Luke 14:1-11 – Rev. Jonathan P. Boehne

Trinity 17 October 4, 2020 The Sunday of Humility

Sunday: Trinity 17 | Sermon Text: Luke 14:1-11

Trinity 17
Luke 14:1-11
October 4, 2020

“Come Up Here”

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

It’s your turn to clean up after supper so you’re at the sink rinsing and washing dishes. And your Mom comes in and says, “Wow! You are really good at doing the dishes!” Now you have mixed feelings about this statement from your Mom. On the one hand, you always like to be praised. But on the other hand, who wants to be good at doing the dishes?! Yikes, that might mean you have to do more dishes. So maybe you should NOT be quite so good at the dishes. The trick every husband has tried before—you stink at doing the dishes and hope you never have to do them.

There are some things we don’t know if we really want to be good at. “Would you take out the trash? You’re really good at that.” “Would you change your little brother’s diaper? You’re really good at that.” Would you go and talk to so-and-so? You’re really good at listening to people’s problems.” Or “He’s really angry. Would you go talk to him? You’re really good at that.” Yikes. And you know what Christians are supposed to be good at? All of those. Yes. In one word, Christians are supposed to be good at humility. And at first glance that’s one of those things you’re not sure you really want to be good at. Because it’s hard. And it’s humiliating. It’s hard to be like Jesus.

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Trinity 17 October 13, 2019 The Sunday of Humility at Table

Sunday: Trinity 17 | Sermon Text: Luke 14:1-11

Trinity 17
Luke 14:1-11
October 13, 2019

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“Walk with Humility—Walk with Jesus”

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

This last week we witnessed a great display of humility. You may have heard of it or seen the video. On September 6, 2018 a police officer in Dallas, Amber Guyger, was going home after her shift and somehow went into the wrong apartment thinking it was hers. When she opened the door there was a man, Botham Jean, sitting on his own couch in his own apartment, with her mistaking it for her own, and she shot him and he died.

This last week brought the end of the trial. She was found guilty of murder and sentenced to prison. But when Botham’s brother, Brandt Jean, was given a chance to speak in the courtroom, he said, “If you truly are sorry, I know I can speak for myself, I forgive you. And I know if you go to God and ask him, he will forgive you….And I’m not going to say I hope you rot and die, just like my brother did, but I personally want the best for you.…I want the best for you, because I know that’s exactly what Botham would want you to do. And the best would be: give your life to Christ.” Then he asked permission to give her a hug. He did. A very emotional one, for sure. Then the judge even stepped down from the bench to hug her, gave her a Bible and told her to spend her next days reading it, starting with John 3:16. And then the judge even quoted the verse herself, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

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Trinity 17 The Sunday of Humility September 23, 2018

Sunday: Trinity 17 | Sermon Text: Luke 14:1-11

Trinity 17
Luke 14:1-11
September 23, 2018

“Humility Looks Like Jesus”

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

C. S. Lewis says there’s a particular sin that every single person suffers from and yet hardly anyone ever thinks they have it. At the same time, he says it’s a sin that we very easily identify and find in everyone except ourselves. So what is this sin that we think we never have but we think everyone else does have? It goes by many names and phrases—arrogant, self-conceited, “full of himself”, “thinks the world revolves around her”, stuck-up, “high on his horse”, “thinks she’s better than everyone else”, “in love with himself.” Christians simply call it what the Bible calls it: PRIDE. …

Trinity 17 September 18, 2016

Sunday: Trinity 17 | Sermon Text: Luke 14:1-11

Trinity 17
Luke 14:1-11
September 18, 2016

“Come Up Here, Friend”

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Sermon Questions

When is a time you’ve been put in your place?
Jesus tells us to avoid being put in our place. However, how do you know there’s more than just “practical wisdom” in Jesus’ words?
What was dropsy and how do we all suffer from it?
What is the cure for dropsy?
What seat has Jesus invited you to sit in?