What does the calamity in Luke 13 mean for you and your church- How should we respond- How does Jesus respond- ----MP3- https---illbehonest.com-download-fullsermons-the-greatest-of-calamities-ryan-clarke.mp3--- View on I'll Be Honest- https---illbehonest.com-the-greatest-of-calamities--Ryan serves as a pastor at https---www.jacksdaleandselstoncommunitychurch.com--0-00 - Intro and read text, Luke 13.1-5.-1-41 - Think of the tragedy's that we've seen in history. Sinking of Titanic, Great Fire of London, etc.-8-14 - What is our response to all of this--11-15 - A summary of the points we will consider.-11-54 - What about the historical context--14-35 - Point 1 - The information given to Jesus.-17-05 - Point 2 - How Jesus responds.-21-55 - Point 3 - What does this mean for us and our churches--29-45 - Outside of Christ do you see how guilty you are before God--32-55 - Christ died and took our place that we might be forgiven.-37-08 - Considering 9-11 and what happened 20 years ago.-40-39 - So church, what do you do- Will the -elect- just get saved-

Billy McCurrie was 12 years old when his dad was killed by the IRA and consumed with fury, Billy joined the Ulster Volunteer Force at 16, and a year later he was ordered to kill someone. Sentenced to life at 17, Billy spent 10 years in prison and it was there that the Lord saved him. He shared his testimony recently at the 2022 Fellowship Conference UK.--0-00 - Preview-4-59 - My Dad was shot dead by the IRA.-11-00 - Murdering a man in cold blood.-13-02 - Beginning his prison time.-15-40 - How Peter would evangelize to others in jail while cutting their hair.-18-34 - God sending magazines from New Zealand--23-26 - I had never felt guilty for murder.-28-20 - His mother's conversion.-30-57 - Baptizing ourselves in prison.-32-13 - What happened to the girl who would write him every day--34-32 - During the hunger strike.-35-56 - The wicked Roman Priest's involvement in the hunger strike.-37-20 - Released from prison in 1985.-38-26 - Met a man who had massive hatred, even 53 years after the offense.-41-32 - Christ gives hope to sinful and wicked men.

And remember, this is metaphoric-symbolic-illustrative-figurative language-we are the sheep in this analogy, and the LORD God is the Shepherd. So in order to rightly understand Psalm 23-4 we have to precisely determine what the valley of the shadow of death is referring to in this metaphor. And how did the sheep even get into the valley---And what is the purpose of the rod and staff - what did the Shepherd use these tools for- And then how does their use on a sheep carry over and what does it represent on how the Lord would use them to provide us with comfort-