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AUDACITYLuke 20 – Jesus vs. Hypocrisy

Audacity Enters the TempleWhat is

“Audacity” ?Not Religious Con-

Artists

Not Religious Establishment

Not Hypocrisy

Audacity Is: God Alive!

The Sadducees • Religious dead-heads.• God without power or

compassion.• USA “Christianity”

Jesus• “You Don’t Know God!”• God Means Eternal Life• Heaven Means: Sex 2 !!

Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. Luke 20:27





“Miracles don’t make no sense”

Prof. Bart Ehrman

“Trust me, it’s all figurative language”

Brian McLaren

“It’s a bunch of fairy tales”

John Dominic Crossan




Jesus• “You Don’t Know God!”• God Means Eternal Life• Heaven Means: Sex 2 !!• “Go figure it out

yourselves!”- God

The Uncompassion

ate God




Jesus• “You Don’t Know God!”• God Means Eternal Life• Heaven Means: Sex 2 !!Postmode

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“Nobody

knows”

“Nobody

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Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth. But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.” Luke 20:34-36

Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. Matthew 22:29





“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.” Luke 20:37-38

“I AM the God of…”“Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who

were standing there. And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.” Luke 20:39-40





“will neither marry nor be given in marriage…”So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a

perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in

weakness, it is raised in power; 1 Corinthians 15:42-43

“In heaven I think we are going to have that kind of close relationship with everybody, because once sin is removed from human relationships, we will be able to enjoy a closeness with others that would transcend what we enjoy with our own marriage partners now.” – RC Sproul





Who would you follow?

AUDACITY IS: EVIDENCE!Then Jesus presented the Sadducees with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?” Luke 20:41-44 • Is the

son of King David

Messiah

• Is the son of King David

Jesus• More

authority for Jesus

Conclusion

AUDACITY IS: EVIDENCE!“David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.’ Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” Luke 20:41-44

• GOD is King David’s “Lord”

Messiah

• Is King David’s “Lord”

Jesus• God-like

authority for Jesus

Conclusion

AUDACITY IS: EVIDENCE!Messianic Prophecy

Jesus Fulfilled Over

300

Detailed & dated

NOBODY Else Comes

Close“Trust me!”

“I think this & that…”

Audacious Faith Rests on Facts

Weak vs. Strong

Christians

Hypocrisy vs. Audacity

AUDACITY IS: POWER!Luke 20:45-47 Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said, “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. “And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public.”

Because of this, they will be severely punished.

AUDACITY IS: POWER!

“Sons of hell...brood of vipers…hypocrites!”Matthew 23. “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they

wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.”

Matthew 23:5

JC is Not PC“Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the

marketplaces.”

AUDACITY IS: POWER!Harsh, emphatic,

repeated languageSpiritual

deceptionVictimizing

people

• “Trust me, it’s all just figurative”

• “Just try to be a do-gooder!”

Brian McLaren

AUDACITY IS: POWER!“Save God’s Children!”

“you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you

ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith…

Matthew 23:23

“they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property” Luke 20:45-47

Knowing God is not a PERFORMANCE.

It IS inside-out CHANGE.

Burned out by legalism

DaveDon’t Get Burned

Out!

AUDACITY IS: HUMBLE SERVING!Luke 21:1-4 While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them!”

“For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

Many

Unknown

SAINTS Here

Audacity is:

Jesus

God Alive!

Evidence

Power

Serving

Next

Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23

If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Luke 9:24

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? Luke 9:25

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