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April 4 - Luke 20 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello, friends. It is Sean here, and thank you
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  for tapping pressing. Clicking acting on their little
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  play button, on whatever device big or small.
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  You are listening to me on. Thank you for inviting me into
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  your day so that we can continue this Holy Week.
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  Week journey toward the cross today we continue to read about
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  Jesus last week as he walked those streets of Jerusalem
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  surrounded by people who would do him harm and those who loved
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  him. So we just sit at Jesus feet.
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  We hear his words and we let them wash over us and transform
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  us. So join me friends, as we read
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  together today, Luke chapter 20 One day is Jesus was teaching
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  the people and preaching, the Good News in the temple, the
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  leading priests, the teachers of religious law and the elders
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  came up to him, they demanded by what Authority.
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  Are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?
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  Let me ask you a question first. He replied did John's authority
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  to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?
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  They talked it over among themselves.
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  If we say it was from Heaven, he will ask why we didn't believe
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  John. But if we say it was merely
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  human, the people will Stone us because they are convinced.
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  John was a prophet, so they're finally replied that they didn't
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  know. And Jesus responded, then I
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  won't tell you by what Authority, I do these things.
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  Now, Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story.
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  A man planted a Vineyard leased, it to tenant farmers and moved
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  to another country to live for several years.
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  At the time of the grape Harvest, he sent one of his
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  servants to collect his share of the crop, but the farmers
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  attacked. The servant beat him up, and
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  send him back empty-handed. So the owner sent another
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  servant, but they also insulted him beat him up and send him
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  away. Empty handed.
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  The third man was sent and they wounded him and chased him away.
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  What will I do? The owner asked himself?
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  I know, I'll send my cherished son.
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  Surely, they will respect him, but when the tenant Farmers, saw
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  his son, they said to each other.
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  Here comes the heir to the estate.
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  Let's kill him, and get the estate for ourselves.
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  So they dragged him out of the vineyard.
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  And murdered him. What do you suppose?
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  The owner of the vineyard will do to them?
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  Jesus asked, I'll tell you, he will come and kill those farmers
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  and least the vineyard to others.
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  How terrible that such a thing should ever happened?
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  His listeners protested. Jesus looked at them and said,
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  then, what does this scripture mean?
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  The stone that the builders rejected has become the
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  Cornerstone everyone who stumbles over that stone will be
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  broken to pieces and it will crush anyone at Falls on The
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  teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to
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  arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the
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  story against them, they were the wicked Farmers, but they
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  were afraid of the people's reaction watching for their
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  opportunity, the leader sent spies pretending to be honest.
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  Men, that tried to get Jesus to say something that could be
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  reported to the Roman Governor. So he would arrest Jesus
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  teacher. They said we know that you speak
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  and teach Teach what is right and are not influenced by what
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  others think you teach the way of God, truthfully.
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  Now tell us, is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
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  He saw through their trickery and said, show me a Roman coin,
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  whose picture entitle a stamped on it Caesars.
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  They replied. Well, then he said, give to
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  Caesar what belongs to Caesar and give to God what belongs to
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  God. So they fail to trap him by what
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  he said in front of the people. Instead they were Amazed by his
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  answer and they became silent. When Jesus was approached by
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  some Sadducees, religious leaders, who say there is no
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  Resurrection from the dead, they posed.
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  This question teacher Moses gave us a law that if a man dies
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  leaving a wife but no children. His brother should marry the
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  Widow and have a child who will carry on the brother's name.
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  Well, Suppose there were seven brothers, the oldest one married
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  and then died without children. So the second brother married
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  the Widow but he also I died. Then the third brother married
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  her this continued with all seven of them who died without
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  children. Finally the woman also died.
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  So, tell us whose wife will she be in the resurrection for all
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  seven were married to her? Jesus replied marriage is for
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  people here on Earth, but in the age to come those worthy of
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  being raised from the dead will neither marry nor are given in
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  marriage and they will never die.
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  Again. In this respect, they will be
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  like Angels, they are children of God and Children of the
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  Resurrection, but now as to whether the dead will be raised
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  even Moses. Proved this, when he wrote about
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  the burning bush long after Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had
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  died. He referred to the Lord, as the
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  god of Abraham, the god of Isaac, and the god of Jacob.
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  So he is the god of the living, not the dead for, they are all
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  alive to him. Well, said teacher remark, some
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  of the teachers of religious law, who were standing there and
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  then no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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  Then Jesus presented them with the question.
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  Why is it? He asked that the Messiah is
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  said to be the son of David, but David himself wrote In the book
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  of Psalms. The Lord said to my Lord sit at
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  the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your
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  enemies, making them a foot stool under your feet since
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  David called the Messiah Lord. How can the Messiah be his son?
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  Then for the crowds listening he turned to his disciples and said
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  be aware of these teachers of religious law for they like to
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  parade around in flowing robes and love to recite respectful
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  greetings as they walk in the marketplaces and how they love
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  the seats of Honor in the synagogues.
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  And the head table at Banquets yet they shamelessly cheat
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  widows out of their property and then pretend to be Pious by
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  making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be
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  severely punished. Jesus.
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  You are so wise, we get all confused and muddled and
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  conflicted but to you Everything is filled with such clarity.
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  Thank you for these stories that are captured by Luke.
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  Thank you for these discourses that you had with those people.
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  Indeed, help us to give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give
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  to you. What is yours?
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  Help us to know where to place our emphasis in our life as all
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  these priorities shouted us for our attention.
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  Everyday, help us to give priority to you and to your
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  kingdom and your ways. So that your life can be shared
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  so brightly in our lives. We love you.
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  And we are so grateful for you and all that you have done for
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  us and send your name that we pray.
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  Amen.