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This past weekend in my message, "The Sent Son," from Luke 20:1-19, I shared an illustration from Kenneth Bailey's excellent book, Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels, from the life of King Hussein I of Jordan. I am trusting Bailey about the accuracy of the story since he writes: "I was able …
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Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "The Sent Son," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is part of our series, "Crossroads." The text for this week is from Luke 20:1-19. Discussion Questions: We continue the series “Crossroads” this week by looking at two stories found in Luke 20:1-19. Begin your study …
This weekend at Eastbrook Church, as we continued the "Crossroads" series, I preached a message entitled "The Sent Son." This message builds upon the previous weeks of the series (see "Lord of the Sabbath" and "The New Temple") by exploring Jesus' parable in Luke 20:1-19. This parable is sometimes known as the parable of the wicked tenants and at …
Matthew Erickson 