Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – April 11, 2021
Series Title: Included in the Kingdom of God
Today’s Title: “Include the Outsider”
Today’s Text: Acts 10:1-23
OUTSIDERS INCLUDED BY JESUS
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EXCLUDED BY PREJUDICE - Samaritans
- Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
- The 10 Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
- Samaritan Woman at the well (John 4:1-42)
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EXCLUDED BY DISEASE - Lepers
- Jesus touched a leper to heal him (Matthew 8:1-4)
- The 10 Lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
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EXCLUDED BY REPUTATION - Tax Collectors
- Matthew becomes a disciple (Matthew 9:9-12)
- Gathered to hear Jesus (Luke 15:1-2)
- Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)
- Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
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EXCLUDED AS AGENTS OF OPPRESION - Centurions
- Commended for great faith when Christ healed a servant (Matthew 8:5-13)
- Declared Christ to eb the Son of God at the cross (Luke 23:47)
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EXCLUDED BY BIRTH - Greeks
- Greek woman – Jesus casts out a demon from her daughter (Mark 7:24-30)
- Greeks ask to see Jesus on Palm Sunday (John 12:20-22)
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EXLCUDED BY PATRIARCHY - Women
- Samaritan Woman at the well (John 4:1-42)
- Greek woman – Jesus casts out a demon from her daughter (Mark 7:24-30)
- Woman caught in adultery (John 8:2-11)
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EXCLUDED FROM PUBLIC DISCOURSE - Children
- Jesus angry at disciples for keeping children away – Luke 18:15-17
- Jesus enjoyed the company of children and spoke about their faith (Matthew 18 1-5)
- Praise for God from the lips of children on Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:14-16)
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EXCLUDED BY THE INCLUDED - Jewish religious leaders
- Jesus eats at the home of a “prominent Pharisee” (Luke 14:1-24)
- A Pharisee named Nicodemus – (John 3:1-21)
- Jesus heals the daughter of a synagogue leader (Matthew 9:18-26)
OUTSIDERS INCLUDED IN THE CHURCH