An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke 18:1-34.Facing Self-Righteousness
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• Who did Jesus target this parable’s teaching towards (18:9)?
• Do you think this problem of self-righteous people is as much a problem today as back then? Explain.
• Jesus says that because they trusted themselves, they had two problems. What were they (18:1)?
• How does each of these views affect one’s relationship with God and others?
• How does the parable go (Luke 18:10-13?
• Who were the prime actors? Who does each person stand for?
• What did each man do and what was his reward?
• What was the rule Jesus used from which He judged these men (Luke 18:14)?
“Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled and (but)
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In what areas of life do you ‘have confidence in yourself?’ Is this good or bad in light of Luke 18:9?
Is it okay to be better than others? How can we grow in righteousness without becoming self-righteous?
We are called to humble ourselves. Name seven ways to humble yourself and do them! After you make your list, check here!
Many people who have a religion or philosophy are self-righteous. They think their ways are better than others and so as a result ignore God and despise others. This is also true sometimes of those who profess to be a Christian. Do you know of any such people? How do you know you are not like this?
Reflect on the supposedly 'tolerant' people out there. Why are they so intolerant to people who disagree with them? (eg. Humanists simply despise creationists). Do you think this is because they despise others who are not as good as them (i.e. according to their standards)?
People tend to have two extremes.
We can easily fall into the helpless category where we do not trust the Lord (Luke 19:1-8) or have a lot of confidence but in the wrong place–in this case it was by comparing the things he did with others. In the first case, God does not get glory because we do not ask to see His great works. He does not do them. In the later, we are so focused on ourselves that we cannot even think about His glory.
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Biblical Foundations for Freedom - Resources on the Gospel of Luke |
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INTRODUCTION TO CHRIST
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Luke Introduction pdf Luke Teaching Outline pdf Luke 1:26-38 Christmas Lights pdf Luke 1:45-55 Christmas Prayer pdf Luke 1:56-75 Notes pdf Luke 1:57-80 John's Birth pdf |
Luke 2:1-20 Jesus' Birth pdf Luke 2:8-20 Good News pdf Luke 3:1-38 Jesus & John pdf Luke 3:21-38 Genealogy pdf |
THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST
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Luke 5:27-32 Needy pdf Luke 5:33-35 Fasting Discipline pdf Luke 5:36-39 New-Wineskins pdf Luke 6:1-11 Sabbath pdf Luke 6:11-19 Character & Calling pdf Luke 7:1-10 Faith html Luke 7:11-17 Widow & Son html Luke 7:18-35 John the Baptist html Luke 7:36-50 Two-debtors html Luke 7:1-50 Faith pdf Luke 8:22-25 Storm-Stilled pdf Luke 8:26-39 Demoniac pdf Luke 8:40-56 Power-Death pdf |
Luke 9:1-36 Handout Questions pdf
Luke 9:1-10 Sending out Twelve html Luke 9:11-17 Feeding of 5000 html Luke 9:18-26 Life of Denial - Questions html Luke 9:27-36 Glory of Christ html Luke 9:37-48 Greatness pdf Luke 9:45-55 Pride & Leadership pdf Luke 9:57-62 Discipleship html | pdf | Questions html | pdf Luke 9:57-10:2 Mission Ready html | pdf {See NT Library for more} Luke 10:1 Mission Involvement html Luke 10:2a Mission Worldview html Luke 10:2b Prayer & missions html Luke 11:1-5 Content of Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-26 Participating in Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-28 Prayer Strategy pdf Luke 11:5-13 Persistent in Prayer pdf |
INSTRUCTION IN VIEW OF CHRIST'S REJECTION
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Luke 12:25-26 A Perspective on Worry html Luke 13:1-5 Understanding Disasters html | pdf Luke 13:18-19 Mustard Seed pdf Luke 13:20-30 Leaven & Decisions pdf Luke 13:31-35 Mission Growth pdf Luke 14:1-14 Teaching html | pdf Luke 14:15-35 Commitment html | pdf Luke 15:1-2 Lost pdf Luke 15:3-10 Lost Sheep pdf Luke 15:11-32 Lost Son pdf Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus pdf Luke 17:11-19 Perfect Response pdf |
Luke 18:1-34 Being Prepared pdf Luke 18:1-8 Hopelessness html Luke 18:9-14 Self-righteous html Luke 18:15-17 Neglected html Luke 18:18-27 False-Confidence html Luke 18:28-30 Faithfulness html Luke 18:31-34 Remember html Luke 18:35-43 Blind Man pdf Luke 19:1-10 Tax Collector pdf Luke 19:11-27 Ten Minas pdf |
PASSION OF CHRIST & BEYOND
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Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday pdf Luke 19:35-38 Entry html Luke 19:41-44 Weep Lost pdf Luke 19:45 20-47 Preach pdf Luke 20:26-40 Eternity pdf |
Luke 22:1-06 The-Plot html Luke 22:1-30 Introduction html Luke 22:7-13 The Preparation html Luke 22:14-23 The Passover html Luke 22:24-30 Leadership html Luke 22:1-30 Lord's Supper pdf Luke 22:29-36 Temptation pdf Luke 22:31-65 Temptation Handout pdf Luke 24:13-35 Questions pdf Luke 24:13-53 Resurrection pdf |