Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Master Plan - Demonstration (part 2)
December 8th, 2009Previous |
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- There were many situations and many types of people
- Rich and poor
- Healthy and sick
- Friend and Foe
- No chalk board outline or “Do It Yourself” Manual
- Jesus made sure they didn’t miss in understanding
- Ask what the parables meant – Luke 8:9
- Seem to spend more time explaining than the initial interaction lesson
- Applied lesson to their lives – Mark 10:24-31
- Jesus did not ask anything that He was not doing Himself
- Class was always in session – every waking moment of everyday
- People are looking for demonstration not explanation
- Only way to train men is to live by example
- Not shrinking back or evading our personal responsibility
- Mere knowledge is not enough
- Knowledge unapplied to living can become a stumbling stone for further truth
- Jesus saw to it that they applied the truth in their life