WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:09.900 Turn to read your Bibles to Luke chapter 22. Luke chapter 22, starting at verse 24. 00:00:13.140 --> 00:00:19.100 Last week we looked at Jesus celebrating the Passover meal of Jerusalem with his disciples, 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:24.260 and today we're looking at the conversations that happened between Jesus and his disciples 00:00:24.260 --> 00:00:39.340 immediately after that meal. So let me read verses 24 to 38. Luke chapter 22. Let's share 00:00:39.340 --> 00:00:47.280 these words together. And his feet also arose among his disciples as to which of them was 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:54.539 to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, the kings of the Gentiles exercise 00:00:54.539 --> 00:01:01.840 lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors, but not so 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:07.939 with youth. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader 00:01:07.939 --> 00:01:15.719 as one who serves. Or who is the greater? One who reclines a table, or one who serves? 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:22.200 Is it not the one who reclines a table? But I am among you as the one who serves. 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:30.159 You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you as my father assigned 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:37.439 to me a king, that you may eat and drink at my table, my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:47.900 the twelve tribes of Israel. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift 00:01:47.900 --> 00:01:55.459 you like wheat. But I pray for you, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned again, 00:01:55.599 --> 00:02:02.479 surrender your brothers. Peter said to him, Lord, I'm ready to go with you, both to prison 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:10.140 and to death. Jesus said, I tell you, Peter, the rooster won't grow this day until you deny 00:02:10.140 --> 00:02:15.480 three times that you know me. And he said to them, when I send you out with no money bag, 00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:21.740 a knapsack, or sandals, did you lack anything? He said, nothing. He said to them, but now, 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:26.740 let the one who has a money bag take it, likewise a knapsack, and let the one who has no sword 00:02:26.740 --> 00:02:33.740 sells called the Bible. For I tell you, that this scripture must be fulfilled in me. And 00:02:33.740 --> 00:02:40.280 he was numbered with the transgressions. For what is written about me has its fulfillment. 00:02:40.480 --> 00:02:44.520 And they said, look, Lord, you're a true source. And he said to them, it's enough. 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:53.939 Have you ever been in charge of a group of people who seem to constantly misunderstand you 00:02:53.939 --> 00:02:58.800 and regularly head off the path that you were laying out for them? 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:06.740 Imagine for a moment, Matt and me, coach, team. Right? Matt and coach in the locker room, 00:03:07.139 --> 00:03:12.139 speaking to his team before the big game. And the first thing he says is, stay focused because 00:03:12.139 --> 00:03:18.719 this is the most challenging opponent of our entire season. But as he's talking, several of the players 00:03:18.719 --> 00:03:23.819 start signaling to each other and then verbally disputing about which one of them is the favorite, 00:03:23.939 --> 00:03:31.240 the cheerleading squad. Well, coach calms him down and tries another tactic. Players, 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:37.280 in a game like this, you have to be aware of your own vulnerabilities and not let those get the best 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:42.599 of you. And then the captain speaks up, hey, coach, you don't have to worry about me. I don't have any 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:51.319 of those issues. I'll be a rock the whole way through. Well, the coach thinks he was one of the ones 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:59.019 I was speaking to. And finally, the coach tries a third tactic. He says, look, this game is going to be a fight. 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:03.759 It's going to be the battle of your lives. And they say, yeah, we're going to knock those dudes 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:08.120 unconscious and send them to the hospital. And the coach puts his head in his hand and says, 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:14.500 will I ever get through for these players? Now, something quite similar is going on in this passage 00:04:14.500 --> 00:04:21.600 with Jesus and his disciples. Jesus has come to Jerusalem to the climax of his earthly journey, 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:26.740 to the fulfillment of his mission. And last week we saw how Jesus earnestly desired to have 00:04:26.740 --> 00:04:31.740 commuted with his disciples, to share fellowship with them. They shared this very significant and 00:04:31.740 --> 00:04:40.540 symbolic Passover meal together. And today, these conversations are set after the meal and before 00:04:40.540 --> 00:04:46.200 Jesus and his disciples head out to the Mount of Olives in verse 39. But what we see here 00:04:46.200 --> 00:04:52.420 is that despite all that Jesus had previously taught his disciples for years, and despite Jesus' 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:59.460 earnest desire to share intimacy and fellowship with them, and despite the high-stakes situation 00:04:59.460 --> 00:05:06.960 that they're about to face, the disciples are still on a completely different wavelength, ready 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:13.000 at any moment to veer off the path that Jesus has set for them. And of course, this isn't 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:20.799 just a problem that Jesus' disciples faced back then. As Jesus' disciples today, we can share 00:05:20.799 --> 00:05:25.120 intimate fellowship with him in one moment, and then in the next moment, we can be ready 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:33.039 to veer right off the path that he set for us. We can call him our Lord, and at the same 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:38.280 time, we can be inclined to do and say things that are completely inconsistent with our profession 00:05:38.280 --> 00:05:44.300 of faith. Now maybe you're here and you're not yet a disciple of Jesus. Maybe you're just 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:49.500 sort of listening in as it were to this conversation between Jesus and his disciples. And I hope 00:05:49.500 --> 00:05:53.900 that if that's you, I hope you'll see something about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, 00:05:54.180 --> 00:06:00.340 but also, most importantly, something about who Jesus is. The main thing we're going to see 00:06:00.339 --> 00:06:09.619 this morning is how deeply misguided Jesus' disciples can be, and how unwaveringly steadfast 00:06:09.619 --> 00:06:16.699 Jesus is. We're going to see three variations on that theme, how deeply misguided Jesus' disciples 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:22.339 can be, and how unwaveringly steadfast Jesus is. So, first variation on that theme is in 00:06:22.339 --> 00:06:32.060 verses 24 to 30, where we see disputing disciples and a humble king. Verse 23, Jesus' disciples 00:06:32.060 --> 00:06:36.679 question one another, because Jesus has just said that one of them will betray him, that 00:06:36.679 --> 00:06:45.099 is hand him over. And they start questioning which one of them will it be. And then in verse 00:06:45.100 --> 00:06:50.420 24, they get into a dispute. Which of them was to be regarded as the greatest? So they're 00:06:50.420 --> 00:06:54.980 sort of, first they're curious which one of us is the worst, and then they're debating 00:06:54.980 --> 00:07:00.180 which one of us is the best. They're sort of constantly comparing themselves to one another. 00:07:01.260 --> 00:07:06.360 And they're not even asking who in reality is the greatest, they're saying who is to be 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:11.500 regarded as the greatest, right? They're concerned with appearances, not even with reality. 00:07:11.500 --> 00:07:19.579 Now notice how Jesus responds to them in verses 25 to 30. Jesus doesn't immediately 00:07:19.579 --> 00:07:28.339 rebuke them. He begins by talking about how greatness is normally defined and expressed in the world. 00:07:30.540 --> 00:07:36.740 The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are 00:07:36.740 --> 00:07:41.480 called benefactors. Normally in this world, greatness is a great thing. 00:07:41.500 --> 00:07:47.819 This is defined as exercising power, receiving recognition, and enjoying comfort. 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:53.519 Right? Exercising power, exercising lordship, being called benefactors. 00:07:53.779 --> 00:07:58.959 That word to be translated, the ESB translates it, those in authority are called benefactors. 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:03.860 Other translations say they call themselves benefactors. The word could be translated either way. 00:08:03.860 --> 00:08:08.220 So they both receive and demand recognition or expect recognition. 