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Ainsley Earhart
The Life of Jesus podcast is sponsored by Riverbend Ranch. Hello everyone. This is Ainsley Earhart. Welcome to episode 16 of the 52 episode podcast series, the Life of Jesus. Thank you so much for joining me. This listening experience will begin in chapter 16 of the book of Luke. Jesus ministry in and around Jerusalem had become well known and very controversial. Society was split into those who hated Jesus and those who followed him, believing fervently in the words of hope and faith that he was preaching. Michael York as Luke and Neil McDonough as Jesus will present this continuing story in a way that will bring to life the powerful message of Jesus and the animosity of the religious leaders who wanted him gone. You're listening to the Life of Jesus.
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Jesus also said to the disciples, there.
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Was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. And he called him and said to him, what is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward. And the steward said to himself, what shall I do? Since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship. So, summoning his master's debtors, one by one, he said to the first, how much do you owe my master? He said, a hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, take your bill and sit down quickly and write 50. And then he said to another, and how much do you owe? He said, a hundred measures of wheat. He said to him, take your bill and write 80. The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than than the sons of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal habitations. He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. And he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches. And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own. No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and Despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
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The Pharisees, who were lovers of money heard all this, and they scoffed at him.
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You are those who justify yourselves before men. But God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John. Since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached. And everyone enters it violently. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away. Than for one dot of the law to become void. Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen. And who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, full of sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom. And he called out, father Abraham, have mercy upon me. And send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame. But Abraham said, son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things and Lazarus in like manner, evil things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. And besides all this between us and you, a great chasm has been fixed in order that those who pass from here to you may not be able. And none may cross from there to us. And he said, then I beg you, Father, to send him to my Father's house, for I have five brothers. So that he may warn them lest they also come into this place of torment. But Abraham said, they have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them. And he said, no, Father Abraham. But if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent. He said to him, if they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.
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Jesus said to his disciples, temptations to.
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Sin are sure to come. But woe to him by whom they come. It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck. And he were cast into the sea. Than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in the day and turns to you seven times and says, I repent, you must forgive him.
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The apostles said to the Lord, increase our faith.
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If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sicamen tree, be rooted up and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you. Will anyone of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him, when he has come in from the field, come at once and sit down at table? Will he not rather say to him, prepare supper for me, and gird yourself, and serve me till I eat and drink, and afterward you shall eat and drink? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that is commanded, you say, we are unworthy servants. We have only done what was our duty.
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On the way to Jerusalem, he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, he was met by 10 Leopards who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices.
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Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
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When he saw them, he said to.
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Them, go and show yourselves to the priests.
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And as they went, they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. And he fell on his face at Jesus feet, giving him thanks. He was a Samaritan.
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Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the 9? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? Rise and go your way. Your faith has made you well.
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Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, Jesus answered.
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The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, lo, here it is, or there. For, behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of.
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And he said to the disciples, the.
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Days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man. And you will not see it. And they will say to you, lo, there, or lo, here. Do not go, do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage until the day when Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, as it was in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built. But on the day When Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all. So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, let him who was on the housetop with his goods in the house not come down to take them away. And likewise let him who was in the field not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and. And the other left. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.
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Where, Lord?
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Where the body is? There the eagles will be gathered together.
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Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and and not lose heart.
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In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, vindicate me against my adversary. For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her. Or she will wear me out by her continual coming. Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?
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He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.
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Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself. God, I thank Thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get. But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me. A sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house, justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled. But he who humbles himself will be exalted.
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Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, let.
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The children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments. Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother. All these I have observed from my youth. One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
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When the man heard this, he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus, looking at him, said, how hard.
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It is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God. For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
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Those who heard it said, then who can be saved?
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What is impossible with men is possible with God. Lo, we have left our homes and followed you. Truly I say to you, there is no man who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive manifold more in this time and in the end age to come eternal life.
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And taking the 12, he said to.
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Them, behold, we are going up to Jerusalem and everything that is written of the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. They will scourge him and kill him, and on the third day he will rise.
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But they understood none of these things. This saying was hid from them, and they did not grasp what was said. As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging. Hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, jesus of Nazareth is passing by. And he cried, jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. Those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, son of David, have mercy on me. Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, asked him.
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What do you want me to do for you?
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Lord, let me receive my sight.
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Receive your sight? Your faith has made you well.
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Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw it, came, say praise to God. Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and rich. He sought to see who Jesus was, but could not on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, zacchaeus.
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Make haste and come down, for I must stay at your house today.
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So he made haste and came down and received him joyfully. When the crowd saw it, he has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner. Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord.
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Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the son of man came to seek and to save the lost.
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As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable. Because he was near to Jerusalem and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear.
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Immediately a nobleman went into a far country to receive kingly power and then return, calling ten of his servants. He gave them ten pounds and said to them, trade with these till I come. But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, we do not want this man to reign over us. When he returned, having received the kingly power, he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. The first came before him, saying, lord, your pound has made 10 pounds more. And he said to him, well done, good servant. Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over 10 cities. And the second came, saying, lord, your pound has made five pounds. And he said to him, and you are to be overflowed five cities. Then another came, saying, lord, here is your pound, which I kept laid away in a napkin, for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow. He said to him, I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow. Why then did you not put my money into the bank, and at my coming I should have collected it with interest? And he said to those who stood by, take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds. And they said to him, lord, he has ten pounds. I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given. But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and. And slay them before me.
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And when he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphagea and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples.
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Go into the village opposite, where on entering you will find a colt tied on which no one has ever yet seen at. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, why are you untying it? You shall say this, the Lord has need of it.
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So those who were sent went away and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, why you want untying the colt? And they said, the Lord has need of it. They brought it to Jesus, and throwing their garments on the colt, they set Jesus upon it. And as he rode along, they spread their garments on the road. As he was now drawing near at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen.
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Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. He's in heaven and glory in the highest.
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And some of the Pharisees in the multitude said to him, teacher, rebuke your disciples.
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I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.
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When he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it.
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Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace, but now they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall come upon you when your enemies will cast up a bank about you and surround you and hem you in on every side and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you. Because you did not know the time of your visitation.
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And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who saw him.
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It is written, my house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.
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And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him. But they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.
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Ainsley Earhart
I'm Emily Compagno, author of the number.
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One New York Times bestselling book, Under His Wings.
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Ainsley Earhart
How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops. Thank you for listening to this episode of the 52 episode podcast series, the Life of Jesus. Be sure to spread the word. How often have you heard someone claim, it's not my job? Whenever faced with the option of going above and beyond or taking the easy way out. Far too many refuse to extend themselves beyond necessity. Is this the way Jesus taught? Can those who think this way claim correctly that they follow the teachings of Jesus? Jesus said we should go the extra mile, give beyond what is asked and never expect to be repaid. Such self sacrifice is the antithesis of doing as little as possible and never exerting oneself beyond minimum requirements. What impact would it have on society if everyone looked for ways to do more and to be more? What kind of world would result from men and women of faith purposing in their hearts to rid themselves of self interest and embracing Jesus heart of service? When each person voluntarily surrenders their entitlement and focuses their energy instead on improving the lot of their neighbor, our world will be transformed and Jesus will be lifted up for all to see. Father, help me to set myself aside and embrace your call to love and serve others. Please enable me to give freely of whatever I have because of love for you. Thank you for listening to episode 16 of the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus. Make sure to spread the word. Listen ad free with a Fox News Podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts. Amazon prime members can listen ad free on the Amazon Music Applause.