Luke 11:33-54 - Grappling with Biblical Contrasts: Light over Darkness & Sincere Obedience over Religious Hypocrisy

Tree of Life Messianic Congregation

Join us as Rabbi Joel speaks to how we should grapple with Biblical contrasts. Specifically, light over darkness & sincere obedience over religious hypocrisy. How do we handle these dynamics and how do we avoid the pitfalls of religion and hypocrisy. I. INTRODUCTION - WORD PICTURES
a. Luke 11:33-36 II. WE MUST BE ALARMED AT THE DARKNESS AROUND US! III. WE MUST BE ALERT TO THE LIGHT WITHIN US! IV. THE HEIGHT OF JEWISH 'RELIGIOUS' OPPOSITION TO YESHUA - BACKGROUND a. 'Religious' characteristics which lead to dead spirituality: 1. Our spirituality is dead if outward appearance is more important than inner purity (Luke 11:37-41) 2. Our spirituality is dead if ritual acts are more important than a personal relationship with ADONAI (Luke 11:42) 3. Our spirituality is dead if being seen by others is more important than serving ADONAI (Luke 11:43,44) 4. Our spirituality is dead if rigid rules are more important than love that liberates (Luke 11:45,46) 5. Our spirituality is dead if reliving the past is more important than recognizing ADONAI's present activity (Lk 11:47-51) 6. Our spirituality is dead if preserving a religion is more important than experiencing life (Luke 11:52) b. Turning the marks of dead religion around! V. BEWARE OF FRANKENSTEIN! a. Luke 11:53,54