What Clean Looks Like
Luke 11:37-41 Turn to Luke’s gospel, Luke 11:37 is where we are, Luke 11:37. In this amazing eleventh chapter of Luke, Jesus has taught his disciples to pray. He has then strengthened and encouraged them, giving all kinds of inducements to pray. And after that Jesus did what he tends to do so often. He casts out a demon. He delivers from oppression. And for his miraculous work, he had to deal with a blasphemous charge from the Jewish leadership,…
Gladness in the House of the Lord
Psalm 122:1-9 Well it is so good to be back at church today, and I could just sit here and repeat that for another half an hour, but I’m, but I’m not going to. I’m going to let the word of God do that for us. “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” That is a most fitting passage of scripture, isn’t it? And for this Sunday, this gives expression…
Get Your Eyes Checked
Luke 11:33-36 I want to turn us back into the Gospel of Luke and get your attention back into the text, there, and Luke Chapter 11, as Jesus brings this discourse that we’ve been looking at for some time, here, he brings this particular discourse to a close. So you can find your way to Luke 11:33. As you turn there, I’ll just make a couple of remarks by way of introduction. The scene opened back in verse 14, Luke…
The Sign of Suffering
Philippians 1:29-30
Only This
Philippians 1:27-28 It is a joy to be back in the Book of Philippians once again, even though the circumstances are not as great of a joy. But it is a joy, nonetheless. This passage that we’re going to be looking at today—and next week and the next couple of weeks also—I think is especially helpful, and it speaks a special word, a timely word for this age, this time we are currently living in. So if you can remember…
Behold, Something Greater in Christ
Luke 11:27-32 We are continuing our study of Luke’s gospel and we want to invite you to turn in your Bibles to Luke 11. We are going to be looking at verse 27 and following, and while you’re getting situated, I’ll try to bring you up to speed with what has been going on so far in this section. The section started back in verse 14 when Jesus cast out a demon from a man and enabled him to speak.…
Lining Up with the Liberator of Souls
Luke 11:17-26 Back once again to Luke’s Gospel. Turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 11. That’s where we are in, in, God’s providence. We are in Luke chapter 11 and we’re looking at Jesus and his ministry of exorcism; casting out demons. One of the, one of the things I like about that song we sang earlier: The God of Abraham Praise. It says, in that first line, “The God of Abraham praise who reigns enthroned above. Ancient of…
The Priority of the New Birth
1 Peter 1:3-5
Christ, the Coronavirus, and the Cross
Selected Scripture I want you to take some time after that really beautiful time of, of hearing that story read again. That passion narrative and it’s, it’s good to return to it not only in our Bible reading at different times in the year, but especially at this time. To reflect and meditate as we’ve done in the reading of Scripture and in the singing that we’ve done together. Well, I, I keep saying “together.” We’re not together. We’re all,…