Luke 12:8-12 discusses acknowledging Jesus before men and being unafraid to speak for him when facing trials. It says whoever acknowledges Jesus will be acknowledged by him before God, but those who deny him will be denied. Though speaking against Jesus can be forgiven, blaspheming the Holy Spirit will not. The Holy Spirit will teach believers what to say when facing persecution for their faith.

1. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON
~ The Gospel of Luke 12:8-12 ~

2. God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life
Luke 12:8-12
Found on page 871 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:

4. Oregon shooter said to have singled out Christians
for killing in ‘horrific act of cowardice’

5. What if what
I believe
costs me
everything
?

6. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON
~ The Gospel of Luke 12:8-12 ~

7. 8 I tell you, everyone who acknowledges
Luke 12:18-19
me before men, the Son of Man also will
acknowledge before the angels of God,
9 but the one who denies me before men
will be denied before the angels of God.

8. “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the
clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days and was
presented before him. And to him was given
dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all
peoples, nations, and languages should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which
shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that
shall not be destroyed.”
~ Daniel 7:13-14

9. ~ The Apostle Paul in
2 Corinthians 5:9
“…if you confess with
your mouth that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised
him from the dead, you
will be saved. For with
the heart one believes
and is justified, and with
the mouth one confesses
and is saved.”

10. “To acknowledge
Jesus before men is
to be open and
honest about our total
life-commitment to
him as our Saviour
and Lord.”

11. 8 I tell you, everyone who acknowledges
Luke 12:18-19
me before men, the Son of Man also will
acknowledge before the angels of God,
will be denied before the angels of God.
9 but the one who denies me before men

12. 10 And everyone who speaks a word
Luke 12:18-19
against the Son of Man will be forgiven,
but the one who blasphemes against
the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

13. 11 And when they bring you before the
Luke 12:18-19
synagogues and the rulers and the
authorities, do not be anxious about how
you should defend yourself or what you
should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will
teach you in that very hour what you
should say.

14. “Remember the word
I said to you: ‘A
servant is not greater
than his master.’ If
they persecuted me,
they will also
persecute you.”
~ Jesus of Nazareth in
The Gospel of John 15:20

15. Why does Luke record this
account in his historical
biography of Jesus?
Important Question

16. Jesus’ royalty
deserves our loyalty.

17. “The idea that Jesus truly
did rise form the dead is
indeed the most dangerous
idea on Earth, for it tells us
that not all men stay dead.
Given the inevitability of
death, this truth is the
greatest news that mortal
human beings could ever
hope to hear.”

18. ~ The Apostle Peter ~

19. “Beloved, do not be
surprised at the fiery trial
when it comes upon you to
test you, as though
something strange were
happening to you. But
rejoice insofar as you share
Christ’s sufferings, that you
may also rejoice and be
glad when his glory is
revealed.
~ The Apostle Peter
in 1 Peter 4:12ff.

20. “If you are insulted for the
name of Christ, you are
blessed, because the Spirit
of glory and of God rests
upon you….Yet if anyone
suffers as a Christian, let
him not be ashamed, but
let him glorify God in that
name.”
~ The Apostle Peter
in 1 Peter 4:12ff.

21. ~ The Apostle Paul ~

22. ~ The Apostle Paul
in Romans 8:35ff
“Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution,
or famine, or nakedness,
or danger, or sword…?
No, in all these things we
are more than conquerers
through him who loved us.

23. ~ The Apostle Paul
in Romans 8:35ff
“For I am sure that neither
death nor life, nor angels
nor rulers, nor things
present nor things to come,
nor powers nor height nor
depth, nor anything else in
all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love
of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.”

24. ~ The Apostle John ~

25. “Then I heard a loud voice
shouting across the
heavens, ‘It has come at
last— salvation and power
and the Kingdom of our
God, and the authority of
his Christ. For the accuser
of our brothers and sisters
has been thrown down to
earth—the one who
accuses them before our
God day and night.
~ The Apostle John
in Revelation 12:10-11

26. “And they have defeated
him by the blood of the
Lamb and by their
testimony. And they did
not love their lives so
much that they were
afraid to die.”
~ The Apostle John in
Revelation 12:10-11 (NIV)

27. In your hearts, set apart
Christ as Lord.
Assignment

28. Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
Jesus, I my cross have taken
All to leave and follow Thee
Destitute, despised, forsaken
Thou from hence my all shalt be
Perish every fond ambition
All I’ve sought or hoped or known
Yet how rich is my condition
God and heaven are still my own
by Henry Francis Lyte

29. Let the world despise and leave me
They have left my Saviour, too
Human hearts and looks deceive me
Thou art not, like them, untrue
O while Thou dost smile upon me
God of wisdom, love, and might
Foes may hate and friends disown me
Show Thy face and all is bright
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
by Henry Francis Lyte

30. Man may trouble and distress me
‘Twill but drive me to Thy breast
Life with trials hard may press me
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest
Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me
While Thy love is left to me
Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm me
Were that joy unmixed with Thee
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
by Henry Francis Lyte

31. Go, then, earthly fame and treasure
Come disaster, scorn and pain
In Thy service, pain is pleasure
With Thy favor, loss is gain
I have called Thee Abba Father
I have stayed my heart on Thee
Storms may howl, and clouds may gather
All must work for good to me
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
by Henry Francis Lyte

32. Soul, then know thy full salvation
Rise o’er sin and fear and care
Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear
Think what Spirit dwells within thee
Think what Father’s smiles are thine
Think that Jesus died to win thee
Child of heaven, canst thou repine
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
by Henry Francis Lyte

33. Haste thee on from grace to glory
Armed by faith, and winged by prayer
Heaven’s eternal days before thee
God’s own hand shall guide thee there
Soon shall close thy earthly mission
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days
Hope shall change to glad fruition
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
by Henry Francis Lyte

34. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON…
IMAGINE,

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