April 2

 

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. ~ Luke 9:23

In other words, Jesus was saying to the attracted and the curious and the interested and even the believing, “If you want the salvation that I offer, if you want to enter into the kingdom of God, if you want eternal life, you deny yourself.” 

 

Not everybody by any means was willing to do that.  Many of the curious, many of the attracted, many of those enthralled by Jesus, many of those who believed in Jesus were not willing to abandon everything.  To say it’s the end of me and the beginning of You, to confess Him as Lord and follow Him wherever He went whatever it cost, not everyone was willing to do that.  John chapter 6 tells us about some disciples who walked no more with Him because the stakes were too high. The price was more than they wanted to pay.  ~ John MacArthur

 

As a result, they make up a god to please themselves and make it about themselves.

This is the theme of today’s successful false teachers in many mega-churches. That’s why we must be on guard and not let world views cloud our judgment.

And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ ~ Matthew 7:23 or as The Message Bible (MSG) puts it: And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’  

 

Read Listen
Deuteronomy 21:1-22:30
Luke 9:51-10:12
Psalm 74:1-23
Proverbs 12:11

 



New Testament

Luke 9:51-10:12
  

Summary

A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus
The Cost of Following Jesus
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

 

Good News

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

 

And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ~ Luke 10:2

 

What did Jesus mean when He said “Let the dead bury the dead” (Luke 9:60)? – Click Here

Why did Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51)? – Click Here

 


Overview: Luke 10-24  Video


 

Listen to John MacArthur on today’s scripture below

 Luke 10:1–4
 
The end of chapter 9, do you remember our last message?  We saw there three would-be disciples, three of them.  The first one in verse 57 said, “I’ll follow wherever You go,” but the Lord then said to him, “The foxes have holes, the birds of the air have nests, the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” I’ll tell you this: Don’t follow Me if you expect it’s going to be easy.  Don’t follow Me if you expect it’s going to be comfortable.  This is not about self-fulfillment.  I’m not going to guarantee you anything.  I’m not going to guarantee you health, wealth, or prosperity.  In fact, I’ll guarantee you this: I don’t have anything to give you in the material sense.  And that man disappeared.  ~ John MacArthur

 

   
  
   

   
Dr. J. Vernon McGee - Thru the Bible

Dr. J. Vernon McGee – Thru the Bible

 

08-11 – J Vernon Mcgee – Thru the Bible

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