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Luke 5- New Wine

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And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. Luke 5:36-37

Jesus said in John 3 “You must be Born Again to see the Kingdom of Heaven” well I believe this parable is teaching about the same concept. Of course before we can interpret the parable, we need to understand the concept of the parable. In the first century it was practice to store their “new wine” into a new wine skin. When the wine was gone, they threw away the old wine skin, they didn’t reuse it for new wine again

Jesus was using this parable to reflect upon our conversions of becoming Born Again. The New Wine represents the Holy Spirit. It reminds us of Jesus first miracle , when he turned water into wine, this was the beginning of his ministry, this was the beginning of the New Covenant. God can’t pour New Wine into Old Wine Skins. The Holy Spirit must dwell in a Holy Space, you must become Born Again to see Heaven

Notice Jesus says “and the bottles shall perish” the old wine skins will perish. Unless you are Born Again through Jesus Christ, you will perish. You must become Born Again, you must become a New Creation, you must have a New Wineskin to pour the Holy Spirit upon You!

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. Luke 5:38-39

The New Wine (Holy Spirit) must be poured into New Bottles (Born Again) God can’t be in the presence of Sin, you must become Born Again to be saved (John 3) Jesus demonstrates this illustration with wine. As the Bible says “Get drunk on the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18) Anyone who has become Born Again never wants to go back to their carnal self. Anyone who falls away has never been Born Again to begin with

We can’t work our way into Heaven, we can’t earn our salvation, we must become Born Again. The New Wine , the Holy Spirit will be poured out inside of you by our Lord Jesus Christ! Are you preparing yourself to be made new by Christ? Amen!

Luke 5- Healed or Forgiven?

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And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. Luke 5:18-20

Here we see Jesus preaching at a house, however so many people came to hear and see Jesus, that there was standing room only. A group of men brought a disabled men to see Jesus to be healed, however they couldn’t even get through the front door because of the crowd. So they decided to drop the man through the straw roof of the building , to the feet of Christ

Now an amazing event happens here, not only does Jesus instantly heal the disabled man, but Jesus makes the statement “Your sins are forgiven” what? As you can imagine, when the religious leaders heard this, they were angry, who can forgive sin but God alone? This is exactly what Jesus is revealing here, he is God in the flesh, he is more than just a prophet

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? Luke 5:21-23

The religious leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy, who does this man think he is? Only God can forgive sin, so what is Jesus saying here? Jesus answered them and said “What is easier to forgive sin or heal someone”? See Jesus can do both, forgive and heal, why? Because He is the Son of God, the Great I AM, God in the flesh

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. Luke 5:24-26

Notice Jesus references himself as the Son of Man, the fulfillment of Daniel 7, Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. And Jesus revealed he has all power and authority in Heaven and on Earth to heal and forgive sin, eternal life is only possible through Christ alone

The question is “How are you going to respond to this news today?” Are you going to rejoice and receive Christ like many in the crowd? Or is your heart hardened like the religious leaders and perish in your sins? Jesus is willing and able to save you, get off your mat in walk Amen!

Luke 5- Lepers Prayer

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And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. Luke 5:12-13

Here we see a man covered in Leprosy coming to Jesus and begging for his healing! Now at first glance, you might say “This really has nothing to do with me” but at a second glance you need to understand you are the Leper. From a spiritual perspective, we are all Lepers, we are all sinners and unclean before a Holy God. The only way our souls can be cleansed is by the blood of Jesus Christ!

From an Old Covenant perspective, what the Leper was doing was unlawful. An unclean man couldn’t come in contact with a “clean” person, especially a Rabbi, the Son of God. But this is just a revelation of the New Covenant, where Christ can make us clean! The only thing that would save this man is Jesus, and the only thing that is going to save us is Jesus, period!

Notice the man’s approach to Christ, “He fell on his face” he cried out to The Lord with godly sorrow and humility. And notice Jesus’ response “He touched him”. Again this is not lawful under the Mosaic Covenant, Jesus can’t be touching unclean things, but Christ is instituting a New Covenant, that will set the captives free and make us clean!

