“The distinguishing feature of the family of God is obedience to the word of Christ" (P. Ryken). The message was given on January 26, 2014, at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.

1. “The Family Likeness”
~ Luke 8:16-21
images: Leah Walthery

2. God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life
Today’s Scripture:
Luke 8:16-21
Found on page 865 in our guest Bibles.

3. images: tanmonkey

4. images: tanmonkey

5. images: Huffington Post

7. “
Christian
”

8. What is the
distinguishing
feature
of a follower
of Christ
?

9. “Over the course of
2,000 years, there
has consistently
been one
unanswerable
objection to the
Christian faith —
Christians.”

10. “The Family Likeness”
~ Luke 8:16-21
images: Leah Walthery

11. Be on the lookout for...
1
The vital connection b/t
hearing and doing
2
The distinguishing feature
of Jesus’ spiritual family

12. image: James Wheeler / Phyllis Harris / Les Chatfield / — Tico —
“…the path…”
“…the rock…”
“…among thorns…”
“…good soil…”

13. Luke 8:16
No one after lighting a lamp covers
it with a jar or puts it under a bed,
but puts it on a stand, so that those
who enter may see the light….

14. “You are the light of
the world…. Let your
light shine before
others, so that they
may see your good
works and give glory
to your Father who is
in heaven.”
~ Jesus of Nazareth
in Matthew 5:14-15

15. Luke 8:17
For nothing is hidden that will not
be made manifest, nor is anything
secret that will not be known and
come to light….

16. “For God will bring every deed
into judgment, with every secret
thing, whether good or evil.”
~ King Solomon
in Ecclesiastes 12:14

17. “…the day when…
God judges the
secrets of men by
Christ Jesus.”
~ The Apostle Paul in
Romans 2:16

18. ~ The Apostle Paul in
2 Corinthians 5:10
“For we must all appear
before the judgement
seat of Christ, so that
each one may receive
what is due for what he
has done in the body,
whether good or evil.”

19. Luke 8:18
Take care then how you hear….

20. “… we must pay much
closer attention to what
we have heard, lest we
drift away from it.”
~ Hebrews 2:1

21. Luke 8:18
Take care then how you hear, for
the one who has, more will be given,
and from the one who has not, even
what he thinks he has will be taken
away….

22. Luke 8:19-20
Then his mother and his brothers
came to him, but they could not
reach him because of the crowd.
And he was told, “Your mother and
your brothers are standing outside,
desiring to see you….”

23. Luke 8:21
But he answered them, “My mother
and my brothers are those who
hear the word of God and do it.”

24. “Both the One who
makes men holy and
those who are made
holy are of the same
family…”
~ Hebrews 2:11 (NIV)

25. ~ Hebrews 2:11 (NIV)
“Both the One who
makes men holy and
those who are made
holy are of the same
family. So Jesus is
not ashamed to call
them brothers.”

26. Important Question
Why does Luke include this
teaching from the life of Jesus
in his historical biography?

27. Main Point
“The distinguishing feature of
the family of God is obedience
to the word of Christ.”
~ Phillip Ryken

28. 1
Join the family of
God by faith,
not by works.
image: Artotem

29. 2
WARNING!
Watch Out For
Self - Deception

30. “Do not merely listen
to the word,
and so deceive
yourselves.
Do what it says.”
~ James the Brother of Jesus
in James 1:22 (NIV)

31. 3
Display the Family Likeness
images: Leah Walthery

32. What is the
Gospel
according
to you
?

33. Over the course of 2,000 years,
there has consistently been one
attractive element to the Christian
faith — Christians through
whom people can see that
Jesus Christ makes a difference.

34. flickr images courtesy of:
Leah Walthery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87569038@N05/8586422595/
Artotem: http://www.flickr.com/photos/artotemsco/3713942772/
other images:
http://www.tanmonkey.com/fun/dog-looks-like-owner.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/27/dogs-look-like-ownerssebastianmagnani-pictures_n_3510856.html#slide=2626811