Luke 20- OUTLINE.
HATRED FOR JESUS INTENSIFIES;
JESUS FEARLESSLY EXPOSES EVIL LEADERS SO AS TO GUARD THE PEOPLE;
On the way to the cross, the false religious leaders intensify their hatred for Jesus and desire to remove Him by any means. But are afraid of the people. One aspect of Jesus teaching was to answer a question by asking a question and putting His enemies on the defensive!
* Three times The religious leaders tried to trap Jesus with their “word games!”
Here is a rough OUTLINE and OBSERVATIONS; Hope it may encourage you.
Luke 20
HATRED FOR JESUS INTENSIFIES;
1.- A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY!
A.- By Whose Authority do you Speak? -( 1-8)
Religious challenge Jesus;
B.- The religious try to trick Jesus -(v 1-2)
C.- The religious afraid of the people (v6)
D.- The LORD answers the religious question with a question!-(v3-4)
Ultimately they saw Jesus as a challenge to their having authority and rule over the people!
2.-.THR PARABLE OF THE TENANTS;-(v 9-19)
A.- Jesus teaches people a parable about A Man who planted a vineyard and rented it out to farmers.-(v9)
B- Owner sent three servants to collect fruit; all beaten and given nothing by tenants-( v 10-12)
C- Owner sent his son with hope the tenants would respect him.-(v13)
D.– Owners son murdered.-(v14-15)
E.- Crowd respond to Jesus question of how should owner respond to the Tenants who beat his servants and murdered his son? -(v17-18)
F- The Cornerstone-(v17-18)
G.- Religious leaders realised parable was about them.
H.- Religious leaders sought to have Jesus Arrested- His crime?
But feared public opinion, feared the people-(v19)
3.- THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS INTENSITY OF HATRED FOR JESUS INCREASES;-( v 20-
A.- Religious send spies to try to catch Jesus out in what He may say so they can have Him arrested . -(v20)
B.- Asking a question with evil intent-( v 20)
C.- using truth with evil intent; Flattery to discuss camouflaged their evil intent-( v 20-21). What they said about Jesus was truth; but behind the statement was evil intent.-( v20)
4.- QUESTION ABOUT OWING TAXES.-( v 22-26)
5.- RESURRECTION AND MARRAIGE;( v27- 40)
6.-WHOSE SON IS MESSIAH;-( v 41-44)
7.- JESUS TEACHES HIS DISCIPLES; WARNS AGAINST FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADERS;( v 45-47)
8.- JESUS EXPOSES MOTIVES OF RELIGIOUS TEACHERS; (v46-47.
Know them by their fruit: SELF IS AT THE CENTER; SELF FIRST…
A.- Dress to Appeal-
B.- Love to be respected –
C.- Seek to be exalted- in the seat of privilege -( v 46)
D.- Enemy of widows -(v 47)
E.- Make lengthy prayers to be seen. Use the holy – prayer- for selfish show-(v 47)
9.-JESUS SHOWS THE END EVIL RELIGIOUS LEADERS FACE;
Severe judgment awaits these religious men.-(47)
OBSERVATION;
Hatred of Jesus intensifies and to be expected
3 Times The Religious leaders tried to trip up, and trap Jesus with their “word games.”
False religious leaders want to have Authority in your life and not Jesus! It’s all about their role and rule over society!
Refusal to repent increases Hatred Towards Him.
Jesus does not always directly answer questions. He sometimes answers a question by asking a question. Learn to do likewise when appropriate.
Jesus calls the evil religious leaders out
Motives will be ultimately exposed.
False teachers,leaders, use people for self interest!
** Beware false leaders still exist. THEIR MOTIVATION? It’s all about self-promotion and selfish gain and not Savior-centered and Savior Gain! Ask, is the person pointing to self or to the Savior?
There is a severer punishment for those who should be leading people TO the LORD AWAY FROM the LORD. (V 47)
*. Jesus despite the cross ahead of Him lovingly caringly places the welfare of others before Himself through teaching, exposing evil leaders, and fearlessly calling them out as they are a threat to people’s spiritual welfare!
* Some people are more interested in asking questions about Jesus in order to trip you up than they are in submitting to Jesus!
* Jesus teachers evil leaders exist
* Jesus teaches you can know them by their fruit
* Jesus teaches they can be called out
* Jesus teaches their end is coming and a severer judgement awaits them.
* Jesus teaches to put others before self;
* Jesus teaches at times to answer a question by asking a question
* Jesus teaches He cares for people