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During the 40 days Jesus was with the apostles prior to his Ascension, he opened their minds to receive the scriptures teaching them how to use scriptures to fulfill the Great Commission. It worked!

He Opened Their Minds So They Could Understand the Scriptures (Luke 24:33-53)

Think about it. You enter the tomb. The body you came to tediously care for is gone. Standing there perplexed, two florescent guys pop in the tomb beside you. What do you do? Scream? You think, "I'm about to die! I'm going to fall to the ground face down like an Ostrich." The two glowing dudes begin talking! "Remember he told you he would rise the third day." How well could you really be listening? They got the primary part: 'HE HAS RISEN!' Poof! The glowing dudes are gone. As fear faded they must have thought, 'Did we just see angels! We did, right? Joanna, did you see...? They talked to us, right Mary? You heard them didn't you?'

HE HAS RISEN! (Luke 24:1-12) - By Delbert Young

FATHER, FORGIVE THEM - His first statement was personally seeking forgiveness for the world's most wretched sinners. Jesus showed and informed humanity there is no sin God cannot forgive. If there was forgiveness available for those vile people then there is forgiveness available for me, you, or anyone. It's a picture of God's never ending love.

Father, Forgive Them (Luke 23:39-49) - By Delbert Young

Crucifixion was designed to mock to the max the victim. A good successful crucifixion was when the victim didn't just die, but became a laughing stock. It's difficult for us to imagine this, but crucifixion, as hideous as it was, actually encouraged people to laugh. The Roman death squads were trained professionals. With Jesus, they staged the crucifixion and leveraged the laughter taking the theme from the written notice given them by Pilate to be nailed to the cross above the head of Jesus (Luk 23:38). 'THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.'

"This Is The King Of The Jews" (Luke 23:25-39) - By Delbert Young

Herod attempted to provoke Jesus by accosting him. Jesus didn't so much as acknowledge the egotistical maniac who had murdered his cousin and mentor John the Baptist. Jesus gave him no answer. What fear - bully - accosts you? Jesus showed us we don't need to respond to bullies. I don't know if there is a more demeaning response than saying nothing.

Jesus Gave Him No Answer (Luke 23:1-25) - By Delbert Young

When you think of Gethsemane what comes to mind? Perhaps, the place Jesus prayed, sleeping disciples, temptation, and stress with sweat like great drops of blood. But, do you ever associate it with the Judas kiss? You have a Gethsemane. We all do. It's your private and secure place in the natural and in the spiritual. It's your secret and safe place. It's a place for rest. It's the place you pray. It's the place you allow only your closest friends. It's where you hide and escape from the world. It's Gethsemane. But, Gethsemane can also be a place of tremendous temptation and stress. It can be the place of arrest and the place of the kiss of betrayal. It's Gethsemane.

Gethsemane, We All Have One (Luke 22:39-48) - By Delbert Young

Must Satan ask before he can sift? Yes and he's limited to what he can sift. In Simon Peter's situation, Satan was limited to sifting Simon's faith. Satan's on a leash and allowed only to touch in specific areas. The devil is God's devil. Satan is God's Satan. God created him (Gen 3:1), named him (Rev 12:9), and sets Satan's operating and sifting parameters.

Siftings of Satan - Simon, Simon (Luke 22:31-38) - By Delbert Young

The target date was Passover and now they had Judas to make it happen. 'Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot.' How ominous this sounds, but why did Satan enter Judas 'then'? Do you think Judas knew Satan entered him? How about others? Do people know when Satan is active in their lives? Do we? Do I? Do you? Could it happen to you?

Then Satan Entered Judas Called Iscariot (Luke 21:37 - 22:1-13) - By Delbert Young

Here Jesus gave specifics on his coming, THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN (Luk 21:27, 36) How many have been taught this is about and associated with the second coming of Jesus, the great tribulation, the rapture of the church, and end time events? It sounds like The Book of Revelation doesn't it? It's not!

The Coming of Jesus, the Son of Man part 1 (Luke 21:5-19) - By Delbert Young

This is what they'd been taught and taught for hundreds of years from one generation to the next similarly to how we teach error and our preconceived notions to the next generation today. We've got our patchwork theology sown together. We need to do to ourselves what Jesus did to them and ask, 'How is it that they say...?'

