Let's Burn Them Up

Determined

V 51

Jesus is determined to go to the cross/ Jerusalem

He has a mission from the Father to accomplish

Isaiah 50 says that He set His face like flint

time is running short’

and the perfect time for Jesus to die is about 6 months away

to get to Jerusalem they are going through Samaria

as we know Samaritans and Jews don’t get along

so lets see what happens

read V 51-56

Delegates

Jesus sends a delegate ahead to prepare for the night

this is a small village to take in 13 + travelers and feed them

so preparations have to be made

V 52

But since these are Jews

and they are going to Jerusalem/ the Jewish center of worship

not going to Mt. Gerazim the Samaritan center of worship

so they said no

already there is rejection

V 53

so the delegation comes back to report

this enrages the disciple known for his love

but not yet

James and John just came down off the mountain

they saw Elijah and Moses

and remembered that Elijah called down fire

2 Kings 1:10 LSB

And Elijah answered and spoke to the commander of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty.” Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.

since they are feeling privileged

superior to everybody

V 54

lets bring judgement on these people since we don’t like them anyways

Just let me call fire down on them

we will treat them like Sodom and G

we will show them who they are dealing with!

the apostle of love did not start out this way

he had to learn who he was

V 55

What spirit are we?

Ephesians 2

V 1 dead in trespasses and sins

V 2 We conducted ourselves according to Satan

in the spirit of disobedience

V 3 children of wrath

These are the Samaritans that John wants to call fire down on

this is who we were we deserved for fire to be called down on us

what would happen if before we were saved God deservedly made us a human marshmallow over a campfire

we were deservedly children of wrath

V 4 But God

V 5 dead made alive

By Grace

V 7 show us the surpassing riches

V 8-9 Grace faith gift

V 22 Spirit of God

Luke 9:55 LSB

But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of,

John has a lot to learn about himself

The Holy Spirit will turn him into the apostle of love

but as of that time he was still fighting for throne position

so he says lets call fire down on them. can we please

but what would happen if?

V 56

Jesus Came To Save

Acts 1:8 (LSB)

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to THE END OF THE EARTH.”

Acts 8

V 1 -4 Saul persecutes the church in Jerusalem

people were scattered

V 5-17 people were saved and Peter and John went and they also recieved the Holy Spirit

The village and the city are not to far apart

I am sure that there were people from this village that became Christians

but if Jesus would have answered Johns prayer.

they would have died in their sins

we don’t know what God is doing behind the scenes

we might get angry at someone and want God to handle the situation

and he does he saves them

who is God’s elect?

who is God going to save?

sometimes the ones who are the most violent against God are the ones that God is working in their heart

Luke 9:56 LSB

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.

and they moved on

the most loving thing that could be done

there will be another time

don’t burn bridges

Alow Jesus through the Holy Spirit to work

Christians through history are known for their love

what John had to learn

something that we also have to work on