00:08:09.500 --> 00:08:12.660 Benefactor was a common title for rulers in the ancient world. 00:08:13.139 --> 00:08:15.480 And the word means one who bestows benefits. 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:23.780 Some of the ancient world leaders often maintain their hold on power by, in part, by publicizing their acts of generosity. 00:08:23.779 --> 00:08:34.259 So perhaps a grand building that they financed or a lavish banquet or other sort of giveaways that they advertised with great manfare. 00:08:34.379 --> 00:08:46.100 It was sort of part of their strategy to maintain their public image and keep a secure hold on their office to advertise their public acts of generosity. 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:51.279 And then third, enjoying comfort. 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:56.500 Verse 27 says, the one who's normally seen as greater is the one who reclines the table. 00:08:56.720 --> 00:08:56.899 Right? 00:08:57.159 --> 00:08:59.420 Sit back, have a meal brought to you. 00:09:00.420 --> 00:09:02.080 Enjoy that leisure. 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:08.080 So I thought greatness is normally defined and expressed. 00:09:08.080 --> 00:09:27.379 Jesus isn't simply warning his disciples to avoid dishonesty or exploitation or other, what we think of as abuses of power. 00:09:27.680 --> 00:09:33.440 He's challenging them to conceive of greatness in an entirely different way. 00:09:33.440 --> 00:09:38.540 You see, in Jesus' day, social status was largely determined by seniority. 00:09:39.340 --> 00:09:43.300 The oldest would be the most respected, would have the most authority. 00:09:43.660 --> 00:09:48.040 The youngest person would do all the things that nobody else wanted him to do. 00:09:48.580 --> 00:09:56.600 Just like a servant would be required to do everything that the leader would instruct him to do. 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:01.320 Jesus turns the normal definition of greatness upside down. 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:07.340 Let the greatest among you become as the youngest and the leader as one who serves. 00:10:08.180 --> 00:10:11.320 One writer put it this way, the disciples are interested in titles. 00:10:11.860 --> 00:10:14.020 Jesus offers them towels instead. 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:19.300 Greatness is not determined by how many serve you, but how you serve others. 00:10:19.400 --> 00:10:23.460 See, the Gospel of John tells us that on this very evening, at the Last Supper, 00:10:23.460 --> 00:10:31.440 Jesus wrapped a towel around his waist and went around the table and washed his disciples' feet one by one. 00:10:33.080 --> 00:10:40.139 That was a task normally reserved for the lowliest servant, the lowest status person in the room. 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:46.500 And Jesus willingly, voluntarily did that task himself. 00:10:46.500 --> 00:10:52.799 Luke doesn't record the foot washing, but here Jesus says, I'm among you as one who serves. 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:57.240 That word literally means one who waits on tables. 00:10:58.759 --> 00:11:00.120 The Greek word is diakiron. 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:04.340 It's where the church got the word deacon, which simply means servant. 00:11:04.799 --> 00:11:08.899 Someone who does the tasks that need to be done, whatever they are. 00:11:08.899 --> 00:11:17.159 By washing his disciples' feet, Jesus willingly performed the task that was normally assigned to the lowliest servant. 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:21.240 And that was only a preview of Jesus' ultimate act of sacrifice. 00:11:21.959 --> 00:11:24.480 His ultimate act of humble service. 00:11:26.059 --> 00:11:31.620 Which we're leading up to where he would bare our sins in his own body on the cross. 00:11:31.699 --> 00:11:33.480 So that we could be washed clean. 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:44.279 Where he would take the humiliation and scorn and disgrace that the human race had brought upon ourselves. 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:47.800 And he would take that upon himself in his death. 00:11:47.940 --> 00:11:51.840 So that we might be honored and restored to a right relationship with God. 00:11:52.940 --> 00:11:56.460 You see, Jesus came to earth to do whatever was necessary to rescue us. 00:11:56.759 --> 00:11:58.320 Regardless of what it would cost him. 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:06.660 He had unlimited power and enjoyed unlimited comfort and unlimited recognition in heaven and the Son of God eternally. 00:12:07.040 --> 00:12:08.240 In eternity past. 00:12:08.379 --> 00:12:10.240 But he was willing to... 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:14.240 His primary goal was not to just hold on to all those things. 00:12:14.560 --> 00:12:20.240 He was willing to set them aside for the sake of doing whatever was necessary for our good. 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:27.740 The Apostle Paul says Jesus humbled himself even to the point of death on the cross. 00:12:30.419 --> 00:12:38.879 You see, Jesus' implicit message to his disciples here is that if they were really seeking to be great in the way that Jesus defined greatness, 00:12:39.620 --> 00:12:46.019 they wouldn't be arguing about which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 00:12:46.019 --> 00:12:51.860 They'd simply be doing whatever needed to be done for one another's good and for God's glory. 00:12:54.059 --> 00:12:55.039 Now, what about us? 00:12:57.419 --> 00:13:05.539 Have we wasted our time and energy being competitive and contentious with other followers of Jesus, either out loud or in our own minds? 00:13:05.539 --> 00:13:10.959 Have we bought into the worldly definition of greatness? 00:13:11.179 --> 00:13:14.919 Exercising power, receiving recognition, enjoying comfort. 00:13:15.199 --> 00:13:18.639 Have those things become our primary goal? 00:13:19.779 --> 00:13:24.279 And other things simply become the means to maintain those things. 00:13:25.959 --> 00:13:33.620 Now, Jesus was not saying that exercising power or receiving recognition or enjoying comfort are inherently evil things. 00:13:33.620 --> 00:13:37.919 He wasn't telling his disciples, you must always run away and avoid those things. 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:46.200 No, in verse 29 and 30, Jesus promised his disciples would eat with him at his table, a place of honor and joy and great comfort, 00:13:46.700 --> 00:13:49.960 and that they would reign with him in his kingdom, great authority. 00:13:51.740 --> 00:14:01.060 In other words, Jesus' disciples, his apostles would exercise authority and have honored status both in the church in this age as well as in the age to come. 00:14:01.059 --> 00:14:08.179 So, Jesus isn't saying that authority and power and comfort and status are evil things. 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:10.079 Right? 00:14:10.179 --> 00:14:16.579 Some of us gravitate towards positions of authority and honor and power because we love those things way too much. 00:14:17.419 --> 00:14:26.079 And some of us run away from positions of authority and honor because we're afraid to take on the burdens and responsibilities that come with leadership. 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:28.259 But Jesus is holding out a better way. 00:14:29.800 --> 00:14:33.000 He's saying, you, my disciples, you are destined to rule. 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:38.600 That was God's plan all along for his image-bearing human creatures. 00:14:39.220 --> 00:14:41.540 And that's Jesus' plan for his brothers and sisters. 00:14:41.900 --> 00:14:47.040 But Jesus is also saying, not only do you are destined to rule, but first you must learn to serve. 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:51.480 You're destined to rule, but first you must learn to serve. 00:14:53.419 --> 00:15:05.719 So that whenever you have ruling or leading responsibility, you can carry that out in a distinctive way for the good of everyone who is under your leadership. 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:12.759 In the passage we read earlier, the Apostle Peter spoke to leaders in the church in particular. 00:15:12.940 --> 00:15:17.960 Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight. 00:15:19.279 --> 00:15:19.700 Right? 00:15:19.820 --> 00:15:23.420 He says, take up the leadership responsibility that God has given you. 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:24.560 But then he says, how? 00:15:24.680 --> 00:15:28.100 Not under compulsion, but willingly as God would have you. 00:15:28.100 --> 00:15:31.320 Not for shameful gain, but eagerly. 00:15:32.180 --> 00:15:36.420 Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 00:15:37.820 --> 00:15:42.019 You see, that's what servant leadership after the pattern of Jesus looks like. 00:15:43.560 --> 00:15:48.080 During my senior year of college, one of my students was another Christian. 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:55.100 And he had a simple index card taped to above his desk in his room with four words. 00:15:55.100 --> 00:15:58.100 Not so with you. 00:15:59.300 --> 00:16:02.620 And most people who saw that probably had no idea what the card meant. 00:16:03.580 --> 00:16:05.159 And initially I couldn't figure out either. 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:07.779 And then I read this story. 