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Texts: Luke 13:10-21; Luke 14:1-14
Last Sabbath’s sermon discussed the narrow door of Luke 13:22-30 and Jesus’ announcement about who would and who wouldn’t be found in the coming Kingdom of God.
Today’s sermon looks at the chiastic material preceding and following last Sabbath’s passage to paint in a bit more of the nature of the kingdom Jesus announced. This sermon looks at the various motifs found in the chiastic material: Sabbath, healing, deliverance, humility, and invitations to the eschatological banquet. The integration of these motifs is key in interpreting and understanding the nature of the Kingdom of God, and how radically different Jesus’ depiction of it is when compared to the accepted understandings of the kingdom at that time. The gospel commission is to continue proclamation and demonstration of the true nature of God’s kingdom.
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