How Is It That They Say...? (Luke 20:41-21:4) - By Delbert Young

Luke 20:27 'Some of the Sadducees, who say there is NO RESURRECTION, came to Jesus with a question.' They asked Jesus after a woman was married 7 times whose wife will she be in the resurrection attempting to show the absurdity of the resurrection. Jesus said, 'You do not know the scriptures or the power of God.' What's that got to do with it?

Whose Wife Will She Be? (Luke 20:27-40) - By Delbert Young

If Jesus were to live in our time would he attack Washington DC? Would he attack the Capital or the White House? Or would he attack the church? Is Washington the problem? As long as things were wrong in their temple, things would be wrong. As long as things are wrong in the church and it's not doing its job, things will be wrong. Would Jesus run out congressmen and the president with a whip, or would he run out preachers?

Jesus Assaults the Temple (Luke 19:45-20:8)

Who are some people representing God to our communities today: Preachers, Pastors, Priests? Let's insert a Pastor in the place of the Pharisee for our story. The tax collector was as bad as it gets. They were the most despised and hated people. Who might this be in our society today? For our study let's go with a Pimp.

A Pastor and a Pimp (Luke 18:9-14) - By Delbert Young

Children, especially females, had little value at the time of Jesus. Into this world came Jesus. We've come a long way haven't we? This year 1.5 million American children will be aborted. Millions of American fathers will abandon their children. Forty percent of our children will grow up without their fathers. Every ten seconds a child abuse report is filed. Child trafficking is at an all time high in the world and has consistently risen over the last three years. It continues to be a harsh world for children.

Children, especially females, had little value at the time of Jesus. Into this world came Jesus. We've come a long way haven't we?

Receive the Kingdom of God Like A Little Child (Luke 18:15-17) - By Delbert Young

Sometimes God asks us to respond in obedience to stimulate our faith. Naaman was told to go wash in the Jordan River seven times (2Ki 5:10) to be cleansed of his leprosy. Jesus told the man born blind to wash in the Pool of Siloam (Joh 9:7). Jesus told the paralytic to get up, take his mat and go home (Mar 2:9). You may feel the Lord has instructed you to do something. It's to bring forth your faith to receive your miracle. Just do it. ...as they went they were cleansed." Is the Lord asking you to do anything?

Were Not All Ten Cleansed? (Luke 17:11-19) - By Delbert Young

Jesus said many shocking statements, but the reason we continue to listen to him is we've learned within his shocking statements there are shocking truths with the ability to shock our hearts and restore our life. They radically change our lives, our families, and our society. This is one of those statements. Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, and Adultery - https://sermonsbydelbertyoung.com/

Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, and Adultery (Luke 16:18) - By Delbert Young

"Shrewdly?" Did Jesus mean the dishonest guy who ripped off his employer was sharp? Not exactly. This is one of the most complex and confusing parables Jesus ever told. Many skip over this and go to the next section. Why would Jesus commend a hustling dishonest manager embezzling from his master? Jesus wants us to learn something from a crafty crook. He's the shrewd manager.

The Shrewd Manager - Luke 16:1-9 - By Delbert Young

The older brother unleashed rage on his father, not his younger brother. What anger and bitterness! When religious people become bitter and angry, they can become crueler than lost people and don't care who they hurt. They will crucify you and laugh about it.

The Angry Bitter Son (Luke 15:25-32) - By Delbert Young

Jesus isn't talking about being lost LOCATION-ALLY. He's talking about being lost RELATIONALLY. God knows our physical location. What God lost was a relation with the person. The response of the father is the amazing part, not the actions of the son. Father God allows us to squander life away as he patiently waits and never not loves us.

Lost Coin and The Amazing Father (Luke 15:8-24) - By Delbert Young

Jesus didn't bother himself with Herod as his cousin John the Baptist did. I was thinking about this. John the Baptist became so consumed with Herod he allowed Herod to control him. Herod not only stopped John, but destroyed his life. This is what the fox does to anyone if we don't learn how to handle Herod. It may sound simple, but it's difficult to do. We must learn to tell that fox! - https://sermonsbydelbertyoung.com/

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