Values of God Sermon Flashcards
what is the first point and what verses are covered
Faithful Stewardship
Luke 16:1-13
who do the rich man and manager represent
Rich man represents God
manager represents you
what is the significance of God commending the man for acting shrewdly with the money
the way we spend our money on earth makes a difference in the eternal dwellings
how does God view the use of money
money is simply a tool to make disciples
what illustration does kyle use in regard to money and how God expects us to use it
Brewsters millions, spend the money we are given here on earth – no assets
what is the only thing we can take with us to heaven
the disciples we made our counted toward us
what is the second reason God gives us money?
to test us
what is the American dream and how does special missions conflict with that
the American dream is to feel entitled to retirement, vacation, a nice car and special missions cuts into all that.
what is the second point and what verses are covered
a benevolent spirit
Luke 16:19-31
what was the rich man wearing and what does that mean
he was wearing purple cloth meaning he was religious
what is “feasting” in the greek
Gourmet feed on exotic dishes
what does the name Lazarus mean
it is the latin version of Aliazar which means “God is my help”
why was the rich man in hell
he had the ability to help but didn’t do so, he walked by Lazarus everyday
how does the rich man reflect our own sin
similar to the rich man we can see the state of the world everyday and not desire to change it
what is the greatest sin as a Christian
the greatest sin as a christian is not what you do but what you don’t do
what does the illustration of the titanic teach
when you’re facing death, your value system changes
the rich man valued what God values only at the end of his life
what did the rich man request
that someone would rise from the dead to warn his family
if people are not convinced by the word of God, what else won’t convince them
they won’t be convinced if someone rises from the dead
what is the most powerful weapon
the word of God
how did the first century church grow so fast
Paul relied on converting the religious people in the synagogues
the Bible is described as a sword and a hammer, how do you use it and with who
you hit pagans with a hammer and cut religious people with a sword
what is the third point and what verses are covered
A Grateful Heart
Luke 17:11-19
what is leprosy
a skin disease that causes a loss of feeling in the nerves and gives you sores that makes your flesh rot
what does numbers 5 prescribe for lepers
isolate the diseased so they wouldn’t spread, to come back you must prove you’ve been cured
what does Leviticus 14 say were the steps for leprosy
first step was to be examined head to toe
second step was to dip a bird in the blood of another bird
why does the life of a disciple become burdensome
because we lose touch with the life we used to live in the world
