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The World’s Greatest Leader
 
 
Introduction: Luke  7: 28
 

1. A Great Leader Is Courageous                                                 (Luke  3: 1 - 2)

 

1. Political Leaders

1. Tiberius Caesar   (Luke  2:  1)

 

2. Pontius Pilate    (Luke 13: 13 - 24)

 

3. Herod Antipas    (Mark  6: 17 - 28)

 

2. Religious Leaders                                                             (Luke  3:  2;  John 18: 12 - 24;  Acts  4:  5 - 20)

 

2. A Great Leader Is Radical

 

1. A Radical Location  (Luke  3:  2)

 

2. A Radical Appearance (Matthew  3: 4, 11: 7 - 9;  II Kings 1:  8)

 

3. A Radical Message

1. He Demanded They Renounce Their Old Religion (Luke  3:  3)
2. He Made Them Acknowledge Their Sin                        (Luke  3:  3 -  6)
3. He Challenged Their Superficial Commitment              (Luke  3:  7 -  8)
4. He Destroyed Their Misplaced Confidence                    (Luke  3:  8 -  9)
5. He Warned of Impending Judgment     (Luke  3:  9)

 

6. He Entertained the Unredeemable   (Luke  3: 12 - 14)

 

3. A Great Leader Is Surrendered

 

1. Surrendered to Christ as God   (Luke  3: 16 - 17)

 

2. Surrendered to Christ as Substitute   (Luke  3: 21)

 

3. Surrendered to Christ as Part Of The Trinity   (Luke  3: 22)

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Confirmation of Jesus’s Messianic Credentials
 
 
Introduction : Isaiah 53:  2
 

1. Public Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                (Luke  3: 21)

 

1. Holy Spirit Physically, Visibly Descends on Christ

 

2. The Father Publicly, Audibly Declares His Approval

 

2. Legal Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                  (Luke  2: 23 - 31;  Matthew  1: 16 - 25)

 

1. Luke’s Genealogy   (Luke  3: 23)

 

2. Matthew’s Genealogy   (Matthew 1: 18)

 

3. Moral Confirmation of Jesus’s Credentials                                    (Luke  4: 1 - 2)

 

1. Satan Tempted Christ to Doubt God’s Love                          (Luke  4:  2 -  4;  Daniel  3: 14 - 18)

 

2. Satan Tempted Christ to Doubt God’s Plan                    (Luke  4:  5 -  8;  Psalm  2:  8;  Daniel  7: 13 - 14;  Philippians  2:  6 - 11)

 

3. Satan Tempted Christ to Trust God Presumptuously          (Luke  4:  9 - 12)

 
Conclusion : How To Be Victorious Over Temptation?
 

• Be Filled with The Holy Spirit      (Luke  4:  1)

 

• Focus on The Battle      (Luke  4:  2)

 

• Know The Word    (Luke  4:  4,  8, 12)

 

• Know Your Adversary     (Luke  4:  9 - 10, 13)

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The Wonder of Unbelief
Mark 6: 6
Introduction:
1. After His Temptation In The Wilderness, He Returned to Nazareth (Matthew 4: 12 - 13)
2. He Departs and Moves to Capernaum (Matthew 4: 13)
a. Power Over Disease (Matthew 4: 23 - 25)
b. Power Over Demons (Matthew 8: 28; Mark 5: 3 - 6, 15)
c. Power Over Death (Matthew 9: 18 - 26)
3. He Returns to Nazareth (Luke 4: 16)
A. Unbelief Stubbornly Clings to Itself, Despite Evidence (Luke 4: 16 - 21)
B. Unbelief Seeks Reasons to Justify Itself (Luke 4: 22; Matthew 13: 54 - 58; Mark 3: 20 - 22)
C. Unbelief Demands More Miracles (Luke 4: 23; John 12: 37, 11: 39 - 44, 12: 10)
D. Unbelief Is Always The Majority Position (Luke 4: 25 - 27, 18: 8)
E. Unbelief Mascaraed as Peaceful, But It’s True Nature is Eventually Unmasked (Luke 4: 28 - 29)

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Reactions to Jesus
Luke  4: 31 - 39
 
Introduction: Luke  7: 1 - 5, 10: 15;  Mark  1: 21 - 29;       
                       Matthew  9: 1 -  9
 

1. Some were Amazed  (Luke  4: 32)

 

1. Amazed at Its Very Existence

 

2. Amazed at Its Inerrancy

 

3. Amazed at Its Indestructibility

 

4. Amazed at Its Power To Transform Lives

 

5. Amazed at Its Forever Relevance

 

2. Some were Terrified  (Luke  4: 33)

 

1. Why Are They Destined for Destruction?

1. They Thwart The Work of Christ                                    (Luke  4: 33; II Corinthians 11: 14; I Timothy  4: 1)
2. They Keep People Separated From Christ                  (Luke  4: 34; II Corinthians  4:  4)
3. They Have No Excuse for Their Rebellion  (Luke  4: 34)                

 

2. When Will Their Destruction Come?

1. Some Are In Hell Now    (II Peter  2: 4)
2. Some Are Free and Roaming Around                      (Ephesians  6: 10 - 12)
3. All Will Be Casted Into The Lake of Fire  (Matthew 25: 41)

 

3. Some Were Grateful  (Luke  4: 38 - 39)

1. True Biblical Healing

1. Jesus Healed with A Word
2. Jesus Healed Instantly
3. Jesus Healed Totally
4. Jesus Healed Organic Disease
5. Jesus Healed the Dead

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