Sunday 22 October 2017


THURSDAY- 29th  WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –A
Gospel: Luke 12:49-53: I am here not to bring peace but division.
I Reading: Romans 6:19-23: Now you have been set free from sin, you have been made slaves of God.
The Three Gross Misconceptions of Man, 12:49-59
Jesus covered three gross misconceptions of man.
1. Misconception 1: The Messiah was to bring peace on earth (v.49-53)
a. Truth 1: He came to bring judgement
b. Truth 2: He came to suffer and die
c. Truth 3: He came to bring division
2. Misconception 2: The Messiah has not yet come (v.54-57)
a. Truth 1: people discern the weather, i.e. earthly events
b. Truth 2: people do not discern the signs of times, the Messianic age
c. Truth 3: people do not discern spiritual matters
3. Misconception 3: Men have no need to make peace with God (v.58-59)
a. Truth 1: people have a bad case before God, the judge
b. Truth 2: the time is urgent-“try hard”
c. Truth 3: The surety of payment, that is judgement
Thought: The believer is to love God first and foremost then his/her family.

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