Luke 6 v 27-36 “The loving Kingdom”

Intro: Jesus is the whole show

          1) Love like Jesus (v27-28)

What is the command? “Love your enemies”

• Do good … to those who hate you
• Bless ... those who curse you
• Pray … for those who ill-treat you

A love that is not rooted in emotion but instead in obedience and trust.

I can’t do this? Fix your eyes on the cross and your heart on the one who stayed there till it was finished.

            2) Give like Jesus (v29-31)

What is the scope of this command? “Do to others as you would have them do to you”

• Slaps
• Shirts
• Wallets
• SELF

I can’t do this? Fix your eyes on the cross and your heart on the one who stayed there till it was finished.

              3) Live like Jesus (v32-36)

What is the mode of this command? “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”

• No credit in loving the lovable
• No credit in lending to the reliable
• Great reward in not expecting anything back!

The “good people” of this world just cannot accept the good news of the gospel.

I can’t do this? Fix your eyes on the cross and your heart on the one who stayed there till it was finished.

Questions

• Why was this teaching so challenging for the Pharisees and teachers of the law? (Why do “good people” reject the good news of Jesus?)
• Why is “Self” such a barrier to obeying this command to love? How does Jesus ask us to use “Self” in following him?
• Would people say you are merciful? Are we as church families noticeably merciful?
• Why is the reward that Christ offers better than the credit we could gain for ourselves?
• How does this teaching urgently lead us to the cross of Jesus Christ?