How Rude!

(Sunday message for House Church and individual use: preached 4/11 – 4/17/2021)

“You insult us also.” (Luke 11:45, ESV)

“Thou reproachest us also.” (Luke 11:45, KJV)

Introduction

“Etiquette is the set of conventional rules of personal behaviour in polite society, usually in the form of an ethical code that delineates the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed by a society, a social class, or a social group.” (“Etiquette.” Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, 3 Apr. 2021 (last edited), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette. Accessed 8 Apr. 2021.)

I. Jesus is invited to join society.

“And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.” (Luke 11:37)

“And as he spake,
“A certain Pharisee
“Besought him to dine with him:
“And he went in,
“And sat down to meat.”

II. Society is disappointed in Jesus.

“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.” (Luke 11:38)

“And when the Pharisee saw it,
“He marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.”

III. Jesus is Jesus.

“And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.” (Luke 11:39)

“And the Lord
“And the Lord said
“Unto him, …”

Conclusion: Jesus is disappointed in society.

“And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.” (Luke 11:39)

OUTLINE:

How Rude!

(A Message to the Multitudes)

“You insult us also.” (Luke 11:45, ESV)

I. Jesus is invited to join society.

II. Society is disappointed in Jesus.

III. Jesus is Jesus.

Conclusion: Jesus is disappointed in society.

WORSHIP:

Stand Up for Jesus – Fountainview Academy

Opening:

You Raise Me Up – Children’s Choir