1. Lesson 10 for June 06, 2015

3. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like
graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them
are not aware of them.” (Luke 11:44)
The life of the Pharisees was based in
external things, legalism, an ostentatious
lifestyle and hypocrisy. They didn’t
appreciate love, mercy and justice.
 Strict law keepers without love. (Luke 11:42)
 They like to be recognized (Luke 11:43)
 Their hidden sins make them unclean (Luke
11:44)
 They set strict rules but don’t keep them
(Luke 11:46)
 They criticize others’ sins, but they do the
same things (Luke 11:47-48)
 They teach a “cold” religion which separate
people from the truth (Luke 11:52)
Why did Jesus condemn the religious acts of the Scribes,
the Pharisees and the Lawyers?

4. “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And
not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very
hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear
therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”
(Luke 12:6-7)
Fearing god (that is, respecting
and revering God, Revelation
14:7) frightens fear away (fear,
suspicion, misgiving…).
Fearing God casts our worldly
fears out.
Jesus taught us what to fear:
 Don’t fear those who can’t take our eternal life away (Luke 12:4).
 Fear those who can dissuade us from the path to eternal life (Luke 12:5).
 Don’t fear for our life, because it is in God’s hands
(Luke 12:6-7).
 Don’t fear confessing Christ (Luke 12:8-10).
 Don’t fear talking about God to those who ask us about our faith (Luke
12:11-12).

5. Jesus told the parable of the Rich Fool to
explain the importance of setting right
priorities (Luke 12:16-21).
E.G.W. (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, cp. 33, pg. 402)
“This foolish rich man in his supreme
selfishness had laid up for himself treasures
that he could not use. He had lived only for
himself. He had over-reached in trade, had
made sharp bargains, and had not exercised
mercy or the love of God… Those who
humbly use to the glory of God the means
that He has entrusted to them will receive
their treasure by and by from the Master’s
hand with the benediction: ‘Well done, good
and faithful servant: ... enter thou into the
joy of thy Lord.’”

6. “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning.” (Luke 12:35)
People wore tunics in Jesus’
time. In order to move easily
during work, they needed to
“gird up their loins"; that is, to
hold the tunic with a belt.
They also needed to light the
lamps on at night in order to
keep awake.
Jesus used those examples and
three parables (Luke 12:36-38,
39-40, 42-48) to teach that we
must always be willing to carry
out any work, to keep awake and
to never discourage while
waiting for His coming.
Waiting for the
Lord to come back
from the wedding.
Luke 12:36-38
The head of
household who
watches to protect
the house.
Luke 12:39-40
An unfaithful or a
faithful steward.
Luke 12:42-48

7. “Now is the time to prepare for the coming of our
Lord. Readiness to meet Him cannot be attained in a
moment’s time. Preparatory to that solemn scene
there must be vigilant waiting and watching,
combined with earnest work. So God’s children
glorify Him. Amid the busy scenes of life their
voices will be heard speaking words of
encouragement, faith, and hope. All they have and
are is consecrated to the Master’s service.”
E.G.W. (God’s Amazing Grace, December 11)

8. “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Preaching and personal witnessing are the tools God has chosen
to make His plan of Salvation known (1Corinthians 1:21).
Sowing God’s Word.
Accepting it depends
on the person (the
soil) receiving it.
The duty of the
witness. Luke 8:4-15
Those devoting their
lives to serving God will
“receive many times
more in this present
time, and in the age to
come eternal life.”
(Luke 18:30)
The reward of the
witness. Luke 18:24-30
God has given us gifts
(minas) to serve Him.
We are responsible
for using those minas
for His glory.
The responsibility of the
witness. Luke 19:11-27

9. “But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest
among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs
as he who serves.” (Luke 22:26)
Which should be our attitude when we are
placed in a leadership position at Church?
Unlike leading secular governments, leading
the Church of Christ means service.
Only those who understand the privilege of
serving others are qualified to be a good
Christian.

10. “Christ gave His disciples a most important lesson in
regard to who should be His disciples. ‘In the kingdom
that I am about to set up,’ He said, ‘strife for the
supremacy shall have no place. All ye are brethren. All
My servants there shall be equal. The only greatness
recognized there will be the greatness of humility and
devotion to the service of others. He that humbleth
himself shall be exalted, and he that exalteth himself
shall be abased. He who seeks to serve others by self-
denial and self-sacrifice will be given the attributes of
character that commend themselves to God, and develop
wisdom, true patience, forbearance, kindness,
compassion. This gives him the chiefest place in the
kingdom of God.’”
E.G.W. (This Day with God, December 13)