3-4a 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say. The Tables are Turned The 1 st Unanswered Question

42. Luke 14:4b 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say. The Tables are Turned Healing and Release

43. Luke 14:5-6 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say. The Tables are Turned The 2nd Unanswered Question

44. How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed

45. Luke 14:7-11 7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed Where to sit

46. Luke 14:7-11 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed Where to sit

47. Luke 14:12-14 12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed Who to invite

48. Luke 14:12-14 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” How NOT to be Completely Self-Absorbed Who to invite

49. B. Q. – How the healing on the Sabbath and Party Instructions related?

50. HEALINGWHERE TO SIT WHO TO INVITE B. Q. – How the healing on the Sabbath and Party Instructions related?

51. HEALINGWHERE TO SIT WHO TO INVITE B. Q. – How the healing on the Sabbath and Party Instructions related?

52. HEALINGWHERE TO SIT WHO TO INVITE B. Q. – How the healing on the Sabbath and Party Instructions related?

53. Genesis 3:4-7 4 “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

55. 1 Peter 5:5-9 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” [Proverbs 3:34]

56. 1 Peter 5:5-9 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

57. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff WAY #2 Want God Human effort Trying very hard Using Religion and behavior to be “better” than others who don’t seek God WAY #3 Wanting God Acknowledge helplessness & hopelessness of sin Trust Jesus ALONE REJECTION

58. WAYS TO RESPOND TO GOD WAY #1 Don’t want God Being Immoral Running from God Shows up in all kinds of bad stuff WAY #2 Want God Human effort Trying very hard Using Religion and behavior to be “better” than others who don’t seek God WAY #3 Wanting God Acknowledge helplessness & hopelessness of sin Trust Jesus ALONE REJECTION ACCPTED

59. Gospel Application:

60. Will you believe the gospel in order to NOT be a selfish pig