Download Lesson: 4.7.19 Class Notes – Luke 8.1-10
LOOK:
Whatever the current state of our hearts, we can appeal to God to grant us a new heart so that we will hold fast to Him and bear fruit with perseverance. Clearly, Jesus was not teaching some sort of fatalism, that the kinds of soils are fixed forever. By God’s grace, a person can change. Let’s read the passage.
Download Lesson: 3.24.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.40-50
LOOK:
Your love for the Lord is directly related to your estimate of how greatly you have sinned and how much he has forgiven you. It’s not how much you sin, but how deeply you feel it that matters. If you figure that you are a “little sinner,” then all you need is a “little Savior.” If you are a “moderate sinner,” then what you need is a “moderate Savior.” But if you are “big sinner,” you need a “big Savior.” And those who have a “little Savior,” will love him very little. But those who have a “big Savior” will love him greatly. Many of us who were raised in the church struggle precisely at this point. We don’t love Christ very much because we have forgotten what we were and what we would have been if Christ had not found us. When our sin seems small, our love cannot be very great.
There are hundreds of people like the Pharisee today: respectable, conventional, good people. They look down their noses at the permissive society. They curl their lip at the decay in moral standards. Like the Pharisee, they think they’re good, but they are not; they’re simply dull. They think they’re being moral, but they are not; they’re simply feeling sanctimonious.
What an important warning to those of us who value righteousness and truth. Humility, compassion, love, and righteous tolerance mark true followers. We can never forget that we are debtors to grace who, in the presence of Jesus, know we still have a long way to go.
Q: How does Jesus helps us? [We can’t do it, but there’s One who can. Because of Jesus, this is possible]
Download Lesson: 3.17.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.36-39
LOOK:
The road to forgiveness starts with a decision to come to Jesus. Just as Jesus was accepting, open and accessible to anyone who desired forgiveness, we need to be the same to help the lost discover the love of Jesus and the forgiveness He offers.
Download Lesson: 3.10.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.24-35
LOOK: As long as we base our life choices on the Word of God, time will be our defender and will validate the wisdom of our choices. If, over time, we clearly see we are wrong, ask God’s forgiveness and seek a fresh word from God through the Scripture. Then obey that word and watch to see God confirm His wisdom in our lives.
Download Lesson: 3.3.19 Class Notes – Luke 7.18-23
LOOK:
Are you in a dungeon right now and facing some doubts in your life about the Lord and His Word? Do you doubt His awareness of your problems or His ability to provide solutions? Be reassured! We have no evidence that He has ever forsaken us. He is FOR us, not against us.