Jesus views the truly blessed life as being tuned in to God’s agenda & on board with it. This message was given on February 17, 2015 at New City Church Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info: www.newcitychurch.ca

1. The Gospel of Luke
11:27-28
The
#Blessed
Life

2. God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life
Luke 11:27-28
Found on page 870 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:

4. What
is the
good life ?

5. “The unexamined
life is not
worth living.”
~ Socrates

6. “I went to the woods
because I wished to live
deliberately, to front
only the essential facts
of life, and see if I could
not learn what it had to
teach, and not, when I
came to die, discover
that I had not lived.”
~ Henry David Thoreau

7. “To live is the
rarest thing in
the world. Most
people exist,
that is all.”
~ Oscar Wilde

8. # Blessed

9. The Gospel of Luke
11:27-28
The
#Blessed
Life

10. As he said these things, a woman
Luke 11:27
in the crowd raised her voice and
said to him, “Blessed is the womb
that bore you, and the breasts at
which you nursed.”

11. But he said, “Blessed rather _____.”
Luke 11:28

12. But he said, “Blessed rather are
Luke 11:28
those who hear the word of God
and keep it.”

13. Old Testament
Scriptures?#1

14. “All Scripture is
breathed out by God
and profitable for
teaching, for reproof,
for correction, and for
training in righteous-
ness, that the man of
God may be competent,
equipped for every
good work.”
~ The Apostle Paul in
2 Timothy 3:16

15. The gospel
of Jesus?#2

16. ~ The Gospel of Luke, 5:1
“…the crowd was
pressing in on him to
hear the word of God.”
“…he went on through the cities and
villages, proclaiming and bringing the
good news of the kingdom of God.”
~ The Gospel of Luke, 8:1

17. Jesus
himself?#3

18. “In the beginning
was the Word, and
the Word was with
God, and the Word
was God… And the
Word became flesh
and dwelt among
us…”
~ John 1:1, 14

19. OT?
#3#2#1
Gospel? Jesus?
So which is it?

20. YES!
OT?
#3#2#1
Gospel? Jesus?
So which is it?

21. “Long ago, at many times and in many ways,
God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in
these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,
whom he appointed the heir of all things, through
whom also he created the world.”
~ Hebrews 1

22. What is the
importance of
the Word of
God to the
#blessed life
?

23. “Man does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from
the mouth of God.”
~ Jesus of Nazareth in the Gospel of Matthew, 4:4

24. “My faith has
carried me a long
way. It’s Sheilaism.
Just my own little
voice.”
DIY Spirituality

25. Where is the
#blessed life
found ?

26. “For God so loved
the world that he
gave his only Son,
that whoever
believes in him
should not perish
but have eternal life.
~ Jesus of Nazareth in
The Gospel of John, 3:16

27. “…as you received
Christ Jesus the
Lord, so walk in him,
rooted and built up in
him and established
in the faith….”
~ The Apostle Paul in
Colossians 2:6-7

28. “Do not be conformed to
this world, but be
transformed by the
renewal of your mind….”
~ The Apostle Paul in
Romans 12:2

29. Why does Luke record this
account in his historical
biography of Jesus?
Important Question

30. Jesus views the truly #blessed
life as being tuned in to God’s
agenda and on board with it.
Main Idea

31. Be Careful How
You Listen
1

32. ~ Gospel of Luke 8:18 (NIV)
“Consider carefully
how you listen.”

33. “As for you, son of man, your people are
talking together about you by the walls and at
the doors of the houses, saying to each other,
‘Come and hear the message that has come
from the Lord.’ My people come to you, as they
usually do, and sit before you to hear your
words, but they do not put them into practice.
Ezekiel 33:30-32

34. “Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts
are greedy for unjust gain. Indeed, to them
you are nothing more than one who sings
love songs with a beautiful voice and plays
an instrument well, for they hear your words
but do not put them into practice.”
Ezekiel 33:30-32

35. ~ Gospel of Luke 8:18
“Consider carefully
how you listen.
Whoever has will be
given more; whoever
does not have, even
what he thinks he has
will be taken from him.”

36. 2
Be Ready To Change

37. “Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.”
~ James 1:22

38. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you
are a listener when you are anything but,
letting the word go in one ear and out the
other. Act on what you hear!
“ ~ Eugene Peterson
The Message

39. “Obedience”

40. “Obedience”
“Gospel Obedience”

41. “Obedience”
“Gospel Obedience”
# Blessed

42. “Christians feed on
Scripture. Holy Scripture
nurtures the holy
community as food
nurtures the human body.
Christians don’t simply
learn or study or use
Scripture; we assimilate it,
take it into our lives…

43. “…in such a way that it gets
metabolized into acts of
love, cups of cold water
[given in Jesus’ name],
missions into all the world,
healing and evangelism and
justice in Jesus’ name,
hands raised in adoration to
the Father, feet washed in
company with the Son.”

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