Crazy Like Us
Week four - Interruptible
Luke 8:40-55
Bottom line: Generosity is loving inconveniently.
Generosity is crazy, what Jesus did for us is crazy - and I want to be crazy.
Crazy = nonsensical
Greek word for generosity means “ready to distribute”
Generosity is a posture toward giving of ourselves financially, relationally, and
*Jesus demonstrated generosity extravagantly when He gave his life for us, but He also demonstrated generosity consistently by being
Luke 8
Context - lots of stories throughout the gospels where people interrupt Jesus for healing, questions, attention, but we also know Jesus had a clear mission to announce the arrival of the kingdom of heaven
40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. —Luke 8:40-42a
Expected - crowds were waiting because Jesus was coming to teach them
Unexpected - Jairus interrupting his public engagement and begging him to come to his house and save his daughter
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?”Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” —Luke 8:42b-48
The woman tried to go
Jesus
Some of the most meaningful interactions happen in the interruptions.
49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.”
50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,”Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” 55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. —Luke 8:49-54
Tension: If I’m constantly open to interruption, how will I get anything done?
Maybe we need to reevaluate what we’re trying to do…
Interruptions are (by definition)
Generosity is
It’s not doing what we feel comfortable doing. It’s a posture of willingness to be uncomfortable, to see a bigger picture, to stay interruptible because we know what matters most and not just what matters now.
One of the core behaviors we embrace as a church is to Show up…inconveniently.
Anyone can show up for someone when they have the time.
We communicate great worth when we show up when we don’t have the time.
Live an interruptible life, or you will miss the good stuff.
Generosity is loving inconveniently.