And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. Luke 5:14-16

Jesus did a strange thing , he told the man “but tell no one I healed you” We see this throughout his ministry, Jesus didn’t want them to know he was behind the healing, why? Because he wanted everyone to come to Christ on their own initiative. Jesus even rebuked the demons of speaking about him, because he wanted the people to truly seek him with their hearts

But even so , the fame about Jesus spread everywhere! But many people came to Jesus for the miracles and not for the Miracle Worker! And Jesus needed to withdrawal in the wilderness, to be alone with our Heavenly Father, so he can remain in His Will and not the will of the people

We all have spiritual leprosy, are you seeking Jesus for a cleansing? Are you on your face to The Lord asking for his mercy? Seek the Great Physician and you shall be healed, give your life to Christ and he will give you eternal life Amen!

Luke 5- Fisher of Men

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And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. Luke 5:2-5

Imagine this, your a professional fisherman and you’ve been fishing all night, then some stranger walks up to you and says “Hey why don’t you put the net on the other side of the boat” You’re first reaction is probably curse words we can’t repeat, however Peter was respectful to Jesus and did as he said. 

What was happening here? Jesus is not only going to select his first Apostles, but he’s going to teach Peter about faith and obedience. Jesus knows what he told Peter doesnt make any logical sense, however he wanted to test Peter and see if he would be obedient and faithful to his commands

And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. Luke 5:6-8

Notice what happened when Peter listened to The Lord’s instructions, he caught so many fish , he needed multiple men to bring in the nets. Once Peter realized who Jesus is , notice his reaction. Peter fell on his knees and said “I am a sinful man, O Lord” this is a true display of repentance. Have you ever went to your knees in true repentance and declared who Jesus is?

For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. Luke 5:9-11

But lets not miss the message Jesus was trying to convey with the miracle. Peter was now called to be an Apostle of Christ, to catch people instead of fish! How? By preaching the gospel, hence the symbolism of the fishing net. And the Apostles were not going to just catch a few people, they were going to start a revolution called the Church, which the gates of Hell will never prevail against it

Jesus called Peter and the other Apostles , and they answered , following Christ! Are you being called today? Are you a Fisher of Men? Time is running short, build Gods Kingdom and save souls in Jesus name Amen!

Luke 4- Demons Tremble

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And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. Luke 4:33-35

It’s pretty interesting, at the beginning of Jesus ministry, when he had yet revealed to people that He is the Christ, the demons already knew! Notice the title they referred to Jesus “The Holy One of God” this is a Messianic reference (Psalm 16:10) The demons knew that Jesus is the Son of God and he had the power and authority to destroy them, that’s why they begged Christ to leave them alone

Notice also , when Jesus commanded the demons, they were in subjection to Him. Its not because the demons wanted to comply to Christ or they followed him, its because they had no choice! Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16) Every knee will bow to Jesus and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord (Philippians 2) When are people going to realize this, Jesus is Lord of All

Additionally this is a demonstration or display of the New Covenant, the power of Christ being revealed. Never before did anyone exorcise demons or have authority over them, only Jesus Christ! This is why the New Covenant, is a Better Covenant, a more powerful Covenant, through Jesus Christ!

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. Luke 4:36-37

Never before, did anyone ever see anything like this, the demons were in submission to Christ! Jesus spoke with power and authority, almost like he was the living Word of God (John1) , because He is!  And quickly the fame and gospel of Christ spread everywhere, God’s kingdom was coming here on Earth

The kingdom of darkness is now defeated, Jesus crushed the head of Satan at the cross! Time is running out, for Satan and his demons, and all those who havent received Christ as your Lord and Savior! The New Covenant is here, The Christ has come to bring us salvation!

Every knee will now and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, even the demons will bow, even Satan will bow, everyone will bow to the Lord Jesus Amen!