Book of Luke - Ch. 12, Vs. 10-21 (10/26/2003)

Let's do a fake prayer so we can get the prayer on there.

Now we've already prayed and then we remembered to push the button and now it's Luke

chapter 12 verse 10 my fellow Americans.

And Whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man it

shall be forgiven him.

But unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost It shall not be forgiven.

Now then does anyone know or have a clue from the

scriptures of what this Blaspheming the Holy Ghost might

be.

Oh, it wouldn't be denying God because we have all done that and we're not going to hell.

It's that this is a sin that if you do it you go to hell.

I shouldn't save you if one does

it

that's what I think it is.

And It's based on the fact that

When Jesus healed there was a time when the Pharisees said yes,

but you healed by the power of the devil and In the context of that is this

same verse that we find here in Luke where

except in that passage Right after the healing and right after they claimed it was of the devil.

We had this same verse about Blaspheming the Holy Spirit.

So that's a case where we use the Bible to interpret the Bible.

In other words, you've got to go to that other passage.

It has the same verse and find the context it's in and you'll see that what happened.

Right before it was Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit healed someone and they said that was the power of the devil That healed that

person.

So anytime that you say that a work God did was something the devil did.

You blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

If it's a work that the Holy Spirit did now can a Christian a born -again child of God do this?

No.

You cannot.

Because you have within you the very Holy Spirit That would have done the work and he would he

would confess to your spirit that it was him and you would recognize it.

So you would never say that a work of the devil.

What that something that God did was something that death the devil actually did you would not make that

mistake.

Aren't you glad?

Okay, so only let me ask you this.

Can a lost sheep make that mistake?

Only a lost goat could make that mistake.

It doesn't say that listening to false prophecy is unpardonable.

What it says is if God does a work and you then say that was the devil that's

unpardonable.

So only a lost goat could make that error.

And if he made that error, would it be an error?

It's not like a brother Otis question didn't.

Okay.

So that's we're clear on what the unpardonable sin is.

It's not all the sins that we sometimes think it's for example divorce.

Divorce is not the unpardonable sin.

A Lot of churches think it is so they outcast the person that got divorced.

The only thing that that person should never do or at least one thing I know is he should never be a pastor.

The Bible doesn't allow that and You might have some wisdom in

your church that would say might not ought to be the youth director, you know.

Because you need the children to see an example of a good marriage.

But the Bible doesn't even go so far as to say that but it does say they couldn't be a pastor but we have

things we think are unpardonable, but really there's only one that God names and It's listed

right here verse 11 says and when they bring you Unto the synagogues and under the magistrates

and powers.

Take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer or what you shall say for the

Holy Ghost.

Shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say.

Now, let me ask you.

Is that possible?

If you hadn't been in the word All of your time up until this event takes place.

Let's say that I'm not even sure there is such thing as a carnal Christian, but let's assume for a moment there

is and it's Christian that just never studies his Bible.

This is hypothetical.

I'm not sure that can even happen.

I don't think it can but let's say it could you have a Christian that never studies his Bible he walks

along and all of a sudden somebody grabs him and says we're gonna throw you in prison because you believe in

Jesus and This verse says the Holy Spirit would teach the person what to say that same hour in other words with no

preparation.

Just he just knows what to say.

Would that happen to such a person.

Absolutely not.

So you better study.

Better study every chance you get to get alone quiet spend some time

in the word.

Studying on your own not from the sermons or the Bible studies.

But on your own your own study.

Like you would if you were going to teach a class next Sunday morning from the pulpit at 11 o 'clock.

Well, maybe not quite like that, but maybe like that.

To me it's fun.

But you need to study because what you study is what the Holy Spirit will use to tell you what to

say.

Instantly when you need that.

Verse 13 and one of the company said unto him master speak to me speak to my brother

that he divide the inheritance with me and Jesus said unto him man.

That's a stern address.

Man who made me judge or divider over you and he said to them take heed and beware

of covetousness.

For a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possess it.

That's a beautiful verse.

I Almost have that one memorized.

I've paraphrased it quite a few times.

Because it's really a wonderful verse and he had these two men that were so selfish.

