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Monday, September 5, 2022

Following Jesus is Serious Business (Luke 14:25-35)

Bishop Barron calls the large crowds following Jesus as "The Fair-Weather Fans of Jesus (Lk 14:25-26)."
  • From last Sunday's sermon (9/4/22) on Time and Money how do those closest to you shape how you use your time and money?
  1. Why might large crowds be travelling with Jesus (Lk 14:25)? Is Jesus telling them to hate those closest to them (Lk 14:26; Mt 10:37)?
  2. How might the crowd have felt about Jesus' "slap in the face" challenge? Why did he use such strong language (Lk 13:24-27; 14:16-20; Mt 10:37-39; 22:36-40)? What is Jesus affirming about Himself (Col 1:15; 2:9; Heb 1:3; Phil 2:5; Jn 1:1-3)? Did Jesus perceive them to be "fair-weather fans"? Do they know what following Jesus means?
  3. What does it mean to those following Jesus to "carry their cross" (Lk 14:27)?
  4. What do the 2 parabolic stories (Lk 14:28-32) tell us about what we should do if we are serious about following Jesus (Lk 14:33)?
  5. What does it mean for salt to lose its saltiness (Lk 14:34-35a)? What should we hear from Jesus (Lk 14:35b)?

Posted by UBF Gospel Musings at 4:10 PM
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2022 at 5:08 PM

    1. They’re more concerned with “what can he do for me” than “who is he”
    2. “That’s not helping me!” Jesus is using it as a comparison for how we are to love this world vs how we are to love and put hope in God
    3. To die daily to where we find identity in this world
    4. Plan for Christ and also trust in Him?
    5. If we lose the sight of Christ in our work, we stop working for Christ in our lives. So let us denounce our worldly lives and live for Christ

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