Red Letter Study:

Luke 6:46-47 "...Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? "Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:..."

Context:

- Jesus describes the difference between building on rock and building on sand.

- Building on rock requires hearing His words, and acting on them.

- Building on rock is the only way to withstand the storms of life.

Biblical History:

ADAM: Mankind in approximately 4000 BC

- created by God.

- given purpose (tend the garden, be fruitful and multiply).

- chose an alternative offered by Satan.

ABRAHAM: Nation started in approximately 2000 BC

- created by God.

- given purpose (all the nations will be blessed).

- the nation chose alternatives offered by Satan.

JESUS: New Testament Church is born

- son of God.

- given purpose (speak the truth, release the captives, blood sacrifice).

- rejected all alternatives offered by Satan.

YOU: Part of the Body of Christ in 2013

- created by God.

- given purpose (tend, be fruitful, bless, reconcile)

- will you choose alternatives offered by Satan?

Why did Jesus come?

- Jesus gives many reasons, but all are based upon 'doing the will of the Father'.

How many Gospels?

- there are four Gospel accounts in the Bible, but only one true Gospel.

Why four Gospel accounts?

- Jesus came for all people.

- People tend to fall into one of four basic people groups.

- Each Gospel account has the flavor of a people group:

Matthew: Religious people, Jews.

Mark: Doers, Romans.

Luke: Thinkers, Greeks.

John: The masses, everybody else.

Did Jesus come to liberate people from the bondage that each group exhibits?

Does it matter in 2013 what Jesus said almost 2000 years ago? Why?

Are we independent of His-story, or are we a part of it?

- Do we know our place?

- Are we willing to take our place?

Why is a Red Letter study important?

- We must hear the words of Jesus.

- We must do the words of Jesus.

Format of this study:

- study all four Gospel accounts simultaneously, using the Gospel harmony outline found at http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/harmony/index.cfm

- use a Red Letter edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible.

Are we willing to listen to the words of Jesus?

Are we willing to respond to the words of Jesus?

Prepare to meet your Lord.