Sermon Slide Deck: "When the Heat is On" (Luke 12:8-12)

WHEN THE HEAT IS ON

~ The Gospel of Luke 12:8-12 ~

God Gives Us His Words of Eternal LifeLuke 12:8-12

Found on page 871 in our guest Bibles.

Today’s Scripture:

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What if what I believe costs me

everything?

WHEN THE HEAT IS ON

~ The Gospel of Luke 12:8-12 ~

8 I tell you, everyone who acknowledges

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me before men, the Son of Man also willacknowledge before the angels of God,9 but the one who denies me before menwill be denied before the angels of God.

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man,

and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all

peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that

shall not be destroyed.”

~ Daniel 7:13-14

~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:9

“…if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your

heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes

and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses

and is saved.”

“To acknowledge Jesus before men is

to be open and honest about our total

life-commitment to him as our Saviour

and Lord.”

8 I tell you, everyone who acknowledges

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me before men, the Son of Man also willacknowledge before the angels of God,

will be denied before the angels of God. 9 but the one who denies me before men

10 And everyone who speaks a word

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against the Son of Man will be forgiven,but the one who blasphemes againstthe Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11 And when they bring you before the

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synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about howyou should defend yourself or what youshould say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you should say.

“Remember the word I said to you: ‘A

servant is not greater than his master.’ If

they persecuted me, they will also

persecute you.”~ Jesus of Nazareth in The Gospel of John 15:20

Why does Luke record this account in his historical

biography of Jesus?

Important Question

Jesus’ royalty deserves our loyalty.

“The idea that Jesus truly did rise form the dead is

indeed the most dangerous idea on Earth, for it tells us that not all men stay dead.

Given the inevitability of death, this truth is the

greatest news that mortal human beings could ever

hope to hear.”

~ The Apostle Peter ~

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial

when it comes upon you to test you, as though

something strange were happening to you. But

rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you

may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is

revealed.

~ The Apostle Peterin 1 Peter 4:12ff.

“If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are

blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you….Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that

name.”~ The Apostle Peter

in 1 Peter 4:12ff.

~ The Apostle Paul ~

~ The Apostle Paul in Romans 8:35ff

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword…?

No, in all these things we are more than conquerers through him who loved us.

~ The Apostle Paul in Romans 8:35ff

“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels

nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our

Lord.”

~ The Apostle John ~

“Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the

heavens, ‘It has come at last— salvation and power

and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of

his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to

earth—the one who accuses them before our

God day and night.

~ The Apostle John in Revelation 12:10-11

“And they have defeated him by the blood of the

Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were

afraid to die.”

~ The Apostle John in Revelation 12:10-11 (NIV)

In your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord.

Assignment

Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

Jesus, I my cross have takenAll to leave and follow Thee

Destitute, despised, forsakenThou from hence my all shalt be

Perish every fond ambitionAll I’ve sought or hoped or known

Yet how rich is my conditionGod and heaven are still my own

by Henry Francis Lyte

Let the world despise and leave meThey have left my Saviour, too

Human hearts and looks deceive meThou art not, like them, untrue

O while Thou dost smile upon meGod of wisdom, love, and might

Foes may hate and friends disown meShow Thy face and all is bright

Jesus, I My Cross Have Takenby Henry Francis Lyte

Man may trouble and distress me‘Twill but drive me to Thy breast

Life with trials hard may press meHeaven will bring me sweeter rest

Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm meWhile Thy love is left to me

Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm meWere that joy unmixed with Thee


Go, then, earthly fame and treasureCome disaster, scorn and painIn Thy service, pain is pleasure

With Thy favor, loss is gain

I have called Thee Abba FatherI have stayed my heart on Thee

Storms may howl, and clouds may gatherAll must work for good to me


Soul, then know thy full salvationRise o’er sin and fear and care

Joy to find in every stationSomething still to do or bear

Think what Spirit dwells within theeThink what Father’s smiles are thine

Think that Jesus died to win theeChild of heaven, canst thou repine


Haste thee on from grace to glory Armed by faith, and winged by prayer

Heaven’s eternal days before thee God’s own hand shall guide thee there

Soon shall close thy earthly mission Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days Hope shall change to glad fruition Faith to sight, and prayer to praise


WHEN THE HEAT IS ON…IMAGINE,

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Sermon Slide Deck: "When the Heat is On" (Luke 12:8-12)