11 02 be christ’s disciples luke 9 51–62

Be Christ’s Disciples –Responding to Christ’s Call

Or

“Considerations”

For

Discipleship

Ronald Wayne

Year: 1976

Place : a garage

Event : 3 men started a company

Ronald ….

• Wrote out their 1st partnership

agreement

• Wrote the manual for their 1st

product

• Drew their 1st logo

However within 2 wks he sold his 10%

stake in the new Company for $800

IF HE HAD NOT DONE SO…

Today his 10% stake - worth $55

Billion

BRING JESUS TO YOUR WORLD

1. SUPPORT CHRIST’S AGENDA

a. Teaching

b. Preaching & Proclaiming

c. Healing

2. BE CHRIST’S DISCIPLES

– Responding to Christ’s Call

3. PROCLAIM CHRIST’S MESSAGE

4. RECOGNIZE CHRIST’S FORK IN THE

ROAD

BE CHRIST’S DISCIPLES – Responding to Christ’s Call

Background of Luke 9

v1-6 Sending Out The 12

1 When Jesus had called the Twelve

together, he gave them POWER and

AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT all

demons and TO CURE diseases,

2 and he sent them out TO PREACH the

kingdom of God and TO HEAL the

sick.

3 He told them: "Take nothing for the

journey — no staff, no bag, no bread,

no money, no extra tunic.”


Background of Luke 9

v1-6 Sending Out The 12

4 Whatever house you enter, stay there

until you leave that town.

5 If people do not welcome you, shake

the dust off your feet when you leave

their town, as a testimony against

them."

6 So they set out and went from village

to village, PREACHING the gospel

and HEALING people everywhere.


Background : Luke 9

v10-17 – Feeding of the 5,000


Background : Luke 9

V18-20 – Who do you say that I am ?

V21-27 – Predicts His death 1V22 "The Son of Man must suffer many things

and be rejected by the elders, chief priests

and teachers of the law, and he must be

killed and on the third day be raised to

life."

V23 Then he said to them all:

“WHOEVER WANTS TO BE MY DISCIPLE

MUST DENY THEMSELVES AND TAKE UP

THEIR CROSS DAILY AND FOLLOW ME.


Background : Luke 9

V28-36 –

Transfiguration


Background : Luke 9

V37-43 : Jesus heals the Epileptic boy


Background : Luke 9

V44-45 : Predicts His Death 2

v44 "Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."


Background : Luke 9

V46-48 : Disciples ‘Preoccupation’

Who was the

‘Greatest’ ?

Why ?

V49-50 : Disciples ‘Jealousy’

"Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."

Q: Who said it ?

A: John


Or

“Considerations”

For

Discipleship

Be Christ’s Disciples – Responding to Christ’s Call

Scripture Reading : Luke 9:51-62

51 As the time approached for him to be

taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set

out for Jerusalem.

52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who

went into a Samaritan village to get

things ready for him;

53 but the people there did not welcome

him, because he was heading for

Jerusalem.

@ watershed of Jesus’ ministry

Galilean ministry to Judean ministry

Within months of Calvary

Most direct route ...

Origin of the SamaritansNation of Israel

United Kingdom of Israel

(1026-928 BC)

Northern

Kingdom of Israel

(928-722 BC)

Southern Kingdom

of Judah

(928-586 BC)

Assyrian

Exile 722BC

Babylonian

Exile 586BC

Origin of the SamaritansNation of Israel

United Kingdom of Israel

(1026-928 BC)

Northern

Kingdom of Israel

(928-722 BC)

Southern Kingdom

of Judah

(928-586 BC)

Assyrian

Exile 722BC

Babylonian

Exile 586BC

Deep hatred

between the Jews

and the Samaritans

Mixed race

Mt Gerizim

Scripture

Practice

Dressing


Luke 9:54-56

v54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

Ref Mark 3:17James son of Zebedee and his

brother John (to them he gave the

name Boanerges, which means ‘Sons

of Thunder’)

The same John in v49 – zealous for

Christ


What : REJECT Jesus !

