Killing Jesus

 When people decide to reject Jesus' Authority, they are choosing some things they may not be aware of. They are actually choosing to kill Jesus. It is never enough for a person to "just say no" to Jesus, because his message - in fact his existence - is very disruptive to people who want to enjoy their autonomy and to keep on sinning. Consequently, they need to kill Jesus... to wipe him out so they can forget all about him.

RSVP Heaven

 When Jesus was invited to a formal dinner at the home of a leading Pharisee He had lessons to share with both the guests and the host.

Heaven is like the dinner in Jesus' parable. Some people are foolish enough to make excuses to not attend. Others realize that they have been rescued from a place of despair.

Fruitless Fig Trees

 How long would you keep planting and tending a garden if there was never any produce? No tomatoes, cucumbers, or melons. No lettuce, peppers or carrots.

How long before you gave up and plowed it all under. Maybe it would be a nice patch of grass?

In the parable of the fruitless fig tree in Luke 13:1-9, Jesus connects the parable to the problem of people suffering deadly disasters. People assumed that those who died in sudden gruesome ways must have incurred God's wrath. Jesus tells us truth - that we are all in the same kind of jeopardy. Our fate just hasn't caught up to us yet.

So what should we do?

Communion Community

Communion is a church ceremony - even a ritual. But it is a ritual with a reason. This Bible study is to remind you what Communion is all about. 

The notes sheet and scripture reading can be found here: www.PastorDenny.net/SermonResources/20200906.docx