Looking at Luke 21:34-36 we will find instructions as we near the end of this age. It would be good to read Luke 12:13-40 and 21:20-38 for the background of the following message (sermon) outline.
I. Live Without Weights – 34
A. Check yourself for weights that would prevent your entrance into
Christ’s kingdom
B. surfeiting — 2897 κραιπαλη kraipale krahee-pal’-ay
1) the giddiness and headache caused by drinking wine to excess
Thayer, from kras (head) and pallo (to toss about)
C. Is satan [1], the world, and your sin nature playing with your head?
D. Weights of indulgence (KJ surfeiting, NKJ carousing)
E. Weights from the “side effects” of sin (giddiness / headache)
F. Weights of drunkeness (both physical and spiritual drunkeness)
G. Weights of care
1. everyday cares (Lk. 12:22-34)
2. special cares
3. national / international cares
H. Cares of this life (root = bios – not zoe)
biotikos—982 βιωτικος biotikos bee-o-tee-kos’
1) pertaining to life and the affairs of this life
from 979 βιος bios bee’-os
1) life
1a) life extensively
1a1) the period or course of life
1b) that by which life is sustained, resources, wealth, goods
Contrast with Zoe…
2222 ζωη zoe dzo-ay’
1) life
1a) the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate
1b) every living soul
2) life
2a) of the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical, which belongs to God, and through him both to the hypostatic “logos” and to Christ in whom the “logos” put on human nature
2b) life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever.
I. Note that Lk 12:23 uses psuche (usually translated “soul’) for life
J Weights that will slow you down and even stop you
II. Live With Wisdom 35
A. Know God’s word (like Isa. 24:17)
B. Know God’s Will
C. Know God’s Way (do not be one of those who dwell on earth)
D. Know God’s ways
1. He punishes
2. He acquits
III. Live With Watchings 36a
A. Listen for God’s voice
B. Obey God’s voice
IV. Live By Walking With God 36b-
A. Continually commune with God
B. Continually remain in Chris
C. Choose zoe over bios
Notes:
[1] I avoid capitalizing that name. Triond gives me the freedom to do so.
God willing, the audio message for this out line will be posted at http://www.sapphirestreams.com/life/audioM.html#M202 sometime on, or just after, July 18, 2012.
