Salvation and Healing, Jan 29 2023
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SALVATION AND HEALING
Luke 18:18–43
Christ came to help man both spiritually and physically. He wants man to have a healthy soul and body. Christ brings divine health. By accepting Christ, we have a healthy soul. By God’s touch, we have a healthy body.
I. SALVATION—vv. 18–27
I. SALVATION—vv. 18–27
1. Concern—v. 18. What must I do that I may have eternal life?
1. Concern—v. 18. What must I do that I may have eternal life?
2. Christ—v. 19. Jesus says, Don’t call me good … there is only one who is good! What humility!
2. Christ—v. 19. Jesus says, Don’t call me good … there is only one who is good! What humility!
3. Commandments—vv. 20–21. Five commandments are listed and he claimed he had kept them from his youth. (He didn’t keep the first commandment, which puts God first in one’s life.)
3. Commandments—vv. 20–21. Five commandments are listed and he claimed he had kept them from his youth. (He didn’t keep the first commandment, which puts God first in one’s life.)
4. Consecration—vv. 22–23. Jesus asks three things of the ruler: (1) Sell what you have. (2) Give your riches to the poor. (3) Take up your cross daily and follow Me. The questioner goes away filled with sorrow.
4. Consecration—vv. 22–23. Jesus asks three things of the ruler: (1) Sell what you have. (2) Give your riches to the poor. (3) Take up your cross daily and follow Me. The questioner goes away filled with sorrow.
5. Comparison—vv. 24–25. It is hard for rich people to enter heaven since money comes between man and God. Christ must be first!
5. Comparison—vv. 24–25. It is hard for rich people to enter heaven since money comes between man and God. Christ must be first!
6. Christian—vv. 26–27. Who can be saved? With man things are impossible. With God, all things are possible.
6. Christian—vv. 26–27. Who can be saved? With man things are impossible. With God, all things are possible.
II. SACRIFICE—vv. 28–30
II. SACRIFICE—vv. 28–30
1. Consecration—v. 28. Leave all to follow Christ.
1. Consecration—v. 28. Leave all to follow Christ.
2. Compensation—vv. 29–30. He who leaves all and follows Christ will be rewarded, both in this life and in the life to come. God keeps very good records.
2. Compensation—vv. 29–30. He who leaves all and follows Christ will be rewarded, both in this life and in the life to come. God keeps very good records.
III. SORROW—vv. 31–34
III. SORROW—vv. 31–34
1. Prophecy—v. 31. Jesus now faces the end of His life. He knows the prophecies which point to His death, and how they must be fulfilled.
1. Prophecy—v. 31. Jesus now faces the end of His life. He knows the prophecies which point to His death, and how they must be fulfilled.
2. Punishment—vv. 32–33. Suffering, death upon the cross, and the resurrection now await Him.
2. Punishment—vv. 32–33. Suffering, death upon the cross, and the resurrection now await Him.
3. Problem—v. 34. The disciples, although with Him for three years, do not understand the words of Christ.
3. Problem—v. 34. The disciples, although with Him for three years, do not understand the words of Christ.
IV. SEARCHING—vv. 35–43
IV. SEARCHING—vv. 35–43
1. Person—vv. 35–37. A blind man hears that Jesus is coming to his town.
1. Person—vv. 35–37. A blind man hears that Jesus is coming to his town.
2. Pleading—v. 38. He cries out to Christ, asking that He heal his blindness.
2. Pleading—v. 38. He cries out to Christ, asking that He heal his blindness.
3. Problems—v. 39. He is told by the crowd to keep silent.
3. Problems—v. 39. He is told by the crowd to keep silent.
4. Personal—vv. 40–41. Jesus takes a personal interest—He stands still. He asks the blind man what he wants.
4. Personal—vv. 40–41. Jesus takes a personal interest—He stands still. He asks the blind man what he wants.
5. Praise—vv. 42–43. The blind man is healed. He praises God, along with the other people.
5. Praise—vv. 42–43. The blind man is healed. He praises God, along with the other people.
As Jesus “stood still” for this blind man, so He stops to listen to our needs. He could have passed this blind man and shown no interest. But He is concerned and interested in all of man’s needs.
Croft M. Pentz, Expository Outlines from Luke, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976), 47–48.