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:09.879 And it clicked. 00:16:10.540 --> 00:16:12.519 Not so with you. 00:16:13.060 --> 00:16:13.899 Verse 26. 00:16:15.860 --> 00:16:19.860 You see, my friend had grown up on the campus of a New England prep school. 00:16:20.620 --> 00:16:21.680 And now he was a dad. 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:23.440 He was privileged. 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:24.300 He was successful. 00:16:24.299 --> 00:16:25.479 He had a lot of potential. 00:16:27.199 --> 00:16:28.799 He had lived a comfortable life. 00:16:28.959 --> 00:16:29.639 And he knew that. 00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:35.359 And he was living in a culture that celebrated greatness on the world's terms. 00:16:36.359 --> 00:16:37.279 Exercising power. 00:16:37.479 --> 00:16:38.399 Receiving recognition. 00:16:38.620 --> 00:16:39.479 Enjoying comfort. 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:44.279 And my friend did not despise the education he had received. 00:16:44.539 --> 00:16:46.039 Or the comforts he enjoyed. 00:16:46.339 --> 00:16:48.120 Or the opportunities that he had. 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:52.159 But he knew that Jesus had a better definition of greatness. 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:54.179 And he knew that in order to be. 00:16:54.179 --> 00:16:56.659 In order to avoid being seduced. 00:16:56.659 --> 00:16:58.799 By the world's definition of greatness. 00:16:58.799 --> 00:17:01.480 He needed to have Jesus' definition of greatness. 00:17:01.819 --> 00:17:04.279 Constantly staring him in the face. 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:10.519 And I saw my friend's life being shaped by these words of Jesus. 00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:17.420 He prioritized spending time with Jesus alone early in the mornings before most Jews woke up. 00:17:17.420 --> 00:17:20.340 He was quietly generous. 00:17:20.340 --> 00:17:21.800 With his money. 00:17:22.320 --> 00:17:23.740 But also with his time. 00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:25.779 He was a good listener. 00:17:27.420 --> 00:17:29.000 He would listen sincerely. 00:17:29.519 --> 00:17:33.420 He would ask thoughtful questions. 00:17:33.420 --> 00:17:37.060 He had a comfy blue chair in his room. 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:41.779 And sometimes when I needed to process things with somebody. 00:17:42.600 --> 00:17:43.840 I would go sit in that chair. 00:17:44.360 --> 00:17:45.400 And he would listen to me. 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:46.779 And we would pray together. 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:51.200 He joined the Air Force ROTC. 00:17:51.320 --> 00:17:53.880 Even though he had to drive an hour and a half each way to UConn. 00:17:54.060 --> 00:17:54.820 For training. 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:56.940 Because there was no ROTC in New Haven back then. 00:17:57.820 --> 00:17:59.560 And later on when he went to medical school. 00:17:59.560 --> 00:18:02.680 He chose to live in the neighborhood where I was honestly scared to visit him. 00:18:03.420 --> 00:18:06.920 Because he was committed to living among and working among the poor as a doctor. 00:18:09.019 --> 00:18:12.940 See I saw my friend's life being shaped in concrete ways. 00:18:13.080 --> 00:18:16.980 By the humility and the servant attitude of Jesus. 00:18:18.360 --> 00:18:19.500 By those words. 00:18:19.620 --> 00:18:21.940 Not so with you. 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:25.460 One person put it this way. 00:18:26.060 --> 00:18:29.539 Jesus' disciples bear many troubles not theirs. 00:18:29.539 --> 00:18:33.420 To honor the one who took a world of trouble. 00:18:33.420 --> 00:18:34.220 Like his. 00:18:36.859 --> 00:18:38.859 So that's the first contrast we see. 00:18:39.500 --> 00:18:42.319 Disputing disciples and a humble king. 00:18:43.440 --> 00:18:47.440 But the second contrast we see in verses 31 to 34. 00:18:47.639 --> 00:18:52.420 Is between an overconfident disciple and his level-headed advocate. 00:18:52.420 --> 00:18:55.680 Now these verses focus on Simon Peter. 00:18:55.860 --> 00:18:56.960 If you read through the Gospels. 00:18:57.060 --> 00:19:00.279 You'll notice that Simon Peter speaks more than any of the other disciples. 00:19:01.200 --> 00:19:02.860 He's sort of like the team captain. 00:19:03.060 --> 00:19:04.259 The first among equals. 00:19:04.380 --> 00:19:05.880 Or the spokesperson for the group. 00:19:06.300 --> 00:19:07.300 And what we see here. 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:10.420 Is that Jesus sees what Peter doesn't. 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.800 Peter underestimates his own vulnerabilities. 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:18.839 But Jesus is fully aware of them. 00:19:20.379 --> 00:19:24.680 So first Jesus sees that Peter is vulnerable to Satan's attacks. 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:26.559 Simon. 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:27.220 Simon. 00:19:27.419 --> 00:19:27.859 Behold. 00:19:28.919 --> 00:19:30.480 Satan demanded to have you all. 00:19:30.539 --> 00:19:32.159 That he might send you all like wheat. 00:19:32.700 --> 00:19:34.059 Now if you're looking in the few Bibles. 00:19:34.139 --> 00:19:36.139 There's a helpful note at the bottom of the page. 00:19:36.579 --> 00:19:40.039 That explains that the you's in verse 31 are plural. 00:19:40.659 --> 00:19:42.180 Referring to all the disciples. 00:19:42.180 --> 00:19:45.120 Where the you's in verse 32 are singular. 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:47.140 Referring to Peter alone. 00:19:48.840 --> 00:19:49.900 So what Jesus is saying. 00:19:50.080 --> 00:19:50.299 Is not. 00:19:50.440 --> 00:19:52.740 Is Satan is not just targeting Peter only. 00:19:53.080 --> 00:19:54.840 He's targeting all of the disciples. 00:19:55.900 --> 00:19:57.680 He's already entered into Judas. 00:19:58.440 --> 00:20:00.160 Says so earlier in the chapter. 00:20:00.299 --> 00:20:03.200 Judas is willingly complied with his treacherous plan. 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.440 But now Satan. 00:20:04.440 --> 00:20:05.740 But Satan wants to have them all. 00:20:05.840 --> 00:20:07.259 He wants to sip them like wheat. 00:20:07.259 --> 00:20:08.420 That is to shake them. 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:10.779 With the goal of destroying them. 00:20:12.180 --> 00:20:13.779 As is to throw them up into the air. 00:20:13.840 --> 00:20:15.640 With the hopes that the wind will blow them away. 00:20:15.740 --> 00:20:16.500 Like chaff. 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:18.980 Verse Peter 5. 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:20.299 8 uses similar language. 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:22.299 Your enemy the devil prowls around. 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:23.420 Like a roaring lion. 00:20:23.560 --> 00:20:25.580 Seeking whom he may devour. 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:30.200 See Satan's intent is always the opposite of Jesus's. 00:20:30.259 --> 00:20:32.680 When Jesus enters into a person. 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:35.180 Our humanity is renewed. 00:20:35.720 --> 00:20:36.460 And healed. 00:20:37.360 --> 00:20:38.960 And gloriously transformed. 00:20:39.120 --> 00:20:42.480 And we begin to flourish in ways that perhaps we never have before. 00:20:44.660 --> 00:20:46.820 When Satan gets a hold of that person. 00:20:47.140 --> 00:20:48.320 The opposite happens. 00:20:49.279 --> 00:20:52.180 That person becomes only a shell of their former self. 00:20:54.120 --> 00:20:55.720 Holding on to lies. 00:20:56.720 --> 00:20:57.900 Being ensnared. 00:20:57.900 --> 00:21:01.320 In destructive habits. 00:21:01.440 --> 00:21:03.640 Their very humanity is gradually eaten away. 00:21:05.360 --> 00:21:08.100 And Jesus says Peter is vulnerable to Satan's attacks. 00:21:10.040 --> 00:21:10.759 Now again. 00:21:10.820 --> 00:21:11.400 Look at us. 00:21:12.620 --> 00:21:15.759 Do we really believe that we are vulnerable to Satan's attacks? 00:21:15.860 --> 00:21:16.480 Now I know. 00:21:16.580 --> 00:21:18.220 Some of us hear that language. 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:19.720 And we instinctively hesitate. 00:21:20.560 --> 00:21:21.040 Why? 00:21:21.400 --> 00:21:24.360 Because we've heard people abuse that language. 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:25.639 Right? 00:21:25.779 --> 00:21:29.139 We've heard people who interpret every difficulty in their life. 00:21:29.479 --> 00:21:31.139 As a demonic attack. 00:21:32.199 --> 00:21:33.219 And in doing so. 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:36.119 They avoid taking responsibility for their choices. 00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:37.619 And bad habits. 00:21:37.699 --> 00:21:40.539 They make little progress in resolving interpersonal conflicts. 00:21:40.539 --> 00:21:43.339 Because anyone who opposes them must be. 00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:44.740 From the devil. 00:21:45.339 --> 00:21:45.619 Right? 00:21:46.039 --> 00:21:48.159 And they resist medical advice and treatments. 00:21:48.299 --> 00:21:50.159 And they don't seem to flourish as a result. 00:21:51.439 --> 00:21:53.619 But if we trust the words of Jesus. 