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Jesus: The Iconoclast, Part 1

Jesus: The Iconoclast, Part 1. Luke 16 – The Cool-But-Uncool Steward. Jesus Is Too Cool. Jesus-Fans. The Uncool-but-Cool Steward Parable.

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Jesus: The Iconoclast, Part 1

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  1. Jesus: The Iconoclast, Part 1 Luke 16 – The Cool-But-Uncool Steward

  2. Jesus Is Too Cool Jesus-Fans

  3. The Uncool-but-Cool Steward Parable Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money. So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired!’” “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg. Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’

  4. The Uncool-but-Cool Steward Parable “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’ The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.’ “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.’

  5. The Uncool-but-Cool Steward Parable “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light. Luke 16:8

  6. The Need for Shrewd Thinkers “...the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.”Luke 16:9

  7. The Need for Shrewd Thinkers “...the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.”Luke 16:9

  8. The Need for Shrewd Thinkers “...The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd.”

  9. The Shrewd “Child of Light” “And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.” Luke 16:9

  10. The Shrewd “Child of Light” • Your life is not temporary. • Don’t get dominated by temporary things.

  11. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. “…the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails… Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 1 Timothy 6:17

  12. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8

  13. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. Psalm 24:1 "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that…they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. Luke 16:9

  14. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that…they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. Luke 16:9

  15. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that…they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. Luke 16:9

  16. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. • Start Small, Graduate BIG! "He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.” Luke 16:10

  17. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. • Start Small, Graduate BIG! “very little thing” “Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?” Lk. 16:10

  18. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. • Start Small, Graduate BIG! • This is an Either/orConflict. "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." Luke 16:13

  19. “Child of Light” Convictions • You willbebetrayed. • Invest in God’s Kingdom. • Start Small, Graduate BIG! • This is an Either/orConflict. "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." Luke 16:13

  20. Who is Truly The Shrewd Steward? Children of this world Children of Light • Knows he cannot trust the World System. • Wins God’s way. • His is loyal primarily to God and His Kingdom. • Invests in eternal life reward & security. • There is no end to his growth. • Knows he cannot trust the World System. • Wins at any price. • His loyalties change as his needs change. • Invests in temporary reward & security. • Sooner or later gets dominated himself.

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