Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

If Jesus was a pastor, I don’t think his church would’ve grown very fast. Any leader of a movement wants to make it easy for people to enter. But Jesus acts in a completely different way. People come and say, “I want to join up,” and Jesus says, “Get back. Think.” In Luke 9, Jesus does this because the three men clearly don’t understand what they are asking for. Therefore, if we take a look at how Jesus answers them, we’re going to learn a great deal about what it means to follow Jesus. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? This text shows us 1) that to follow Christ is to enter the kingdom, 2) that we need to understand the hardness of the kingdom, and 3) that we need to understand the greatness of the kingdom. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on January 24, 1993. Series: Hard Sayings of Jesus (1993). Scripture: Luke 9:57-60. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:04.0	This may sound strange at first, but in many ways Jesus is an upside down Savior.
0:08.8	He came not in strength, but in weakness.
0:11.3	He came not to gain power, but to give away power.
0:14.6	As a teacher then, he spoke in a way that turned people's expectations on their heads, calling
0:19.6	people to lose their lives to gain them, to die to themselves so they can truly live.
0:25.0	Some of his teachings can be difficult to understand or accept.
0:28.6	Today Tim Keller is teaching through one of the hard sayings of Jesus, showing us that
0:32.9	while Christ's teachings aren't always easy, they provide the answers to having a meaningful
0:37.9	life and a relationship with him.
0:40.5	After you listen, please take a few seconds to rate and review our podcast.
0:44.1	Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience the hope of the gospel.
0:49.3	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:52.6	I'm going to read to you from Luke chapter 9, verses 57 to 62.
0:58.6	We're in the middle of a, or actually near the end of a series we're doing here morning
1:05.1	and evening sermons on the hard sayings of Jesus, the difficult teachings of Jesus.
1:13.4	Luke 9, 57 to 62.
1:18.3	And as they were walking by the way, one man said to him, I will follow you wherever you
1:26.2	go, Jesus replied, foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the son of man
1:34.5	has no place to lay his head.
1:37.9	He said to another man, follow me, but the man replied, Lord first, let me go and bury
1:43.1	my father.
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