00:21:54.359 --> 00:21:58.539 We cannot simply ignore the reality of Satan. 00:22:00.199 --> 00:22:02.899 Even if that concept is sometimes misused. 00:22:03.419 --> 00:22:04.159 Over and over. 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:06.500 Jesus speaks of Satan as a real enemy. 00:22:07.159 --> 00:22:08.619 Who intimidates. 00:22:08.979 --> 00:22:10.079 Who accuses. 00:22:10.379 --> 00:22:11.219 Who deceives. 00:22:11.299 --> 00:22:12.139 Who distracts. 00:22:12.179 --> 00:22:14.019 Who discourages Jesus' disciples. 00:22:15.639 --> 00:22:17.859 None of us are immune to Satan's attacks. 00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:22.859 Now sometimes Satan manifests himself in visible, audible, or tangible ways. 00:22:22.859 --> 00:22:27.199 And many Christians throughout the world have experienced this. 00:22:28.199 --> 00:22:32.299 But sometimes Satan just makes temptations seem irresistible. 00:22:32.819 --> 00:22:34.839 And following Jesus seem impossible. 00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:40.639 The Apostle Paul said we are not unaware of Satan's schemes. 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:44.800 James says resist the devil and he will flee from you. 00:22:44.860 --> 00:22:50.180 Part of growing as a disciple of Jesus is recognizing Satanic deceptions. 00:22:51.020 --> 00:22:52.259 For what they are. 00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:54.360 And resisting them. 00:22:54.640 --> 00:22:56.720 With the truth of Christ. 00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:59.980 And with the help of other believers. 00:23:00.640 --> 00:23:02.299 And people who can help us walk with us. 00:23:02.299 --> 00:23:07.539 But Jesus doesn't just perceive Peter's vulnerable to Satan's attacks. 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:11.680 He also perceives that Peter is vulnerable to his own fleshly weakness. 00:23:12.139 --> 00:23:15.079 And to the pressures of the world around him. 00:23:16.059 --> 00:23:16.700 Verse 33. 00:23:16.819 --> 00:23:18.419 Peter says Lord I'm ready. 00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:20.559 I'll go with you to prison. 00:23:20.839 --> 00:23:22.220 I'll even die with you. 00:23:22.220 --> 00:23:24.279 And Jesus says Peter. 00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:27.079 You ain't even going to make it through the night. 00:23:28.600 --> 00:23:30.059 Before you chicken out. 00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:34.120 It's ironic that Jesus chooses the rooster. 00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:36.120 As the signal. 00:23:36.880 --> 00:23:37.339 For Peter. 00:23:38.220 --> 00:23:39.339 The rooster crowing. 00:23:41.059 --> 00:23:42.180 Isn't that interesting? 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:43.400 The rooster crowing. 00:23:43.460 --> 00:23:44.799 An image of pride and boasting. 00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:45.660 Proverbs 30. 00:23:45.880 --> 00:23:46.440 31. 00:23:46.559 --> 00:23:48.160 Reversed as a strutting rooster. 00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:48.279 Peter. 00:23:50.800 --> 00:23:52.360 Stapely in his stride. 00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:54.840 Acting like the king of the chicken. 00:23:56.040 --> 00:23:57.500 Peter is cocky. 00:23:58.200 --> 00:23:59.259 Like the rooster. 00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:05.519 Peter is far too confident in his own ability to withstand pressure and opposition. 00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:09.920 And we too can underestimate our own fleshly weakness. 00:24:10.100 --> 00:24:14.800 And how vulnerable we are to the pressures of the world around us. 00:24:16.440 --> 00:24:18.140 Proverbs says pride goes before us. 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:18.700 Or fall. 00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:24.340 Sometimes God commits believers in Christ to fall. 00:24:24.820 --> 00:24:27.040 Into serious and shameful sins. 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:31.120 In order to expose the folly of our arrogant pride. 00:24:32.860 --> 00:24:34.400 And to save us. 00:24:34.640 --> 00:24:36.279 From our misplaced. 00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:38.540 Overconfidence in ourselves. 00:24:42.000 --> 00:24:45.540 He allows us to fall into something that is serious and shameful. 00:24:45.539 --> 00:24:47.579 That maybe we hate. 00:24:48.139 --> 00:24:50.559 In order to actually save us from a greater danger. 00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:52.920 That he perceives. 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:57.240 See Peter is vulnerable to Satan's attacks. 00:24:57.360 --> 00:24:58.420 To his own fleshly weakness. 00:24:58.420 --> 00:24:59.779 To the pressures of the world around him. 00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.340 But thankfully. 00:25:00.660 --> 00:25:02.560 That's not the only thing we see in this section. 00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:05.220 Peter is overconfident. 00:25:05.320 --> 00:25:06.539 He's about to miserably fail. 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.580 But in Jesus. 00:25:07.580 --> 00:25:08.860 He has a level. 00:25:09.140 --> 00:25:09.700 Headed. 00:25:10.100 --> 00:25:10.700 Applegate. 00:25:10.700 --> 00:25:16.380 Now notice how level headed Jesus is throughout this entire passage. 00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:19.259 Both in his assessment of Peter. 00:25:19.420 --> 00:25:21.120 As well as the other disciples. 00:25:21.620 --> 00:25:22.740 Look back at verse 28. 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:24.180 For a minute. 00:25:24.180 --> 00:25:26.860 Jesus says to his disciples. 00:25:27.060 --> 00:25:30.039 You are those who have stayed with me in my trials. 00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:34.160 Now they're just disputing over who's the great. 00:25:34.240 --> 00:25:35.400 They're just having these silly. 00:25:35.640 --> 00:25:37.240 They're in the middle of this silly argument. 00:25:37.860 --> 00:25:39.279 And Jesus is rebuking them. 00:25:39.340 --> 00:25:39.620 But. 00:25:39.840 --> 00:25:42.759 He still affirms the good he can see in them. 00:25:43.920 --> 00:25:45.500 You stayed with me. 00:25:46.100 --> 00:25:47.240 In my trials. 00:25:47.360 --> 00:25:48.140 They're still there. 00:25:49.180 --> 00:25:50.640 They haven't yet run away. 00:25:51.700 --> 00:25:52.240 They will. 00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:52.759 But. 00:25:53.380 --> 00:25:54.160 They're still there. 00:25:56.160 --> 00:25:56.759 You know. 00:25:56.880 --> 00:26:00.180 We often tend to either idolize or demonize people. 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:00.460 Right. 00:26:00.539 --> 00:26:03.380 We tend to either see everything they do in the best possible light. 00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:04.000 Or. 00:26:04.759 --> 00:26:05.620 We've seen enough. 00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:08.319 And now we see everything they do in the worst possible light. 00:26:09.940 --> 00:26:12.539 A person is either a model of godliness and virtue. 00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:14.720 Or a ten of iniquity and vice. 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:18.000 But reality is also always more complicated. 00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:19.720 Right. 00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:23.240 The bible says the world is deeply corrupted by human sin. 00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:24.660 And at the same time. 00:26:24.740 --> 00:26:26.740 Versusfully sustained by God's promise. 00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:28.779 Believers in Jesus are. 00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:31.559 Still struggle with indwelling sin. 00:26:31.740 --> 00:26:32.700 And yet. 00:26:33.180 --> 00:26:34.940 We have the indwelling Holy Spirit. 00:26:35.319 --> 00:26:36.460 Who is gradually. 00:26:37.140 --> 00:26:37.380 Yet. 00:26:37.640 --> 00:26:38.200 Powerfully. 00:26:38.640 --> 00:26:39.339 Changing us. 00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:42.220 Right. 00:26:42.220 --> 00:26:42.779 Jesus sees. 00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:43.680 Jesus sees. 00:26:44.680 --> 00:26:45.700 The big picture. 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:47.559 Jesus sees. 00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:48.380 Peter's pride. 00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.100 Peter's weakness. 00:26:49.259 --> 00:26:49.980 Peter's vulnerability. 00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:53.100 All things that Peter is blind to. 00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.100 And. 00:26:54.579 --> 00:26:56.059 Way too naive about. 00:26:57.819 --> 00:26:58.380 In fact. 00:26:58.440 --> 00:27:00.380 That's probably why Jesus calls him Simon. 00:27:00.600 --> 00:27:01.259 Simon was. 00:27:01.559 --> 00:27:02.740 The name he grew up with. 00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:04.420 Peter was the name that Jesus gave him. 00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:05.420 Peter means rock. 00:27:06.200 --> 00:27:07.539 Jesus basically gave him a name. 00:27:07.620 --> 00:27:09.220 That he would grow into over time. 00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:11.259 But Jesus is. 00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.900 Speaks to him using both names here. 00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:13.759 Sort of recognizing. 