May 7, 2023
Life Upside Down
- Andy Grimes
Sermon Notes
Jesus' Kingdom Is An Upside Down Kingdom
Luke 6:17-19 NIV
He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch him because power was coming from him and healing them all.
Luke 6:20-26 NIV
Looking at his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you, when everyone speaks well of you, for that, is how their ancestors treated the false prophets."
Luke 6:20 NIV
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God."
Luke 6:24 NIV
"But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort."
Stewardship Over Self
Luke 6:21a NIV
"Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied…."
Luke 6:25a NIV
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry."
Contentment Over Comfort
Luke 6:21b NIV
"Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh."
Luke 6:25b NIV
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep."
Empathy Over Escape
Luke 6:22-23, 26 NIV
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets… Woe to you, when everyone speaks well of you, for that, is how their ancestors treated the false prophets."
Live in the Upside Down Kingdom
"I believe Christians often perceive obedience to God as some test designed just to see if we're really committed to Him. But What if it's designed as God's way of giving us what's best for us?" - Craig Groeschel