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35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” —Luke 18:35-37, ESV
38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” —Luke 18:38, ESV
39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” —Luke 18:39, ESV
40b And commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” —Luke 18:40b-41, ESV
42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” —Luke 18:42, ESV
43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. —Luke 18:43, ESV
1. Desperation is the
of kingdom
.
1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. —Luke 19:1-2, ESV
3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. —Luke 19:3, ESV
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. —Luke 19:4-6, ESV
7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” —Luke 19:7, ESV
8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. —Luke 19:8-9, ESV
2. Repentance is the
of kingdom
.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” —Luke 19:10, ESV
28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. —Luke 19:28, ESV
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, —Hebrews 12:1, ESV
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. —Psalm 23:4, ESV
3. Intimacy is the
in kingdom
.
30 “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” —Luke 19:30b-31, ESV
32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. 35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” —Luke 19:32, 35-38, ESV
39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” —Luke 19:39-40, ESV
19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope —Romans 8:19-20, ESV
41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it —Luke 19:41, ESV
42 Saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side 44 and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” —Luke 19:42:44, ESV
45 And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, 46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words. —Luke 19:45-48, ESV
45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 47 who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” —Luke 20:45-47, ESV
1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, 2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” —Luke 21:1-4, ESV
4. Investment is the
of kingdom
.
26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. —Luke 19:26, ESV
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. —John 3:16, ESV
2 Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. —Hebrews 12:2, ESV
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us —Hebrews 12:1, ESV
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