Luke 13:31-35 (New Living Translation)
31 At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”

32 Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will keep on casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow; and the third day I will accomplish my purpose. 33 Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!

34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me. 35 And now, look, your house is abandoned. And you will never see me again until you say, ‘Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

I. Broken-hearted callings (vv. 31-33)
• Relationships do not break

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• Aiming for heaven is doing the work of unbroken

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. (13:24)
• The foundation of evil is not the presence of something, but rather the absence of

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. (Rom. 3:10-12)
• Our calling cannot to be detracted by

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and

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• Our calling cannot care about

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and

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• The devil puts people in your life to

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your calling.
• Convenience breaks the

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in your calling.
II. Broken-hearted patriotism (vv. 34-35)
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misses the heart of God by overestimating its worth while minimizing its wrongdoing.
• Every nation uniquely reflects the

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. (Mt. 28:19)
• Every nation uniquely reflects the

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. (Jn. 1:10-11)
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is not allowing the wrongs of the past to overshadow the good in our heritage and customs.
• God desires brokenness of heart because it cultivates

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and

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• God desires brokenness of heart because it cultivates

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and

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• Bitterness is holding someone

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for something they broke.

1. Read Luke 13:31-33. What was Jesus teaching about before the Pharisees interrupt him in verse 31 (refer to Luke 13:23)? Based upon Jesus’ last interaction with the Pharisees in Luke 11:37-44, what kind of relationship does Jesus have with them? Does it surprise you that Pharisees warned Jesus about Herod?
2. Jesus was determined to fulfill his calling regardless of any circumstance or person that interrupted/disrupted him. What are you called by God to do? Has anyone or anything tried to detract you from your calling? If so, how did you respond?
3. Read Luke 13:34-35. Jesus’ love for Jerusalem and Israel is evident in verse 34, despite circumstances. What issues in our community break your heart and can lead to lessening love for the community? Discuss and identify worldwide issues that can lead to a lessening love for the world. How can we love our community and the world like Jesus?
4. What are differences between patriotism and nationalism? How do these verses help us see that Jesus has a heart for all people, regardless of their ideologies or viewpoints?
5. How do hope and expectation relate to faith? How can we keep hoping for good things to happen, even if we expect the worst?
6. What else stood out to you in the sermon that you have questions about in this passage of Scripture?