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Tabernacle Baptist Church

Lessons on Discipleship (Luke 17:1-10) - 7/14/24

Intro

  • Jesus turns His teaching to the Disciples.

  • Teaching on Discipleship

  • Sin, Faith, and Service

Sin – vv. 1-4

Temptation

  • Temptation is not sin, but the desire that leads to sin

  • A stumbling block, causes to fall

  • 1 Corinthians 10:12-13

Woe to those that cause others to stumble

  • Our life matters… our actions and words matter.

  • Our freedoms as a Christian need to be considered as we think about perception.

  • Setting a bad spiritual example (home, work…)

  • “These little ones”

  • Young believers. Babes in Christ

Dealing with sin

  • In our life…PAY ATTENTION

  • In the life of other believers.

  • Do I have the right to address them (A brother in Christ)

  • Rebuke – point out for the purpose of change

  • Stern warning

  • Repent – sorrow, turning, moving on.

  • Forgive – Rebuke and Forgive…both

The strong position against sin set forth in the previous point must be balanced by a gracious, forgiving attitude toward sinners. Humble believers do not give offense, but neither do they take offense. They avoid sinning against others, but they also do not hold a grudge when others sin against them (cf. Luke 11:4).[1]

Faith – vv. 5-6

Increase our faith

  • In light of living in the reality of sin.

Faith like a mustard seed

  • Small yet alive

  • Growing

Faith is trusting in HIM…Not believing in us.

  • HE IS STILL ON HIS THRONE

  • He is sending out in HIS NAME

Service – vv. 7-10

As we flee from sin… grow in our faith…  must continue to serve!

Jesus came to serve, not be served. (Mark 10:45)

We must remain faithful to what God is calling us to do.

  • We serve Christ, therefor others)…it is who we are!

  • We are called to serve, not be served

  • WE SERVE NOT TO RECEIVE

  • Reward or Recognition

  • WE DO NOT SERVE OUT OF DRUDGERY

  • We serve because we ARE HIS (we get too)

[1] John MacArthur, Luke 11–17, MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2013), 379.

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