ICCM Luke 5 Sermon
Peters response when Jesus calls him into deep water
"Because you say so"
Because peter was a fishermen, he could have responded with / sometimes we respond to Jesus this way
"I know better" instead of "Because you say so"
Jesus referred to himself as
"The Son of Man"
"Sozo" in Greek
"To heal and to save"
Luke was asked to be in ministry
$1000/month as a father of 3. Gladly accepted!
What are the 3 things we must go after?
1. BYND Easter Service (3/27) 2. Getting every Bible talk fruitful 3. Baptisms on Harvest Sunday (April 3rd)
Sermon points
1. Put Out Into Deep Water 2. Be Clean 3. Walk, Your Sins are Forgiven 4. Be Healed 5. New Wine Into New Wineskins
What did the old testament cleaning ritual for leper who had been healed require
2 birds: one sacrificed, one dipped in water and set free
Being an evangelist or WML is?
A calling, not a job
How should we see ourselves?
As sinners who have received incredible grace, never as better than non-Christians
We have an opportunity to spiritually heal lepers
At women's day!
Jesus taught with _____ and expected _____, and called them to ____
Authority / people to obey his message / greatness
Point #4
Be Healed
Point #2
Be clean
Who understands that ministry is a calling?
Bobby Merrit...gave up career as engineer for the full time ministry, supported by his wife Kensey
Authority to ____, ....
Challenge, challenged the authorities!
How did Luke feel when he first heard of the Crown of Thorns project?
Disturbed, not fired up, because he knew people who have to go to those places It's one thing to be fired up, but are you willing to go
The "Son of Man" reference is not talking about
Ezekiel, who was also referred to as this
It takes ____ to do miracles
Faith
Jesus saw their faith
Faith is something you can see
Luke didn't get much money back for last year's tax return
Gave anyway and survived! Will you give an amount that's over your head for the 35% goal on 3/17?
Jesus called Peter to
Go deeper
What can we learn from Kensey?
God blesses the faith of someone who gets in over their head for Him
Jesus had previously told Peter
He will become a fisher of men
For the leper, Jesus was his
Healer and savior
The pharisees saw themselves as?
Healthy, too good to hang out with sinners
This concept can be applied to
ICOC and ICC
He never would have completed the marathon
If Luke hadn't committed to doing it
Luke & Brandyn asked to lead NYC church
Inconvenient if they were all about something else
Why did Dr. Gurley's sermon fail according to Abraham Lincoln?
It failed to call them to do something great
Scripture that supports that faith is something you can see
James 2:19
Jesus' calling was the same for everyone
Jesus called a tax collector!
Luke 5:12-16
Jesus didn't treat the leper like an outcast
Luke 5:10
Jesus tells Peter, "from now on you WILL catch men."
Luke 5:27-32
Jesus was friends with sinners, not just Christians
Luke 5:33-39
Jesus was questioned by the pharisees about his disciples fasting
Luke 5:1-11
Jesus went out onto the water
Luke was in over his head when
Joe Willis asked him to do the 26.2 mile LA marathon
Why did Jesus need to start something new?
Judaism was worn out and unfixable
What is the Old Wineskin and why?
Judaism, worn out and unfixable
Who works a full time job as scientist in oceanside, 2 hour commute 1 way, new leader of Irvine sector, and got 100% on ICCM exam?
Kensey (Bobby's wife)
Jesus called ____ to be his disciple, an unlikely choice
Levi, a tax collector Tax collectors hated by Jews
When you're walking with Jesus, ______. When you're not walking with Jesus, ______.
Life is a celebration / it's a time of mourning
Point #5
New Wine Into New Wineskins
What did this OT cleansing ritual foreshadow?
New testament baptism
Leviticus 14:1-7
Old testament cleansing ritual for leper who had been healed
It wasn't the _____ faith that healed him, but the faith of ______
Paralytic / four men
In The Bible series on the history channel, in this scene....
Peter asks Jesus, "what are we going to do?" Jesus replies, "we're going to change the world."
The moment Peter REALLY realized who Jesus was
Peter was called into deep waters, in over his head
Luke 5:17-26
Power was present to heal the man because faith was present
Point #1
Put Out Into Deep Water
Daniel 7:13-18
Reference to the coming messiah
Jesus
Said what he meant, meant what he said
Sermon Title
The Authority to Challenge -Luke Speckman
In order to change the world
There has to be a group of only sold out disciples
Why Jesus wants us in over our head
This is where it requires the most faith to obey God
Talented people need the ministry
Using gifts for the world, tempted by worldly gain
Point #3
Walk, Your Sins are Forgiven
Why did Jesus go out onto the water?
Water is a natural amplifier, space between him and the people so he could speak to them
Abraham Lincoln on Dr. Gurley's sermon
Well thought through, powerfully delivered, eloquent...but it failed.
The point at which he can start to catch men
When he is in over his head
Discipleship is inconvenient
When you're trying to do something else with your life
Having Leprosy in the first century meant that
You were a social outcast