Download Lesson: 5.3.20 Class Notes – Luke 18.15-30
LOOK:
Nobody is saved by giving all his wealth to the poor, but nobody can be saved who will not repent of his sins and turn away from them. This young man was possessed by the love of money and he would not let go.
Download Lesson: 4.26.20 Class Notes – Luke 18.9-14
LOOK:
Jesus’ application of the parable echoed His teaching in 13:30. It is necessary for people to humble themselves before God to gain forgiveness, and those who are proud will be brought low by God.
Download Lesson: 4.19.20 Class Notes – Luke 18.1-8
LOOK:
The teaching of the parable is that we must continue in our prayers, even when there seems to be no answer, because God, unlike the unjust judge, is loving, good, and gracious. We persist in prayer not because we have not yet gotten God’s attention, but because we know He cares and will hear us. [Offer the compare/contrast of the persistent widow, her standing with the Lord]
Download Lesson: 4.12.20 Class Notes – Luke 17.20-37
LOOK:
The kingdom of God begins in the heart of all who believe in Jesus, and it grows and grows like the mustard seed and like leaven until it is fully realized in its millennial glory, which is the final phase of the expanding Kingdom of God on earth. In other words, the Kingdom of God begins as a spiritual Kingdom in the heart but is consummated in a visible Kingdom on earth in the Millennium. In the meantime, we should look for His return and long to see Him come, but at the same time, we should be busy doing His work when He comes.
Download Lesson: 4.5.20 Class Notes – Luke 17.11-19
LOOK:
Every child of God should cultivate the grace of gratitude. It not only opens the heart to further blessings but glorifies and pleases the Father.