Note: This is also a combination of other sermons that you may see by me here on Sermon Central. Yet it has its own unique way of reaching people.
Title: The Presence of Jesus: Building a Bridge to the Community
Theme:
Text: Luke 7:36
Introduction
1st Unconditional Love because of Christ who loved us
2nd True Love: Agape – to be committed to, unconditional, Philo – to share with, friendship, Storge – to care for, parental love, Eros – to derive pleasure from, pleasure bond
3rd The Presence of the Lord
4th The Power of the Holy Spirit
5th Truth
Luke 7:36 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him (Religious leaders) to eat with him (Jesus). And He (Jesus) went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat (he reclined, as shown in the picture). 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, (how did she know Jesus was in the house?) brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil (if you lived in the ancient middle east you would have lived with the door way facing the street, because of the no air you would have kept the door open, you would be the talk of the town, people would gather at your door, this is what this woman did, she comes into a house that she would not normally been welcome in, most of the time she would pass by to the other side but on this day as she was walking something was drawing her in, something or someone named Jesus, the presence of Jesus in the house, overcomes her fear of intimidation and rejection of Simeon, she comes into the house and no one notices that she is there, she begins to press her way in to get to Jesus, she takes risks here, people move around until she gets to Jesus, she is standing behind him), 38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash (wet) (kneeling) His feet (nasty, dung stained feet, it would have been a necessity for a person to wash their feet, first Simeon could have done it or at least provide a servant, to the minimum provide water and a basin, he does none of those things he will not wash the feet of Jesus, he exposes Jesus and places him in a tough situation, forces Jesus to the table with dirty feet, it bothers this woman) with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head (she let down her hair, this changes the scene, she wipes the feet of Jesus); and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil (she is worshiping him, the room is filled with the fragrance of perfume). 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, "This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him (falling all over him), , for she is a sinner." 40 And Jesus answered (Simeon doesn’t say a thing out loud but Jesus reads his thoughts) and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." So he said, "Teacher, say it." 41 "There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred silver pieces, and the other fifty. 42 "And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?" 43 Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have rightly judged." 44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? (Simeon’s charge) I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 "You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 "You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." 48 Then He said to her,
A Show or a Glow
Moses and Children of Israel and the Golden Calf – Exodus 32
Moses in the mountain to pray. Israel asks Aaron to make a “god”. Aaron put together a golden calf. Told Moses that he just threw the gold in the fire and it came out.
Jesus and the Devil
Luke 4:1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. 3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." 4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, ’Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’" 5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 "Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ’You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’" 9 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. 10 "For it is written: ’He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ 11 "and, ’In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’" 12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has been said, ’You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’" (13) Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.
Obed-edom – Staying next to His presence (the ark)
Obed-edom 2 Samuel 6:10 David give ark to family of Obed-edom
1 Chronicles 15:18 with the singers vs. 21 music leader
1 Chronicles 15:24 doorkeeper
1 Chronicles 16:28 ministering around the article
1 Chronicles 26 sons of Obed-edom gatekeepers
1 Chronicles 25 treasures in the house
How do we know we have been in God’s presence?
1. We have given our all
2. We are spent out – tired
3. Our focus has not been our self or others but God
4. There has been a spontaneity of worship – we don’t worry about what others are doing or thinking for us we want to worship
5. There is no reservation of worship or attitude
