Holiness for the Holidays
1 Samuel 1:1-18 As the holidays are fast approaching, my think Lowe’s has had their Christmas stuff out since August now. But the, the holidays are upon us now again already. My kids, they decorated our basement with Christmas stuff last week. The students they wanted to decorate down in the, the big room down in the student center last week. Thanksgiving is only 11 days away now. Christmas is coming and with the holidays approaching, I thought it would…
The Preparation for Passover
Luke 22:7-13 You can open your Bibles to Luke 22 as we come to verse 7 of Luke 22, and as we come to this section, Luke 2:7 through 13, we are less than 24 hours away from the crucifixion. With all that’s ahead, it’s amazing to think about all that can happen in a single 24 hour period. But we’re not going to cover it in 24 hours, I can guarantee you that. Last week we studied just the…
Solving the Jesus Problem
Luke 22:1-6 Well, we are entering into the final section of Luke’s gospel this morning. It’s a very long chapter at 71 verses, second only to the first chapter of Luke, which we have survived. So you’ll survive this one too. Chapter 1 of Luke is 80 verses, this is only 71, so we’re, we’re going to cruise right through it. Turn to Luke 22 in your Bibles this morning. I realized that this is a political season and we…
Effects of One Faithful Life
1 Samuel 7
The Key to Understanding Conflict
Jame 4:1-3
Watchful, Prayerful Saints
Luke 21:34-38 Well, we are with mixed feelings, for me anyway, coming to the end of this amazing chapter, Luke 21 and Jesus’ teaching on the Olivet Discourse. This great chapter along with the parallels in Matthew 24 and Mark 13, this chapter stands with other eschatological teachings such as Luke 12, Luke 17. All these passages are seminal to the vital New Testament doctrine of last things, of what is coming in the end. Michael Allen in his, no…
Certainty and the Fig Tree
Luke 21:29-33 Well, we have come to this final section, actually, of the Olivet Discourse this morning. It’s toward the end of Luke 21. So you can turn there in your Bibles to Luke 21 and find your way to verse 29. In this section, the whole section is verses 29 to 36. But in this first section, Luke 21:29 to 33, Jesus is kind of rounding out his teaching on the end times. He’s kind of circling back here…
Anticipating Christ’s Return
Luke 21:25-28 Anticipating Christ’s Return Luke 21:25-28 September 29, 2024 You can turn in your Bibles to Luke 21 as we return to our study of Luke’s Gospel, Luke 21. I’m going to start reading in verse 20; Luke 21, verse 20. You can follow along as I read. Jesus says to his disciples on Mount Olivet, this Olivet discourse, he says, “‘But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. And then…
Living in Light of Christ’s Return
Luke 21:24 Living in Light of Christ’s ReturnLuke 21:24September 22, 2024 Well, we come to the Word of God today, and we get to return to Luke’s Gospel. I have been most eager to get back into the flow, and I hope that you’re anticipating it, too. We are right in the middle of Luke chapter 21, so you can turn there in your Bibles, and right where we are in the text, it’s kind of the hinge point in…