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Pastor's Pen - October 29, 2007
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October 29, 2007

Luke 12-13
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Luke
Chapter 12
  1. In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
  2. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
  3. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
  4. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
  5. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
  6. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
  7. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
  8. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
  9. But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
  10. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
  11. And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
  12. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
  13. And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
  14. And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
  15. And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
  16. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
  17. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
  18. And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
  19. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
  20. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
  21. So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  22. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
  23. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
  24. Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
  25. And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
  26. If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
  27. Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
  28. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
  29. And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
  30. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
  31. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  33. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
  34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
  35. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
  36. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
  37. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
  38. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
  39. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
  40. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
  41. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
  42. And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
  43. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
  44. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
  45. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
  46. The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
  47. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
  48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
  49. I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
  50. But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
  51. Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
  52. For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
  53. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
  54. And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
  55. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
  56. Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
  57. Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
  58. When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
  59. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.


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Luke
Chapter 13
  1. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
  2. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
  3. I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
  4. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
  5. I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
  6. He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
  7. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
  8. And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
  9. And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
  10. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
  11. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
  12. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
  13. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
  14. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
  15. The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
  16. And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
  17. And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
  18. Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
  19. It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
  20. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
  21. It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
  22. And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
  23. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
  24. Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
  25. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
  26. Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
  27. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
  28. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
  29. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
  30. And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
  31. The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
  32. And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
  33. Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
  34. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
  35. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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 Luke 12:13-34 tells of a demand that was made upon the Lord which led to a lesson concerning covetousness. A man came to Jesus and told Him to force his brother to give him part of the family inheritance. Christ refuses to do so, and uses this as an illustration of the dangers of having a materialistic spirit. He opens with a statement that many today should learn:

"a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
The oft-quoted statement that "whoever dies with the most toys wins" has gone from being a joke to a lifestyle. The entertainment and news industries are fueled by advertising, which normally earns its profits by appealing to the greed of the average individual. We are constantly being told that what we own is not good enough, and that we must have the latest or the biggest or the fastest of whatever the product is, and we must get it today. This philosophy has been destructive in the United States, and probably throughout the modernized world. Families have been hit particularly hard. Children have been sent to the baby sitter or the day care, often to be raised by strangers who do not share the parent's values, because both parents have to work to support the lifestyle that they want to have. They can't live in the "right" neighborhood or drive a newer vehicle or go on that special vacation or have the latest electronic gadgets on just one income, so someone else, or in some cases no one else, raises the kids. Of course, having both the husband and wife working puts added pressure on the home. Both are tired when they get home, yet all of the stuff that must be done to maintain a house and home is still sitting there. The kids want their attention, and they want each other's attention, but they don't have the time nor energy to give it. Also, working hard to get more stuff doesn't always work out the way that folks expect it to. By the time you factor in the extra cost of pre-packaged meals or trips to the restaurant because mom is too tired to cook, as well as the added expenses for another vehicle to take to work, plus a new wardrobe that is appropriate in the workplace, plus the added things that are bought to "make up" for all the time that the kids and the spouses are ignored, it often seems like the family is further behind financially than it was in the first place. In our society there are more families where both parents work than ever before, and yet individual debt is at an all-time high as well. It seems that one should counteract the other, but that isn't what happens. The underlying philosophy of covetousness is the problem.

 Of course the church suffers as well. Church members can't make it out to all the services because they are too tired or because they can't get their dinner eaten on time because there was no one home during the day to prepare it. People can't tithe or give to missions because they don't think that they can afford to. They can't dig down to help out a brother in Christ because they have nothing to dig in to. The end result is that missionaries struggle on the field, or worse yet are forced to return home, because their supporting churches fail to fulfill their promises because the members "can't" give like they used to.

 Finally, covetousness can destroy a man's spiritual life. In verse 16-21 the Lord tells the story of a rich man who had so great a harvest that he could not contain it all. He decided that he was going to tear down his barns and build bigger ones to hold everything, and then he was going to sit back and enjoy himself for his remaining years, eating the finest foods, drinking the finest beverages, and purchasing whatever his heart desired. However, God called this man a fool, and that night he died. See, once you're dead the material things that you spent your life pursuing don't mean anything. All that matters is your salvation and your dedication to the Lord. Some men have gone to Hell because they were so busy making money that they put off receiving Christ as Savior. Some believers have ruined their lives, their families, and their testimonies because their main focus was on material goods. Yes they still went to Heaven, but they had nothing to show for their lives on earth. Verse 21 sums it up this way:

"So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

 < Where do your riches lie? Are you consumed with making money and spending it, or are you preparing financially for the day when you stand before God? Your new car won't impress Him, but you sacrificial giving to missions will. Your new home won't matter then, but the fact that you used your money to fulfill the Great Commission will be rewarded for all eternity. Don't be a fool.

"Seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you" (vs 31).

Pastor Mark J Montgomery

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