00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:14.799 Sort of. 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:15.680 Both. 00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:17.000 Both sides of his character. 00:27:18.620 --> 00:27:19.100 Right. 00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:20.240 Jesus sees Peter's. 00:27:20.460 --> 00:27:21.120 Present weakness. 00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:22.880 But he also sees a hopeful future. 00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:24.779 Beyond Peter's imminent failure. 00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:25.700 I have prayed. 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:26.480 For you. 00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:27.779 That your faith. 00:27:28.039 --> 00:27:28.819 May not. 00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:29.380 Fail. 00:27:29.380 --> 00:27:32.100 And when you have turned again. 00:27:32.320 --> 00:27:32.840 Strengthen. 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:33.520 Your. 00:27:34.040 --> 00:27:34.440 Brothers. 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:35.680 Peter is vulnerable. 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:37.980 In more ways. 00:27:38.080 --> 00:27:38.980 Than he recognizes. 00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:40.480 But Jesus is stronger. 00:27:41.360 --> 00:27:42.620 Than all of those things. 00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:43.500 That threaten Peter. 00:27:43.840 --> 00:27:45.060 And Jesus is advocating. 00:27:45.580 --> 00:27:45.920 For. 00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:46.620 Him. 00:27:48.540 --> 00:27:49.780 And the book of Hebrews says. 00:27:50.760 --> 00:27:52.640 That Jesus does not just advocate for Peter. 00:27:52.780 --> 00:27:53.840 Or for the twelve apostles. 00:27:53.980 --> 00:27:54.380 But it says. 00:27:54.460 --> 00:27:55.840 Jesus is able to save. 00:27:56.120 --> 00:27:56.480 Completely. 00:27:57.080 --> 00:27:57.880 That is forever. 00:27:58.020 --> 00:27:58.740 At all times. 00:27:58.740 --> 00:28:00.059 Those who draw near to God. 00:28:00.180 --> 00:28:00.620 Through him. 00:28:00.839 --> 00:28:02.120 Since he always lives. 00:28:02.500 --> 00:28:04.059 To make intercession. 00:28:04.279 --> 00:28:04.799 For them. 00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:05.339 That is. 00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:05.720 Jesus. 00:28:06.059 --> 00:28:07.759 Is praying for us. 00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:09.200 Before God the Father. 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:09.660 In heaven. 00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:10.720 That is advocating. 00:28:11.140 --> 00:28:12.059 For us. 00:28:12.440 --> 00:28:13.920 Standing for us. 00:28:14.339 --> 00:28:14.700 Pray. 00:28:14.700 --> 00:28:15.759 That our faith. 00:28:15.960 --> 00:28:16.519 May not. 00:28:16.859 --> 00:28:17.299 Ultimately. 00:28:17.759 --> 00:28:18.000 Fail. 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:20.359 And if we are. 00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:21.640 Drawn near to God. 00:28:21.720 --> 00:28:22.120 Through you. 00:28:23.160 --> 00:28:24.160 Then we can hold on. 00:28:24.200 --> 00:28:24.880 To that promise. 00:28:26.460 --> 00:28:27.539 We have a level. 00:28:27.620 --> 00:28:27.819 At. 00:28:27.900 --> 00:28:28.420 A competitive. 00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:28.740 At. 00:28:28.740 --> 00:28:28.759 At. 00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:28.820 At. 00:28:28.820 --> 00:28:29.019 At. 00:28:29.380 --> 00:28:29.620 Right. 00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:29.980 Sometimes. 00:28:30.100 --> 00:28:30.580 We swing. 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:31.259 Back and forth. 00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:32.519 On the one hand. 00:28:32.840 --> 00:28:33.519 We become way. 00:28:33.600 --> 00:28:34.380 Too overconfident. 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:35.160 On the other hand. 00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:36.039 We fall into the pit. 00:28:36.080 --> 00:28:36.580 Of despair. 00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:37.620 But Jesus. 00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.539 Is a level. 00:28:38.660 --> 00:28:39.019 Headed. 00:28:39.019 --> 00:28:39.300 At. 00:28:39.300 --> 00:28:39.360 At. 00:28:39.360 --> 00:28:39.740 At. 00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.259 At. 00:28:40.259 --> 00:28:40.920 That holds on. 00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.220 To us. 00:28:41.300 --> 00:28:41.980 When we swing. 00:28:42.080 --> 00:28:42.720 Back and forth. 00:28:42.840 --> 00:28:43.340 Between both. 00:28:43.440 --> 00:28:44.180 Of those extremes. 00:28:44.820 --> 00:28:46.400 He sees our present weakness. 00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:47.860 But he also sees a hopeful. 00:28:48.320 --> 00:28:48.640 Future. 00:28:48.900 --> 00:28:49.500 For us. 00:28:51.360 --> 00:28:51.880 See. 00:28:51.960 --> 00:28:52.720 Peter will fall. 00:28:52.860 --> 00:28:53.580 And Peter will fail. 00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:54.440 At very night. 00:28:55.420 --> 00:28:56.279 And like Jacob. 00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:57.140 In the old testament. 00:28:57.140 --> 00:28:57.920 He will walk. 00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:59.160 With a limp. 00:28:59.620 --> 00:29:00.580 Spiritually speaking. 00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:01.640 For the rest of his life. 00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:04.320 But unlike Judas. 00:29:04.320 --> 00:29:05.500 Who will end his life. 00:29:05.600 --> 00:29:06.160 In despair. 00:29:06.360 --> 00:29:07.740 Peter will turn again. 00:29:08.280 --> 00:29:09.280 By God's grace. 00:29:09.340 --> 00:29:10.640 And Peter will be restored. 00:29:11.040 --> 00:29:12.020 And Peter will strengthen. 00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:13.240 His brothers and sisters. 00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:14.340 In the faith. 00:29:16.120 --> 00:29:16.460 You know. 00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:17.559 If you read the book of Acts. 00:29:18.700 --> 00:29:19.660 Acts chapter 12. 00:29:19.799 --> 00:29:20.340 Peter does. 00:29:20.579 --> 00:29:21.259 Go to prison. 00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:22.759 For Jesus sake. 00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:25.000 And later on. 00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:27.259 As seems to be foreshadowing. 00:29:27.340 --> 00:29:28.100 The gospel of John. 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:28.640 Later on. 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:29.819 Peter will die. 00:29:30.059 --> 00:29:31.299 A martyr's death. 00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:34.440 Faithfully bearing witness. 00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:34.860 To Jesus. 00:29:34.860 --> 00:29:35.840 All the way to the end. 00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:38.140 You see. 00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.680 Some of us. 00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:39.120 Would look. 00:29:39.200 --> 00:29:40.160 At Peter's failure. 00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:41.000 That night. 00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:42.619 And we would conclude. 00:29:42.980 --> 00:29:44.079 That he should never. 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:45.160 Do anything important. 00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:45.680 For Jesus. 00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:46.759 For the rest of his life. 00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:49.019 He's just. 00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:50.900 Too much of a failure. 00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:53.579 But Jesus. 00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:55.099 Didn't see things that way. 00:29:56.180 --> 00:29:57.380 What Satan intended. 00:29:57.519 --> 00:29:58.660 For Peter's destruction. 00:29:59.259 --> 00:30:00.019 Jesus intended. 00:30:00.140 --> 00:30:01.380 For Peter's purification. 00:30:02.859 --> 00:30:03.940 One person said. 00:30:04.019 --> 00:30:04.859 Satan can provoke. 00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:05.539 A conflict. 00:30:05.700 --> 00:30:06.900 But he cannot determine. 00:30:07.059 --> 00:30:07.619 Its outcome. 00:30:08.980 --> 00:30:10.119 And so it is. 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:10.720 With God. 00:30:11.799 --> 00:30:13.359 The very temptations. 00:30:13.839 --> 00:30:14.559 And trials. 00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:16.119 That threaten to overwhelm. 00:30:16.220 --> 00:30:17.359 And destroy us. 00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:19.480 Can be used by God. 00:30:19.900 --> 00:30:20.980 For his good purposes. 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:22.079 To humble. 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:23.519 And refine. 