Aug 10, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments
Highland Christian Church - Asheville, NC Communicator - Jason Garris Luke 6:24-36 - What sorrow awaits you, but not if you do good to those who hate you - as you are compassionate like the Father…
Jason GarrisHost
I think I'm ar-- I'm arrogant enough to go, "I could probably find my way back." But there's a lot of smart people that have gotten lost in the woods who have probably asked themselves the question, "How did I get here? How in the world did I get lost?" I think for most of us, this passage is going to ask a question of us that's deeper than just talking about loving your enemies.
It's gonna ask the deeper question of where are my desires taking me, and is my life reflecting where my desires have led? I think there's a deeper thing at work in this, and I know sometimes we just love to think we hear, "Just love your enemies.
You should just do it." But there's a lot to that, and I think Jesus actually unpacks it in a way that only he can do that is so much bigger than simply telling you, "Love your enemy." Last week, Tim looked at what seemed like an upside-down blessing, right? The poor, the hungry, the weeping.
Now, somehow, there's blessing? Even for those who are persecuted, people are starting to be-- to understand that Jesus' words are not just about the things that we know.
[chuckles] In fact, many of Jesus' words are completely different kingdom than we are used to.
We on-- in earthly kingdoms obsess with dominance and power and wealth and luxury.
And for the human heart, that can be hard to handle because we're growing up in a world that stresses those things, that makes those things top tier.
And we're continuing with Jesus flipping things upside down this morning, verse twenty-four of Luke chapter six.
"What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now! What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you.
What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.
What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets." Jesus isn't condemning, and I, I need you to hear me say this, he's not con- condemning wealth, food, laughter, or encouragement, [chuckles] right? I was-- We were watching a show yesterday.
He's exposing the danger of building your life around things that have an expiration date.
Jesus is going deeper again than just looking at material, luxury, wealth, uh, happiness, all these things that we're like, "Oh, if I just had the right stuff." He's like, "You're hugging and grasping at air." Rich now, be full now, laughing now, praised now.
I think I'm ar-- I'm arrogant enough to go, "I could probably find my way back." But there's a lot of smart people that have gotten lost in the woods who have probably asked themselves the question, "How did I get here? How in the world did I get lost?" I think for most of us, this passage is going to ask a question of us that's deeper than just talking about loving your enemies.
It's gonna ask the deeper question of where are my desires taking me, and is my life reflecting where my desires have led? I think there's a deeper thing at work in this, and I know sometimes we just love to think we hear, "Just love your enemies.
You should just do it." But there's a lot to that, and I think Jesus actually unpacks it in a way that only he can do that is so much bigger than simply telling you, "Love your enemy." Last week, Tim looked at what seemed like an upside-down blessing, right? The poor, the hungry, the weeping.
Now, somehow, there's blessing? Even for those who are persecuted, people are starting to be-- to understand that Jesus' words are not just about the things that we know.
[chuckles] In fact, many of Jesus' words are completely different kingdom than we are used to.
We on-- in earthly kingdoms obsess with dominance and power and wealth and luxury.
And for the human heart, that can be hard to handle because we're growing up in a world that stresses those things, that makes those things top tier.
And we're continuing with Jesus flipping things upside down this morning, verse twenty-four of Luke chapter six.
"What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for you have your only happiness now! What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you.
What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.
What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets." Jesus isn't condemning, and I, I need you to hear me say this, he's not con- condemning wealth, food, laughter, or encouragement, [chuckles] right? I was-- We were watching a show yesterday.
He's exposing the danger of building your life around things that have an expiration date.
Jesus is going deeper again than just looking at material, luxury, wealth, uh, happiness, all these things that we're like, "Oh, if I just had the right stuff." He's like, "You're hugging and grasping at air." Rich now, be full now, laughing now, praised now.
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