Christ Causes Flourishing

Luke 13:10-21

God brings about the flourishing of His people.

• Last time we talked about the tree failing to bring forth fruit and the vinedressers taking time to dig around it, water, and fertilize.
• This time we will see God 
• heal a woman hunched over, 
• Refute opponent to his kingdom 
• promise the flourishing of his kingdom.

He does this all because: God’s way brings about the flourishing of His people.

Setting

• We have arrived at Jesus final sabbath Synagogue appearance (4:16,33; 6:6; 13:10)
• Jesus speaks as Lord. He was previously identified as Lord of the Sabbath (6:5).

1. Christ’s Causes People to Flourish(10-17)
2. God causes his people to flourish by healing.
3. He causes his people to flourish by putting his opponents to shame.
4. God causes His people to flourish by overcoming the enemy (16).
5. God causes his People to flourish by bringing them joy in Him

Christ doesn't just cause his people to flourish individually, he causes his Kingdom to flourish.

2.Christ Causes His Kingdom to Flourish(18-21)

1. Christ wasn’t going to stop at causing this lady to flourish; he was going to cause a kingdom to come to rise up before there eyes.
2. Not just a military kingdom
3. Not just a political kingdom.
4. Something much larger- a spiritual kingdom- with Christ as the king.
5. The Flourishing Kingdom
6. Mustard Seed- Small beginnings
7. This  would have been the smallest seed sown in Palestine at this time- Yet in a short time it grow quite large.
8. Started with the 12 Apostles- At Pentecost would be added 3000 people
9. Roughly 30 years from Jesus words there would be people saved from almost every known country.
10. We know of the church flourishing in Rome the capital city of the mighty Roman empire.
11. Leaven-
12. Just as leaven changes the substance and impacts the inner workings of an item.
13. God’s kingdom will transform the inner lives of human.
14. The small beginnings of this movement will grow to momentous results.

Belonging to Christ’s kingdom and embracing his way cause us to flourish in every significant way.

We fail to see Christ as one who promotes flourishing -

We can be blind to it or we can see his teachings as burdensome.

• How would your actions change if you saw God through this lens as one who brings about good?
• You eagerly obeyed him because you know obedience to Christ is your greatest good.
• You willingly sought him for in his presence you truly flourish.
• You daily listened to his voice for you know you need it.

Conclusion:

• Christ’s insistence on accomplishing the flourishing of his people has him on his way to the cross.
• He will accomplish this end and his people will flourish for all eternity as a result