00:30:24.160 --> 00:30:24.859 And equip us. 00:30:27.980 --> 00:30:29.599 So that's the second contrast. 00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:30.119 We see. 00:30:31.519 --> 00:30:33.319 An overconfident disciple. 00:30:34.119 --> 00:30:35.359 And his level headed at him. 00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:37.019 And finally. 00:30:37.539 --> 00:30:38.420 The last contrast. 00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:39.140 We see in verses. 00:30:39.299 --> 00:30:40.579 35 to 38. 00:30:40.579 --> 00:30:41.879 Is a contrast. 00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:42.859 Between fighting. 00:30:43.259 --> 00:30:43.779 Disciples. 00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:45.399 And a suffering. 00:30:45.919 --> 00:30:46.279 Savior. 00:30:48.199 --> 00:30:49.079 Verse 35. 00:30:49.179 --> 00:30:50.419 Jesus reminds his disciples. 00:30:50.559 --> 00:30:52.319 Of when he had first sent them out. 00:30:52.819 --> 00:30:53.899 To preach and heal. 00:30:54.019 --> 00:30:55.220 Throughout the land of Israel. 00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:56.939 That's reported in Luke chapter 9. 00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:58.759 And also a large group of disciples. 00:30:58.919 --> 00:31:00.240 He sent out in Luke chapter 10. 00:31:00.579 --> 00:31:01.399 At that time. 00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:02.019 They had been. 00:31:02.259 --> 00:31:03.220 Generally received. 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:04.000 Hospitably. 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:05.740 And provided for generously. 00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:06.420 And provided for generously. 00:31:07.619 --> 00:31:08.359 But now. 00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:09.779 Jesus says in verse 36. 00:31:10.099 --> 00:31:12.059 Now the situation is going to change. 00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:14.380 Because Jesus' disciples. 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:15.440 Won't just be. 00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:16.680 Traveling throughout. 00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:17.980 Sort of their homeland. 00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:18.920 The land of Israel. 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.559 They'll soon be going out. 00:31:20.619 --> 00:31:21.599 To the ends of the earth. 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:24.240 And where they've previously been received. 00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:25.000 Hospitably. 00:31:25.119 --> 00:31:25.879 For the most part. 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:27.079 Now they will experience. 00:31:27.259 --> 00:31:28.379 Increasing hostility. 00:31:29.419 --> 00:31:30.279 Jesus will be. 00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:31.699 Verse 37 says. 00:31:31.799 --> 00:31:33.379 Numbered with the transgressors. 00:31:33.459 --> 00:31:33.799 That is. 00:31:33.859 --> 00:31:35.459 Counted among the lawbreakers. 00:31:35.719 --> 00:31:37.019 Rejected and condemned. 00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:38.000 Even by. 00:31:38.279 --> 00:31:39.359 The ruling authorities. 00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:40.519 And therefore. 00:31:40.679 --> 00:31:41.399 Jesus' disciples. 00:31:41.619 --> 00:31:42.719 Also must prepare. 00:31:43.079 --> 00:31:44.019 For a context. 00:31:44.379 --> 00:31:45.659 Of increasing opposition. 00:31:46.099 --> 00:31:46.599 And hostility. 00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:47.199 Hostility. 00:31:47.200 --> 00:31:48.319 Now. 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:50.059 Here's the hard question. 00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:51.440 About these verses. 00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:52.580 Right. 00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:54.100 The question many people have asked. 00:31:54.240 --> 00:31:54.340 Is. 00:31:54.500 --> 00:31:55.480 What does Jesus mean. 00:31:55.539 --> 00:31:56.720 By verse 36. 00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:58.759 Let the one who has no sword. 00:31:58.880 --> 00:31:59.460 Sell this cloak. 00:31:59.500 --> 00:32:00.160 And buy one. 00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:01.279 And. 00:32:01.539 --> 00:32:02.460 By his response. 00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.660 To verse 38. 00:32:03.779 --> 00:32:04.740 When the disciples say. 00:32:04.819 --> 00:32:05.840 Here we've got two swords. 00:32:05.900 --> 00:32:06.460 And Jesus says. 00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:07.000 That's not. 00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:10.299 Now the interpretations. 00:32:10.420 --> 00:32:11.360 Are all over the place. 00:32:12.140 --> 00:32:12.400 Okay. 00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:13.640 In the middle ages. 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:14.799 In the reformation period. 00:32:14.980 --> 00:32:15.840 Some church leaders. 00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:16.819 Quoted these verses. 00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:18.579 To justify the use of force. 00:32:18.579 --> 00:32:19.460 Military force. 00:32:19.579 --> 00:32:19.939 Violence. 00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:21.099 Not only by the state. 00:32:21.339 --> 00:32:22.399 But also by the church. 00:32:22.879 --> 00:32:24.339 To advance the kingdom of Christ. 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:25.659 And to persecute opponents. 00:32:25.759 --> 00:32:26.279 Of the faith. 00:32:27.179 --> 00:32:27.579 Today. 00:32:27.740 --> 00:32:28.720 For very different reasons. 00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:29.899 Some critical scholars. 00:32:29.899 --> 00:32:30.799 Argue that Jesus. 00:32:31.099 --> 00:32:32.639 Was indicating his support. 00:32:32.799 --> 00:32:34.159 For the zealot movement. 00:32:34.379 --> 00:32:34.919 Which was. 00:32:35.240 --> 00:32:36.619 A movement that advocated. 00:32:36.759 --> 00:32:37.939 Armed uprising. 00:32:38.139 --> 00:32:39.539 Against the Roman government. 00:32:40.419 --> 00:32:40.919 Others. 00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:41.379 Again. 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:42.980 For a third set of different reasons. 00:32:43.099 --> 00:32:44.099 Quote verse 36. 00:32:44.179 --> 00:32:45.079 In support of Christians. 00:32:45.079 --> 00:32:45.939 Harry guns. 00:32:45.940 --> 00:32:47.580 For the purposes of self-defense. 00:32:48.259 --> 00:32:49.539 Jesus advised it. 00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:50.640 We should all do it. 00:32:51.299 --> 00:32:53.080 But all of these interpretations. 00:32:53.840 --> 00:32:55.019 Are far away. 00:32:55.720 --> 00:32:57.580 From Jesus' actual intention. 00:32:57.580 --> 00:32:58.559 In this passage. 00:32:59.700 --> 00:33:01.279 Jesus was not literally. 00:33:02.900 --> 00:33:03.500 Recommending. 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:04.080 Or. 00:33:04.580 --> 00:33:05.080 Or. 00:33:06.080 --> 00:33:06.559 Commanding. 00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:07.180 His disciples. 00:33:07.180 --> 00:33:08.100 To carry weapons. 00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:10.759 How can we be confident of that? 00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.200 Well. 00:33:11.379 --> 00:33:12.539 For three reasons. 00:33:13.519 --> 00:33:13.920 First. 00:33:14.059 --> 00:33:14.940 Consider what Jesus. 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:16.299 Has already taught. 00:33:17.740 --> 00:33:18.839 Love your enemies. 00:33:19.420 --> 00:33:21.099 Do good to those who hate you. 00:33:21.660 --> 00:33:22.940 Bless those who curse you. 00:33:23.359 --> 00:33:24.720 Pray for those who abuse you. 00:33:25.700 --> 00:33:27.119 To one who strikes you on the cheek. 00:33:27.180 --> 00:33:28.180 Offer the other also. 00:33:28.339 --> 00:33:29.779 And for one who takes away your cloak. 00:33:29.859 --> 00:33:31.299 Do not withhold her to the healer. 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:31.759 Luke 6. 00:33:31.799 --> 00:33:32.859 27 to 29. 00:33:33.819 --> 00:33:34.200 Now. 00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:35.920 Jesus may be using hyperbole. 00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:37.920 That is sort of overstatement. 00:33:38.019 --> 00:33:39.420 For the sake of making a point. 00:33:39.420 --> 00:33:40.300 In those verses. 00:33:40.880 --> 00:33:42.080 But his point is clear. 00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:43.940 At least on a personal level. 00:33:44.259 --> 00:33:44.980 Jesus' followers. 00:33:44.980 --> 00:33:46.860 Are taught to respond to violence. 00:33:46.860 --> 00:33:48.200 With more violence. 00:33:49.140 --> 00:33:49.340 Now. 00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:50.259 We can put to the side. 00:33:50.340 --> 00:33:50.759 For a moment. 00:33:50.900 --> 00:33:52.279 The questions of just war. 00:33:52.600 --> 00:33:53.340 Capical punishment. 00:33:53.700 --> 00:33:54.039 Etc. 00:33:54.120 --> 00:33:54.440 Etc. 00:33:54.560 --> 00:33:55.500 Those are more complicated. 00:33:58.240 --> 00:33:58.680 So. 00:33:58.960 --> 00:33:59.320 First. 00:33:59.400 --> 00:34:00.560 Jesus is previously taught. 