RESPONSE : (KJV) “Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did”

Ref: 2 Kings Chp 1 - King Ahaziah

Why : To Protect The Name of Christ

Q: Is this the way of Jesus ?

v5 “If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."


v55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them,

V55* (NKJV) But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.”

‘Rebuked’ – same Gk word

v42 rebuked the unclean spirit

Q: Can you identify with John & James ?

When someone wrong us, do we silently in our hearts ‘call down fire from heaven’ ?

When we are ‘rejected’ ....


Lesson : Our ‘Purpose’ may be good But our ‘Practice’ can be bad

V56* NKJV “For the Son of man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.” Danger of ‘Offensive Christianity’

‘Overzealous Christianity’In our Discipleship ...In Responding to Christ’s Call1. COMPASSION – not Condemnation

1. COMPASSION – not Condemnation

Luke 10:30 ….

Parable of the

Good Samaritan

Acts 8

v4 : Philip in Samaria

V14 ‘When the apostles in

Jerusalem heard that Samaria had

accepted the word of God, they

sent Peter and John to Samaria’

v56 and they went to another village.


Three Encounters With Jesus ....

1st : Luke 9:57-58

57 As they were walking along the road,

a man said to him, "I will follow you

wherever you go."

58 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and

birds of the air have nests, but the Son

of Man has no place to lay his head.“

Ref Matt 8:19 – ‘teacher of the Law’ or

Scribe


Confident Declaration : “I will follow you wherever you go.”

Q: Did this scribe know what he was

saying ?

Q: Did he consider the implications ?

Jesus can see his true self ...

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head”

Being frank, real, transparent

Please consider carefully

It will not be comfortable


2. COMMITMENT – not Comfort

Luke 9:23-24

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.”

There is always a Cost To

COMMITMENT

As it was then ….so it is NOW

Liena’s Prayer - video


2nd Man - Luke 9:59-60

59 He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Different ….

It was Jesus who called him …

Jesus must have seen something in him ...


Jesus: “Follow me.”

Man: “Lord, first let me go and

bury my father.”

Jesus: “Let the dead bury their own

dead, but you go and proclaim

the kingdom of God.”

Q: Was Jesus being - inconsiderate ?

- insensitive ?

- ‘anti-family’ ?

Q: What about the 5th Commandment ?

What was Jesus actually saying ….


Jewish practice : Bury within the same

day…

Therefore unlikely the man’s father just

died that day…

Other explanations …

a. The man’s father had not yet died …Wait until my father dies ....Not sure how old the father is …

or how ‘sickly’ the father is …b. If he’s the oldest son …c. One-year Jewish re-burial ritual...

Be Christ’s Disciples – Responding to Christ’s CallWhat the man was actually saying …• wait, not now…

• my family responsibilities comes first ...

• Jesus your call can wait until I’m ready...

Jesus knew exactly what the man was saying

– so his reply.

So in our Discipleship ...

In Responding to Christ’s Call

3. NOW – not LATER

• Proclaiming God’s Kingdom comes 1st

• Matt 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom

and his righteousness...”


Matt 10:37 "Anyone who loves their father or

mother more than me is not worthy of me;

anyone who loves their son or daughter

more than me is not worthy of me.”

Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does

not hate father and mother, wife and

children, brothers and sisters--yes, even

their own life--such a person cannot be my

disciple.”

NLT: "If you want to be my disciple, you must

hate everyone else by comparison…


Reassurance : Luke 18:28-30

Peter said to him, "We have left all we

had to follow you!"

"I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them,

"no one who has left home or wife or

brothers or parents or children for the

sake of the kingdom of God will fail to

receive many times as much in this

age and, in the age to come, eternal

life."


COMMITMENT is important.

TIMING is equally important.

Procrastination …

‘later Lord, not now’

‘Lord let me have enough first, then …’

‘Lord my children are still small…’

‘Lord my aged parents …’

God’s call …

to FOLLOW HIM, be His Disciple...

is NOW – not LATER


3rd Man - Luke 9:61-62

61 Still another said, "I will follow you,

Lord; but first let me go back and say

good-by to my family."

