Have you noticed that, whenever Jesus speaks of hell, He's trying to impress on us that it's much worse than we thought? The heretics of our day imagine a kinder, gentler hell - one that's meant to "refine," not punish; and by no means a place of everlasting darkness, solitude and torment. The rich man in the story in Luke 16 may have had the same comforting theology. He certainly hadn't lived his life in the fear of God. Here's Jim to conclude his message, Taking on the Pharisees.

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"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here." Dante's famous sign over the doorway to hell could have added, "American Express not accepted." No credit cards, no cash, no bitcoin. The covetous man in Jesus' story in Luke 16 had spent a lifetime accumulating ashes. He didn't have the price of one drop of water. For the Pharisees, the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus was a simple and powerful rebuke. All their values were upside-down.

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The Pharisees got their reputation the old-fashioned way: they earned it! Today the word "Pharisee" is a synonym for "hypocrite." ...a snooty, self-righteous, holier-than-thou phony. And you can throw in "greedy" and "murderous," too.They didn't see themselves that way, of course. In their own estimation they were the guardians of the Law, the thin line between Israel's restoration and the judgment of God. Jesus could have ignored them. Or could He have? Here's Jim with Part 1 of a sermon called, Taking on the Pharisees.

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Demons don't like to be homeless. On Friday we began looking at unclean spirits, and how Jesus dealt with them. We can see from Luke's Gospel and elsewhere that they look for vacancies - any vacancies. They're always "house hunting," if you will, and that makes them more dangerous than we may have realized. The Lord was warning us, and the nation of Israel: It's one thing to cast out the devil - it's another to keep him out. We'll hear how, as we conclude Pastor Jim's sermon, Demons and Unclean Spirits.

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God's kingdom isn't fighting a defensive war - Christ is on offense! As we've studied The Life and Work of Dr. Luke, we've noticed some things that Luke alone has preserved and passed on... and some things that he emphasized, like the Lord's respect for women. The good doctor also took note of Jesus' command of the unseen realm; and that's what Jim will bring out today. Satan is compared to a strong man. But a Stronger Man has come on the scene, and He is setting prisoners free.

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Some people are upset when God punishes sinners...others are mad when God pardons sinners! The critics of the Almighty don't understand Him - and Jesus pointed this out quite clearly in His parable about the Prodigal Son. Actually there were two sons in that parable, both in the wrong. The difference was that one "came to his senses." The Father's love looks like He's rewarding sin - to those who believe they're in no need of forgiveness. We'll start in Luke 12 for Part 2 of Jim's sermon, Your Heavenly Father.

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Even the World's Greatest Dad - and you know who you are because you have the coffee mug - looks like a jerk, compared to our Heavenly Father! After Jesus taught us to pray to "our Father in heaven," He followed up with explanations about what that Father is like, and the nature of interacting with Him. And this instruction was sorely needed, because human beings can come up with some strange ideas about prayer! We're continuing in the Gospel of Luke. Here's Jim with Part 1 of the sermon, Your Heavenly Father.

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Are we sons, or servants? Christians are servants of God, of course. And we don't have too much trouble understanding that relationship. But the breakthrough idea that Jesus gave us was that we are sons - and daughters - adopted, reconciled, and filled with a Spirit that dares to call the Ruler of the Universe, "Daddy." We'll go from dinner in Bethany, to the Lord's Prayer today - and Pastor Jim will show how these two episodes are related. Let's start in Luke 10, verse 42.

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Meet a "multitasker" in the Bible: Martha of Bethany. Multitasking is the modern term for what we used to call "distracted." And that's the exact word you'll find in Luke 10 describing Martha. She was busy, she was overwhelmed, she was convinced that everything would fall apart if she sat down for even a few minutes and listened. To Jesus. Sound like everyone you know? The Lord could say to us, "You are anxious and troubled about many things, but One Thing is Necessary.

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Some people want to love humanity, while hating God. And vice versa, some people say they love God but don't care much for those made in His image. From our study today we'll find out that the "two tablets" are two sides of the same coin; not worth much if you try to split them. In this sermon so far, we've seen Jesus respond to the same question from two different men, and Jim has pointed out that the common issue was focus. Both the Rich Young Ruler and the legal expert were driving hard - toward the wrong goal.

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