00:34:00.600 --> 00:34:01.200 His disciples. 00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:04.060 Sort of to. 00:34:04.059 --> 00:34:05.599 To not. 00:34:05.919 --> 00:34:07.039 Repay evil for evil. 00:34:07.740 --> 00:34:08.019 Right. 00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:08.539 That way. 00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:09.259 Second. 00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:10.400 Consider everything else. 00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:11.639 We believe in the New Testament. 00:34:12.659 --> 00:34:14.599 We never see Jesus' disciples. 00:34:15.019 --> 00:34:15.960 Using weapons. 00:34:16.480 --> 00:34:17.739 To attack others. 00:34:17.860 --> 00:34:19.360 Or even to defend themselves. 00:34:19.539 --> 00:34:20.559 In the book of Acts. 00:34:20.779 --> 00:34:21.880 Or anywhere else. 00:34:21.980 --> 00:34:22.759 In the New Testament. 00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:24.440 The only sword. 00:34:24.539 --> 00:34:25.320 That Jesus' disciples. 00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:26.860 Are commanded to take up. 00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:28.299 Is the sword of the spirit. 00:34:28.299 --> 00:34:29.880 Which is the word of God. 00:34:31.219 --> 00:34:32.219 And the early church. 00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:33.199 Understood this. 00:34:33.199 --> 00:34:35.019 For 300 years. 00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:36.259 Christianity spread. 00:34:36.699 --> 00:34:37.399 Out westward. 00:34:37.480 --> 00:34:37.859 Into Europe. 00:34:37.939 --> 00:34:38.659 And North Africa. 00:34:38.859 --> 00:34:39.239 Eastward. 00:34:39.319 --> 00:34:39.859 Into Persia. 00:34:39.960 --> 00:34:40.319 And India. 00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:41.000 Southward. 00:34:41.059 --> 00:34:41.579 Into Egypt. 00:34:41.679 --> 00:34:42.159 And Sudan. 00:34:42.419 --> 00:34:42.839 And Ethiopia. 00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:43.699 And northward. 00:34:43.779 --> 00:34:44.259 Into Syria. 00:34:44.419 --> 00:34:45.019 And Asia Minor. 00:34:45.279 --> 00:34:47.059 Without using physical violence. 00:34:47.779 --> 00:34:48.899 Or military force. 00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:52.259 Unlike many other religious leaders. 00:34:52.379 --> 00:34:54.439 Jesus did not establish that empire. 00:34:55.639 --> 00:34:56.919 And the other church. 00:34:57.179 --> 00:34:58.019 Understood that. 00:34:58.019 --> 00:35:01.139 But most importantly. 00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:02.699 Consider the immediate context. 00:35:02.800 --> 00:35:03.440 Right here. 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.219 In this chapter. 00:35:04.340 --> 00:35:05.880 Look down to verses 49. 00:35:06.199 --> 00:35:07.099 To 51. 00:35:08.840 --> 00:35:10.179 When those who were around. 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:10.480 Jesus. 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:11.239 So the Romans. 00:35:11.239 --> 00:35:11.259 So the Romans. 00:35:11.259 --> 00:35:11.400 So the Romans. 00:35:11.400 --> 00:35:12.539 And the rest of Jesus. 00:35:13.480 --> 00:35:14.800 And when those who were around. 00:35:14.840 --> 00:35:15.360 Jesus saw. 00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:15.840 What was followed. 00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:16.300 They said. 00:35:16.360 --> 00:35:17.900 Lord shall we strike up the sword. 00:35:18.719 --> 00:35:19.320 And one of them. 00:35:19.420 --> 00:35:20.159 Struck the servant. 00:35:20.219 --> 00:35:20.960 Of the high priest. 00:35:21.019 --> 00:35:22.099 And cut off his right ear. 00:35:23.000 --> 00:35:23.799 But Jesus said. 00:35:24.279 --> 00:35:26.360 No more of this. 00:35:28.059 --> 00:35:29.079 He doesn't say. 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:30.779 Not now. 00:35:31.480 --> 00:35:32.119 Maybe later. 00:35:32.679 --> 00:35:33.420 He says. 00:35:33.639 --> 00:35:34.679 No more of this. 00:35:35.619 --> 00:35:38.460 That's not how you expand my kingdom. 00:35:40.199 --> 00:35:40.960 He says. 00:35:41.019 --> 00:35:41.400 No more. 00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:43.739 And Jesus' statement in verse 38. 00:35:43.739 --> 00:35:44.699 Should be interpreted. 00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:46.719 And with a similar tone. 00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:47.559 Of review. 00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:50.079 It is enough. 00:35:50.199 --> 00:35:50.440 It is. 00:35:50.619 --> 00:35:51.579 It does not make sense. 00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:52.380 To interpret that. 00:35:52.440 --> 00:35:53.159 As Jesus is saying. 00:35:53.559 --> 00:35:54.199 Two swords. 00:35:54.500 --> 00:35:55.179 Are plenty. 00:35:55.579 --> 00:35:56.980 To defend. 00:35:57.099 --> 00:35:57.900 All twelve of you. 00:35:58.559 --> 00:35:59.719 That would make no sense. 00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:00.819 That's ludicrous. 00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:01.739 Right? 00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.299 Two swords. 00:36:02.299 --> 00:36:03.019 Would not do anything. 00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:04.159 To defend twelve guys. 00:36:04.259 --> 00:36:05.380 Maybe it was even a bigger group. 00:36:05.599 --> 00:36:06.679 Against a legion. 00:36:06.739 --> 00:36:07.420 Of Roman soldiers. 00:36:08.279 --> 00:36:09.440 That's not what Jesus is saying. 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:11.340 Jesus was saying. 00:36:11.619 --> 00:36:12.199 That's enough. 00:36:12.880 --> 00:36:13.599 Conversation ended. 00:36:14.819 --> 00:36:15.599 And the same word. 00:36:15.679 --> 00:36:16.139 Is used. 00:36:16.259 --> 00:36:16.940 In the Old Testament. 00:36:17.159 --> 00:36:18.360 In the Old Testament passages. 00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:19.299 With a clear tone. 00:36:19.380 --> 00:36:19.719 And review. 00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:21.719 Deuteronomy 3.26. 00:36:21.799 --> 00:36:22.459 The Lord said. 00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:23.339 Enough from you. 00:36:23.439 --> 00:36:24.279 Do not speak to me. 00:36:24.319 --> 00:36:25.159 Of this matter again. 00:36:26.619 --> 00:36:27.779 Ezekiel 45.9. 00:36:27.859 --> 00:36:28.759 Thus says the Lord God. 00:36:28.839 --> 00:36:29.179 Enough. 00:36:29.399 --> 00:36:30.299 O princes of Israel. 00:36:30.419 --> 00:36:31.779 Put away violence and oppression. 00:36:31.779 --> 00:36:33.699 And execute justice and righteousness. 00:36:34.859 --> 00:36:37.179 So Jesus was not advising his disciples. 00:36:37.179 --> 00:36:38.199 To carry weapons. 00:36:38.359 --> 00:36:39.099 As they carry. 00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:39.879 As they preach. 00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:40.619 The gospel. 00:36:41.579 --> 00:36:42.639 He was indicating. 00:36:43.119 --> 00:36:43.839 That they would face. 00:36:43.919 --> 00:36:45.059 Increasing hostility. 00:36:45.059 --> 00:36:45.659 And opposition. 00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:47.079 And that they needed. 00:36:47.219 --> 00:36:47.899 To be vigilant. 00:36:47.900 --> 00:36:49.059 And resourceful. 00:36:51.240 --> 00:36:51.880 You see. 00:36:51.940 --> 00:36:53.119 The problem in this section. 00:36:53.500 --> 00:36:54.619 Is that Jesus' disciples. 00:36:54.940 --> 00:36:55.619 Want to fight. 00:36:56.639 --> 00:36:57.559 But Jesus knows. 00:36:57.880 --> 00:36:58.740 He has to suffer. 00:37:00.220 --> 00:37:01.440 Jesus' disciples think. 00:37:01.519 --> 00:37:02.079 That his kingdom. 00:37:02.200 --> 00:37:03.220 Must be established. 00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:04.680 And extended by force. 00:37:04.760 --> 00:37:05.539 But Jesus knows. 00:37:05.539 --> 00:37:06.180 That his kingdom. 00:37:06.180 --> 00:37:07.579 Will only be established. 00:37:08.139 --> 00:37:08.780 And extended. 00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:09.440 Through his. 00:37:09.940 --> 00:37:10.300 Suffering. 00:37:12.280 --> 00:37:12.559 You see. 00:37:12.639 --> 00:37:13.780 It's easy to get distracted. 00:37:13.940 --> 00:37:14.740 By Jesus' comments. 00:37:14.740 --> 00:37:15.639 About the swords. 00:37:15.980 --> 00:37:16.800 In this passage. 00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:18.640 And to miss. 00:37:19.380 --> 00:37:20.760 The most important person. 00:37:20.900 --> 00:37:21.660 This entire section. 00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:22.840 Which is verse 37. 00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:26.539 For I tell you. 00:37:26.620 --> 00:37:27.140 This scripture. 00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:27.720 Must. 00:37:28.200 --> 00:37:28.720 Be fulfilled. 00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:29.039 And be. 00:37:29.100 --> 00:37:29.900 That word must. 00:37:30.539 --> 00:37:32.120 Appears about ten times in Luke. 00:37:32.160 --> 00:37:33.220 And it's sort of a key. 00:37:34.120 --> 00:37:35.160 That indicates. 00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:35.920 God's. 00:37:36.340 --> 00:37:36.820 Divine. 00:37:37.160 --> 00:37:37.580 Purpose. 00:37:37.780 --> 00:37:38.320 And plan. 00:37:39.120 --> 00:37:40.560 That must be fulfilled. 