Cash and Compassion, or: What Does Money Have To Do With Judgement Day? (Luke 12:13-34)
That night, Jesus continues to deconstruct the Pharisees’ obsessive-compulsive religious worldview, and replace it with God’s true Law of Compassion.
That night, Jesus continues to deconstruct the Pharisees’ obsessive-compulsive religious worldview, and replace it with God’s true Law of Compassion.
As the night goes on, Jesus begins to train his disciples in Kingdom Management Principles. He warns them against repeating the Pharisees’ mistake: he doesn’t want to catch them napping when he returns unexpectedly to claim his kingdom. The disciples begin to realize the countdown to Judgement Day might not be so straighforward.
As midnight approaches, Jesus tells his disciples the war against the dragon is going to get much worse before it gets better. He warns the people again that their obsession with miracles and power will lead them straight to hell unless they repent and start listening to his words — but time is running out.
Jesus teaches in a synagogue for the last time, and shows what the Law of Compassion looks like in action. When the Pharisees get upset, he tells them they’d better lose some weight if they want to fit through the door of his kingdom.
Jesus heals someone on the Sabbath for the last time, eats dinner with the Pharisees for the last time, and invites them to join his kingdom for the last time. When they refuse (again), he warns them that the balances in their Religious Savings Accounts are about to go to zero.
Jesus tells three stories about people losing things and ends with a cliffhanger.
Jesus continues his course in Kingdom Management Principles with a story about a corrupt manager who, when he gets fired, suddenly gets smart and transfers his allegiance to the winning side. The real-life application is obvious! — but the Pharisees aren’t listening.
Jesus continues his Kingdom Management Training course with a module on fiscal responsibility. And…ghosts?
Jesus’ Kingdom Management Training course continues with a module on relationships and mulberry trees.
Jesus heals some lepers, and suggests that the End Times might not all be fun and games. Alarmed, the disciples ask him how they’ll survive, so Jesus tells them a funny story about a widow and a judge.