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