“The Family Likeness”

~ Luke 8:16-21images: Leah Walthery

God Gives Us His Words of Eternal LifeLuke 8:16-21

Found on page 865 in our guest Bibles.

Today’s Scripture:

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Christian “ ”

What is the distinguishing

feature of a follower

of Christ?

“Over the course of 2,000 years, there has consistently

been one unanswerable

objection to the Christian faith —

Christians.”

~ Luke 8:16-21images: Leah Walthery

“The Family Likeness”

1 The vital connection b/t hearing and doing

2 The distinguishing feature of Jesus’ spiritual family

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No one after lighting a lamp covers

Luke 8:16

it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that thosewho enter may see the light….

“You are the light of the world…. Let your

light shine before others, so that they may see your good

works and give glory to your Father who is

in heaven.”

~ Jesus of Nazareth in Matthew 5:14-15

For nothing is hidden that will not

Luke 8:17

be made manifest, nor is anythingsecret that will not be known and come to light….

“For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret

thing, whether good or evil.”

~ King Solomon in Ecclesiastes 12:14

“…the day when…God judges the

secrets of men by Christ Jesus.”

~ The Apostle Paul in Romans 2:16

“For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”

~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10

Take care then how you hear….

Luke 8:18

“… we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we

drift away from it.”~ Hebrews 2:1

Take care then how you hear, for

Luke 8:18

the one who has, more will be given,and from the one who has not, evenwhat he thinks he has will be takenaway….

Then his mother and his brothers

Luke 8:19-20

came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.And he was told, “Your mother andyour brothers are standing outside,desiring to see you….”

But he answered them, “My mother

Luke 8:21

and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

“Both the One who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same

family…”~ Hebrews 2:11 (NIV)

“Both the One who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call

them brothers.”~ Hebrews 2:11 (NIV)

Why does Luke include this teaching from the life of Jesus

in his historical biography?

Important Question

“The distinguishing feature of the family of God is obedience

to the word of Christ.”

~ Phillip Ryken

Main Point

Join the family of God by faith, not by works.

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WARNING!2

Watch Out For Self - Deception

~ James the Brother of Jesus in James 1:22 (NIV)

“Do not merely listen to the word,

and so deceive yourselves.

Do what it says.”

Display the Family Likeness

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What is the Gospel

according to you ?

Over the course of 2,000 years, there has consistently been one

attractive element to the Christian faith — Christians through whom people can see that

Jesus Christ makes a difference.

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