Take the Lowest Place
Luke 14:7-11 Let’s turn our attention now to Luke Chapter 14. If you’re not there, you can take your Bible and turn there to Luke 14. Last week we started into the first 24 verses, at which we said is a single unit of thought, as a single theme governing that whole section where Jesus is in the home of a Pharisee, he’s exposing and confronting pride, but he’s doing so in an indirect way by teaching about humility. So…
The Day Humility Silenced Pride
Luke 14:1-6 Open your Bibles to the fourteenth chapter of Luke’s gospel and we are in the first few verses of Luke 14 today, in Luke 14:1-6. And as we enter into chapter 14, I want to begin by helping you see this opening narrative in its larger context. So let’s start by reading the first twenty four verses of Luke 14 just to set some context, and then we’ll go back and unpack the first six verses. Luke…
What Makes Special Revelation Special
Selected Scriptures Alright, greetings everyone. Welcome to the theology hour. Let me open with a word of prayer. Father, thank you so much for the day we’ve had so far. And it is a joy to worship together as a local church and under the authority of Jesus Christ. We thank you for the world that we live in. That everywhere we look there is evidence of your design, your eternal power, your divine nature, your perfections. Especially as you…
Resolved and Tender
Luke 13:31-35 We’re back in Luke’s gospel today, so I’d invite you to turn in your Bibles to the 13th chapter of Luke and the final verses of the chapter, Luke 13:31 to 35. The last time we were here in this text, Jesus was warning the Jews about their complacency with regard to the Kingdom of God. And he told them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door because one day that door will be shut, closed, fast, locked,…
The Power of Ministry Grace
2 Corinthians 4:13-18 I invite you to return to 2 Corinthians 4, and we’ll wrap up the three-part series that we have been doing on the Christian ministry. 2 Corinthians chapter 4, today we’re looking at verses 13 to 18, the last part of that chapter. But we will begin by reading the whole chapter, starting in verse 1. 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul writes, “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we…
The Return to Divine Authority
Alright, let’s, let’s open in a word of prayer. Father, thank you so much for a wonderful day that we have had in your presence and with one another. It is such a joy to see the life of Christ in each and every one of us as we fellowship around the word and as we share life together. We thank you for this hour that we get to come together and think deeply about the things of you about…
The Purpose of Gospel Suffering
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 We are continuing a short series on Gospel ministry; 2 Corinthians chapter 4 and we’ll pick up our exposition where we left off last time. But I’ll start by reading the text starting back in chapter 4 verse 1. 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 1, Paul says, “Therefore having this ministry by the mercy of God we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper…
The Glory of Gospel Ministry
2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Find your way to 2 Corinthians 4:1. Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthians is really the most autobiographical of all his epistles. That letter reveals Paul’s deep affection for the Corinthians. It gives us insight into what he suffered as an apostle, as Jesus promised him. And we see in the suffering and in the trial and affliction, we see what’s revealed is the heart of this apostle. And you can see the work of grace of…