Luke 7:44-47

Luke 7:44-47
Simon Could See What the Woman was doing, but He Could Not See What Her Actions Meant (Even Less His Own)

Simon

  • No Water/Towel for Foot-Washing
  • No Kiss of Traditional/Formal Greeting
  • No Oil of Welcome/Generosity

The Woman

  • Wet/Wipe Feet with Her Tears/Hair
  • Humble, Submissive, Grateful Kissing of Feet
  • Valuable Oil “Wasted” as Perfume for Jesus’ Feet

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Luke 8:14-15

Luke 8:14-15
Worry is a Thorny Way to Live

  • Life’s Worries
  • Life’s Riches
  • Life’s Pleasures

Hearing is NOT the Same as Believing

  • Hear the Word
  • Retain the Word
  • Persevere in the Word

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Jesus Developed a Very Practical (and Literary) Metaphor in the Seeds and Soils Parable

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Luke 9:7-9

Luke 9:7-9
Herod was a Victim of His Own Willingness to Listen to Rumors about Jesus

Was He …

  • John the Baptist Resurrected after Herod’s Execution Order?
  • Elijah Re-Embodied in Jesus?
  • One of the Other Great Prophets Re-Embodied in Jesus?

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