They were wanting to make sure that they did not lose one bit of what was mine, you know, the big my

the big I.

Jesus make sure he doesn't get what's mine and Jesus rebuked him.

And said you're covetous.

Covetousness is when you your eyes are always upon things and you desire those

things and you've got to have those things and you go and you get those things and

Jesus said don't be covetous.

Because he said your life does not consist of the abundance of the things that you possess.

You may have a lot of things or you may have no things.

Has nothing to do with your life because what is life life is your relationship with Jesus.

That's the only life you have.

And it has nothing to do with whether you have a bunch of money or a little bit of money whether your business is successful or

whether it's not in your own eyes and Always remember that your business is exactly where

God wants it to be on that given day.

So it's it is successful.

You may be losing money, but it's right where it's supposed to be.

You remember his example of the is what do you use a peach?

Or a pear or something a peach?

How is it his dad used to talk about that with you as it grows on the tree?

It may be as big as your thumbnail, but it's perfect because that's where it's supposed to be on that given day.

It's not supposed to still be like that when the harvest comes though.

So that can apply to your business life your family life and everything that you may be losing money in your

business.

But it's right where it's supposed to be today and hopefully next year.

It won't be there or the year after it will mature.

And but Jesus said you shouldn't worry about that stuff.

Anyway, because that's covetousness if that means more to your joy than me.

If your joy depends on the money then you're covetous.

If you can be happy when you have nothing then you're not covetous.

And he's saying that's what true life is life.

Has nothing to do with the abundance or lack thereof of things nothing to do with it because

life is Jesus and so to you it's your

relationship with Jesus and He spake a parable unto them saying the ground of a certain

rich man brought forth plentifully.

Now I want you to start with verse 17 and go all the way down through the end of verse 19 and count the

times you see the word I are my.

All right.

Start counting them to yourselves from 17 through the end of verse 19.

I.

And my how many times do you see it?

And he thought within himself saying what shall I do?

Because I have no room where to bestow my fruits and he said this will I do.

I will pull down my barns.

Build bigger barns and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods and I will say to

my soul soul Thou has much goods laid up for many years.

Take thine ease eat drink and be merry for tomorrow.

I will die.

No, he didn't say that part.

So, how many times did you count it?

11 times in only three verses this man says I I I so where is his focus?

Self.

And Jesus said he that loves his life shall lose it and in the Greek it doesn't say the

word his it says he that loves Self life shall lose it.

And that interesting if you love self life you lose life.

If you Die to the self life, then you gain true Abundant life because you

have joy in your relationship with God which has nothing to do with things.

And that's why this parable comes right after the verse 15.

It's a it's an illustration of verse 15.

It points out that even though this guy had all these riches.

He really had nothing because God was just about to take his soul.

So he had nothing he just thought he had something.

Now if it's true that you can think you have something listen to me now this this is hard to do

right after lunch.

If it's true that you can think you have something but really have nothing.

Isn't it true that you can think you have nothing and really have something?

I think that's the lesson for today.

But God said to him thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee.

Then who shall those things be which thou has provided his rebellious kids.

Gonna get all his money that he worked so hard to get.

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God?

Let's stop there.

We're start with verse 22 next time.

What a lesson that is if you Think you have

something and you don't then it's possible to think you don't have anything right now but you really do some of you may be in

that place and So just know that if you have Jesus you have it all you've

got all of it.

So be joyful.

You know, you could add that to your philosophy brother Otis of doing your best now.

You could add to that and say be joyful now, don't wait till the money comes to be joyful.

Or or whatever it is some of you girls told that young man comes.

Amen brother Mitchell good preaching.

You know or whatever.

Yeah, some of these girls over here your big brother Paul's already watching out for you now.

Yep, they're at that gym.

He says there I'm gonna make sure there's no guys tracking them.

I said you do that.

Let me know.

So I have to report back to your dad.

I got to give him a good report.

So don't think it's because none of the guys like you it's because we don't let them around you.

Let's pray father we thank you for your word and for how Quick it is

and powerful in our lives.

And we pray that your Holy Spirit bring much of what we discussed today to mine to our minds throughout

the week as we need it.

And we ask it in Jesus name.

Amen.