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Does anyone get a little nervous when Jesus talks about money? This morning we’re going to look at a passage whose primary focus is on money, but before you get too nervous about the subject, let me ask you some other questions that might help put you at ease, while also at the same time hopefully stir up your appetite to learn from what Jesus has to teach us this morning. In a job loss situation, would you want to be confident that you will be provided for financially afterwards?

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Luke chapter 15 is an amazing chapter in the Bible. There are three different stories, each basically containing variations of three different characters who represent God the Father, the lost (or the outsiders), and the found (the insiders).

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I think we could probably all agree that life can be really difficult at times, right? And on top of normal, everyday life difficulties, we have the difficulty of attempting to follow the teaching and commands of Jesus. It’s not easy for sure. 

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When I say the word “investment,” what do you think of? Financially speaking we think about investing in the stock market, investing in a business, investing in real estate- we think of taking money and putting it into something that will in time produce more money, right?

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Do you appreciate encouragement, to be promoted, praised, honored, patted on the back? In today’s passage, I believe Jesus is telling us that it’s okay to desire these things! But there’s a certain way he prescribes for us to be able to receive these.

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When we think about salvation, when we think about someone getting saved- what are some of the thoughts that play through your mind? Perhaps you think of someone coming down the aisle to pray a prayer to receive Christ.

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For the past several weeks we have been looking at the teaching and events of Jesus’ life in the 2 months that took place in between the Feast of Booths and the Feast of Dedication (which is today known as Hanukah). Luke filled us in on the details of this 2-month time period, and now we turn back to John to tell us of the events that took place during the Hanukah celebration.

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Many of us struggle with the idea of prayer. We wonder does God really hear us? We wrestle with the thought of “who are we to ask the Almighty God for something?” Many would prefer to not pray out loud, perhaps fearing saying the wrong thing, or asking for the wrong thing, or fearing the possibility of being judged by others if what they ask for doesn’t appear to come about.

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What a powerful message conveyed to us last week through the story of Martha and Mary! I hope that this week as you wrestled with busyness and priorities, that you were reminded of Jesus’ words to Martha in Luke 10:42 “but only one thing is necessary.” 

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How many of you would describe your life as busy? We as Americans pride ourselves in productivity, in feeling useful, moving forward, having work that relies on us getting it done. Often, when you ask someone what they have been up to lately, you’ll get the answer “We’re busy, busy, busy.”

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In our chronological walk through the gospels, we had last looked at how Jesus sent out 70 messengers ahead of Him as he was traveling down towards Jerusalem. And those 70 returned back with joy, despite having probably just experienced uncomfortable life circumstances, having been sent out as lambs in the midst of wolves. They returned excited at how they had witnessed spiritual victory.

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Last week we saw in our studies that Jesus is now heading from the northern Galilee area of Israel, down south through Samaria towards the southern region where Jerusalem is located. And at this point he’s traveling with a large group of followers. He had sent messengers ahead to make arrangements in a Samaritan village they would be passing through along the way, but the village rejected them.

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Last Sunday we looked at Jesus’ parable of the Good Shepherd in John 10. God’s word encouraged us to trust in Jesus alone as The Door and The Shepherd, who leads us to nourishment and protection. Remaining within His boundaries will keep us safe from harm.

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Last week we worked our way through John 9, and were able to see a beautiful progression of a man moving from blindness to boldness as Jesus healed him and the man gradually became more emboldened as to what he was willing to declare concerning Jesus. 

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We didn’t get very far into the action of the story last week, as Jesus and His disciples were discussing the situation of a man who had been blind since birth. There in the beginning of John chapter 9, the disciples were questioning the reason behind this man’s suffering. It didn’t seem quite fair for one to be born blind.

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Last Sunday we finished reading John chapter 8. Much of the chapter consists of debating what took place between Jesus and the religious leaders. There were 2 key statements Jesus made that set off a whole line of trial-like questioning from the religious leaders.

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In our study last week, we took a close look at the conditional, if-then statement Jesus made in verse 31 of John chapter 8: “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 

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I really enjoyed looking last week at the powerful statement Jesus made in John 8:12, declaring that He is the Light of the world. In the setting where He was, He was basically declaring to the nation of Israel that He was God’s presence returned, the presence of guiding light that had once disappeared because of the nation’s sin. His light is greater than the light that once guided Moses and their ancestors to their homeland.

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