00:37:40.680 --> 00:37:40.980 When that. 00:37:41.080 --> 00:37:42.039 When you see that word. 00:37:42.039 --> 00:37:43.200 In the gospel of Luke. 00:37:43.620 --> 00:37:44.840 You're meant to take note. 00:37:44.840 --> 00:37:46.000 Uh. 00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:46.920 Because Luke is meant. 00:37:47.100 --> 00:37:47.960 Meaning to highlight. 00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:49.539 Something important. 00:37:49.680 --> 00:37:50.579 An important development. 00:37:51.660 --> 00:37:51.940 That. 00:37:52.180 --> 00:37:53.180 This is God's plan. 00:37:53.280 --> 00:37:54.620 That it happened this way. 00:37:57.660 --> 00:37:59.059 The scripture must be fulfilled. 00:37:59.140 --> 00:37:59.440 In the end. 00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:00.039 He was numbered. 00:38:00.180 --> 00:38:01.360 With the transgressors. 00:38:01.760 --> 00:38:02.039 Now. 00:38:02.160 --> 00:38:02.860 What is he quoting? 00:38:03.340 --> 00:38:04.100 Jesus is quoting. 00:38:04.300 --> 00:38:04.800 A prophecy. 00:38:05.059 --> 00:38:06.160 From Isaiah 53. 00:38:08.100 --> 00:38:08.860 Turn back there. 00:38:08.940 --> 00:38:09.460 For a moment. 00:38:10.940 --> 00:38:11.980 Page 575. 00:38:11.980 --> 00:38:12.820 In the Bible. 00:38:15.380 --> 00:38:16.420 Isaiah 53. 00:38:16.420 --> 00:38:17.460 Is a haunting. 00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:18.219 Poem. 00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:20.639 It's a poem about. 00:38:21.380 --> 00:38:22.139 The suffering. 00:38:22.460 --> 00:38:22.940 Servant. 00:38:23.099 --> 00:38:23.740 Of God. 00:38:24.559 --> 00:38:25.699 Who is completely. 00:38:25.900 --> 00:38:26.460 Obedient. 00:38:26.619 --> 00:38:27.119 And yet. 00:38:27.440 --> 00:38:27.980 Endures. 00:38:28.360 --> 00:38:28.740 Great. 00:38:29.139 --> 00:38:29.559 Suffering. 00:38:29.780 --> 00:38:30.420 And ultimately. 00:38:30.760 --> 00:38:31.079 Death. 00:38:34.059 --> 00:38:34.400 So. 00:38:34.719 --> 00:38:35.539 Isaiah 53. 00:38:35.719 --> 00:38:37.000 Speaks of God's servant. 00:38:38.059 --> 00:38:38.579 Being. 00:38:39.400 --> 00:38:40.079 Disposed. 00:38:40.619 --> 00:38:41.300 Verse 3. 00:38:41.300 --> 00:38:45.539 Rejected. 00:38:46.780 --> 00:38:48.440 A man of sorrows. 00:38:48.660 --> 00:38:49.019 Appointed. 00:38:49.440 --> 00:38:50.060 With grief. 00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:52.500 Speaks of him. 00:38:52.580 --> 00:38:52.860 Being. 00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:53.980 Oppressed. 00:38:54.120 --> 00:38:54.740 And afflicted. 00:38:54.860 --> 00:38:55.320 Pierced. 00:38:55.420 --> 00:38:55.940 And crushed. 00:38:56.080 --> 00:38:56.600 And ultimately. 00:38:57.220 --> 00:38:57.539 Verse. 00:38:58.480 --> 00:38:58.840 8. 00:38:59.160 --> 00:38:59.900 Cut off. 00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:00.840 Out of the land. 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:01.539 Of the living. 00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:02.480 Stricken. 00:39:02.640 --> 00:39:03.519 For the transgression. 00:39:03.700 --> 00:39:04.440 Of my people. 00:39:06.280 --> 00:39:07.060 And yet. 00:39:07.539 --> 00:39:08.560 This obedient servant. 00:39:08.560 --> 00:39:08.940 Of God. 00:39:09.080 --> 00:39:10.060 Through his suffering. 00:39:10.220 --> 00:39:10.560 And death. 00:39:10.559 --> 00:39:12.000 Atones. 00:39:12.000 --> 00:39:12.579 For the sin. 00:39:12.639 --> 00:39:13.440 Of many people. 00:39:14.099 --> 00:39:15.139 And makes them. 00:39:15.239 --> 00:39:15.860 To be accounted. 00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:16.880 Righteous. 00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:19.739 Verse 12. 00:39:19.860 --> 00:39:20.179 Is the verse. 00:39:20.259 --> 00:39:20.960 That Jesus quotes. 00:39:21.880 --> 00:39:22.500 He poured out. 00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:22.980 His soul. 00:39:23.059 --> 00:39:23.539 To death. 00:39:24.219 --> 00:39:25.099 And was numbered. 00:39:25.420 --> 00:39:25.699 With. 00:39:26.039 --> 00:39:27.019 The transgressors. 00:39:27.579 --> 00:39:27.980 Yet. 00:39:28.059 --> 00:39:28.440 He bore. 00:39:28.559 --> 00:39:29.279 The sin of many. 00:39:30.099 --> 00:39:30.860 And makes. 00:39:31.239 --> 00:39:31.639 Intercession. 00:39:31.639 --> 00:39:33.360 For the transgressors. 00:39:33.500 --> 00:39:34.139 Or law. 00:39:34.500 --> 00:39:35.019 Breakers. 00:39:35.019 --> 00:39:35.119 Jesus. 00:39:36.519 --> 00:39:37.759 Now let me challenge you. 00:39:37.820 --> 00:39:38.880 If you are not a Christian. 00:39:39.840 --> 00:39:41.039 Take half an hour. 00:39:41.679 --> 00:39:42.980 To read through this chapter. 00:39:43.280 --> 00:39:44.119 Isaiah 53. 00:39:46.179 --> 00:39:47.199 It's pretty thick. 00:39:47.579 --> 00:39:49.059 So it takes some time to chew on. 00:39:49.900 --> 00:39:50.619 But it was written. 00:39:50.840 --> 00:39:52.179 Hundreds of years before Jesus. 00:39:53.440 --> 00:39:54.599 And some people have read it. 00:39:54.659 --> 00:39:55.079 And thought. 00:39:55.259 --> 00:39:56.420 This must have been doctored up. 00:39:56.460 --> 00:39:56.980 By Christians. 00:39:57.820 --> 00:39:58.800 But you can read. 00:39:58.940 --> 00:40:00.480 A copy of the Dead Sea Scroll. 00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:01.179 Which is. 00:40:01.340 --> 00:40:02.079 Which has been dated. 00:40:02.079 --> 00:40:03.420 To 200 years before Jesus. 00:40:03.500 --> 00:40:04.759 And it's the exact same text. 00:40:05.659 --> 00:40:06.900 It wasn't doctored up. 00:40:06.920 --> 00:40:07.420 By Christians. 00:40:08.500 --> 00:40:10.079 It was there all of them. 00:40:11.900 --> 00:40:12.519 It was written. 00:40:12.759 --> 00:40:13.900 Hundreds of years before Jesus. 00:40:14.000 --> 00:40:14.420 And yet. 00:40:15.079 --> 00:40:16.179 It describes. 00:40:17.319 --> 00:40:17.759 Beautifully. 00:40:18.239 --> 00:40:19.679 And even precisely. 00:40:20.719 --> 00:40:22.139 What happens to Jesus. 00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:24.460 In his crucifixion. 00:40:24.460 --> 00:40:25.860 And even his resurrection. 00:40:26.920 --> 00:40:28.239 And the meaning of it all. 00:40:29.299 --> 00:40:30.079 The suffering. 00:40:30.299 --> 00:40:31.159 Servant of God. 00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:32.539 Who atolls for the sins. 00:40:32.719 --> 00:40:33.259 Of many. 00:40:34.019 --> 00:40:34.779 He was pierced. 00:40:34.859 --> 00:40:36.139 For our transgressions. 00:40:36.679 --> 00:40:37.399 He was crushed. 00:40:37.519 --> 00:40:38.599 For our iniquities. 00:40:39.219 --> 00:40:39.839 Upon him. 00:40:39.920 --> 00:40:40.940 Was the chastisement. 00:40:41.099 --> 00:40:41.839 That brought us peace. 00:40:42.079 --> 00:40:43.379 And with his wounds. 00:40:43.699 --> 00:40:44.219 We are evil. 00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:46.599 All we like sheep. 00:40:46.679 --> 00:40:47.440 Have gone astray. 00:40:48.179 --> 00:40:49.480 We have turned everyone. 00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:50.779 To his own way. 00:40:51.679 --> 00:40:52.219 And the Lord. 00:40:52.359 --> 00:40:53.079 Has laid on him. 00:40:53.139 --> 00:40:54.339 The iniquity of us all. 00:40:57.779 --> 00:40:58.399 You see. 00:40:58.440 --> 00:40:59.639 Throughout this entire passage. 00:40:59.639 --> 00:41:00.099 In Luke. 00:41:00.519 --> 00:41:01.039 We have seen. 00:41:01.039 --> 00:41:02.319 How deeply misguided. 00:41:02.799 --> 00:41:03.960 Jesus disciples can be. 00:41:05.119 --> 00:41:06.500 Prone to petty conflicts. 00:41:06.599 --> 00:41:07.519 And selfish ambitions. 00:41:08.819 --> 00:41:09.259 Overconfident. 00:41:09.379 --> 00:41:09.779 And blind. 00:41:09.859 --> 00:41:10.639 And their vulnerabilities. 00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:11.619 Ready to fight. 00:41:11.699 --> 00:41:12.659 But not ready to suffer. 00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:14.799 Constantly misunderstanding. 00:41:14.940 --> 00:41:15.219 Jesus. 00:41:15.339 --> 00:41:16.199 And prone to be over. 00:41:16.279 --> 00:41:16.699 The path. 00:41:16.759 --> 00:41:17.940 That he had set out for them. 00:41:17.940 --> 00:41:21.159 If you doubt. 00:41:21.159 --> 00:41:22.840 Whether there is a place for you. 00:41:23.579 --> 00:41:24.900 As a disciple of Jesus. 00:41:24.900 --> 00:41:25.559 In the church. 00:41:25.860 --> 00:41:26.519 Be encouraged. 00:41:28.220 --> 00:41:29.440 There is a place for you too. 00:41:31.659 --> 00:41:32.920 Among all of us. 00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:34.460 Who are prone to be deeply misguided. 00:41:36.800 --> 00:41:37.900 But what do we see? 00:41:38.079 --> 00:41:38.840 Even more than that. 00:41:38.900 --> 00:41:40.679 We see how unwaverably sweet. 00:41:40.679 --> 00:41:43.599 The humble king. 00:41:43.879 --> 00:41:44.759 Who became a servant. 00:41:45.659 --> 00:41:46.980 The level headed advocate. 00:41:47.119 --> 00:41:48.239 Who calls on our pride. 00:41:48.319 --> 00:41:49.799 And gives us hope beyond our failure. 00:41:50.039 --> 00:41:51.440 And the atoning sacrifice. 00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:52.799 The righteous one. 00:41:52.879 --> 00:41:53.739 Who is counted. 00:41:54.079 --> 00:41:55.559 With the law breakers. 00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:57.119 So that transgressors. 00:41:57.119 --> 00:41:58.500 And deeply misguided. 00:41:58.639 --> 00:41:59.779 Disciples like us. 00:42:00.139 --> 00:42:01.399 Might be counted among. 00:42:01.659 --> 00:42:02.099 The righteous. 00:42:02.099 --> 00:42:08.519 Let's pray.