62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his

hand to the plow and looks back is fit

for service in the kingdom of God.“

Q: Is it wrong to let our families know…

Is it wrong to say goodbye …

Ref 1 Kings 19:20 – Elijah & Elisha


Man : "I will follow you, LORD; BUT FIRST let me go back and say good-by to my family."

? Oxy-moronJesus : “No one who puts a hand to the plow

and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God”

• Agricultural community• In plowing ...Modern day equivalent:

• Driving a car ...Q: Can we drive a car looking all the time at

the rear-view mirror ?


Similarly in Serving God

in our Discipleship ...

in Responding to Christ’s Call

4. SINGLE-MINDED –

not DOUBLE-MINDED

Consider:

James 1:8 “A double minded man is

unstable in all his ways.” (KJV)

Matt 6:24 "No one can serve two

masters....”


FOUR “Considerations” For Discipleship

1. COMPASSION – not Condemnation

2. COMMITMENT – not Comfort

3. NOW – not Later

4. SINGLE-MINDED – Not Double-Minded


• A Simple Testimony

Why Considerations 4 Discipleship?

NOTE:

“Different Strokes

For

Different Folks”

Different Strokes 4 Different Folks

God is UNCHANGING

God’s Commands are UNCHANGING

God Never Called anyone to be a ‘christian’

God’s Call To Everyone Is To Be A DISCIPLE

God Call To Discipleship is UNCHANGING

BUT

God’s Demands On Discipleship Varies

God’s Call To Discipleship Is Tailor-Made

It Is INDIVIDUALISED

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Example : Rich Young Ruler : Lk 18, Mk 10, Mt 19

v22: “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me”

Different Strokes For Different Folks

In His Call of Matthew

Lk 5, Mk 2, Mt 9

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.

Different Strokes For Different FolksIn the Call of Zaccheus

Luke 19

“Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today...Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Different Strokes For Different Folks

3 Rich Men

Same Call to Discipleship : “Follow

Me”

Different Demands

Different Results

God knows ...

what is hindering our walk with him ...

what is blocking our relationship with

him...

where & what our ‘treasures’ are ...

Considerations 4 Discipleship

Jesus knows…

Us …

Our hearts…

Our ‘treasures’...

Our ‘idols’…

His Call is still the same ...

- “Follow Me”

His Demands may be slightly Different

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

Company logo -

Reason : He had been ‘burned’ before

an earlier venture into slot machines

fizzled out and he took 2 yrs to pay of creditors

Ronald got ‘cold feet’ when Steve Jobs took

out loans for their 1st order and sold out …

A missed opportunity …

‘What If ??’ ….

Remember

Ronald Wayne

1976 ....

Garage ...

His Partners


Reflection :

We know from Scripture how John &

James changed in their outlook

towards Samaritans ...

Of the other 3 men who had an

encounter with Jesus ...

Did they ?

Did they not ?

We Do Not Know ...

Written for you and I ..... to respond...

Conclusion / Application

Christians ….

Vs Disciples ….

Ref Matt 28:18-20 Great Commission

V19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations….

Great Commission’s Call is to

‘make Disciples’

not ‘make christians’

Q: Are you a Disciple or a christian ?

Conclusion / Application

Q: What’s the Difference between being a

DISCIPLE and a christian ?

Answer :

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them ALL:

“Whoever wants to be my DISCIPLE

MUST DENY THEMSELVES and

TAKE UP THEIR CROSS DAILY and

FOLLOW ME”

A Disciple Lives A Life Of • Daily Denial• Faithful Following

Christ’s Call To DiscipleshipJesus today...

Has many who love his heavenly kingdom

But few who carry his cross;

Many who yearn for comfort,

Few who long for his distress,

Plenty of people he finds to share his banquet,

Few to share his fast;

Everyone desires to take part in his rejoicing,

But few are willing to suffer anything for his sake;

There are many who follow Jesus as far as the

breaking of bread,

Few as far as drinking the cup of suffering;

Many that revere his miracles,

Few that follow him in the indignity of the cross.Thomas Kempis – Imitation of Christ 15th Century

Spiritual

11 02 be christ’s disciples luke 9 51–62