3. Context Peter declares Jesus is the Christ 9:20 Jesus THEN …
tells the disciples He will suffer… 9:21
challenges with costly discipleship 9:23-27
transfigured 9:28-36
casts out a demon from a boy 9:37-42
repeats what will happen to Him 9:43-45
THEN …

4. Two Common Evils OR Two Sins We Accept
Luke 9:46-50
Two Common Evils OR
Two Sins We Accept

5. The 1st Common Evil The Sin of Pride 9:46-48
Jesus Addresses Pride 47-48
For ‘us’
- status, titles, degrees, possessions, size, …
- recognize pride in your life and confess as sin
- learn that true greatness comes through being ‘least’
- ‘receive the little child’
- don’t compare yourself with others
- fix your eyes on Jesus, take a good dose of humility Ph 25-8
- read a book on sin
- Pv16:18; Mk 7:22; 1Ti3:6; 2Ti3:2; Ja 4:6; 1Pt 5:5
‘ us ’

6. The 2nd Common Evil The Sin of Bigotry 9:49-50
Jesus Addresses Bigotry 50
For ‘us’
- religion is prone to bigotry, recognize and repent …
- not for ‘us’ to keep ‘them’ from doing work
- not for ‘us’ to say to ‘them‘ stop
- fix your eyes on Jesus Hb 12:1
- those who ‘wear a different uniform’, still serve the Lord
- no church has a monopoly on truth and wisdom, others may be right without agreeing with ‘us’
- Ph1:18; Ac24:16; Nb11:29; 2Co4:5
‘ us ’
‘ them ’

7. The Sin of Pride The Sin of Bigotry
Two Common Evils
The Sin of Pride
The Sin of Bigotry