The Devil’s Temptation of Jesus
Luke 4:1-2 So here in Luke’s gospel, fourth chapter, let’s enter the passage together, just starting with reading the passage about the devil’s temptation of Jesus Christ. Says there in Luke chapter four, verse one. “And Jesus full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for 40 days, being tempted by the devil, and he ate nothing during those days, when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said…
The Power of Gospel-Driven Ministry
1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Turn in your bibles to 1 Thessalonians and in the beginning of the month, I preached from 1 Thessalonians chapter 1 and I’d like to return to that text, finish the chapter. I’m gonna begin by reading the passage and then we’ll have just a short period of review to kinda go over what we covered in that last sermon. So if you’re in 1 Thessalonians chapter 1, let’s read that chapter together. Let me just get…
God’s Faithfulness in the Greatest Darkness
Lamentations 3
The Character of God’s People
Book of Ruth
The Foundation of a True Church
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 As we turn our attention to God’s word this morning, I’d like you to open your Bibles to Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church, 1 Thessalonians. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your…
The Lineage of the Last Adam
Luke 3:23-38 One of the joys of expository preaching is that you get to be exposed to all different portions of Scripture. Not many preachers would on their own choose to preach through genealogies, but expository preaching is a method of preaching that requires you to move verse by verse, passage by passage through the Scripture. So, I’m forced to do this, but gratefully so. I am very much encouraged by this passage and I hope you are as…
The Covenantal Divide: The Anointing of Jesus
Luke 3:21-22 Jesus’ baptism was the context of his anointing by God for the unique role and the special ministry as Israel’s Messiah. I just want to start by reading these two verses. You know we talked about this last week, and we’re going to finish it up here today. We’re going to start by reading those verses, and then I’ll make a few comments just by way of review. It says in Luke 3:21: Now when all the…
The Covenantal Divide: The Baptism of Jesus
Luke 3:21-22 These are monumentally important verses. These two verses here really represent a high point in redemptive history. This is a zenith that marks the division between the two covenants of the Bible. It is a very, very important text. This is what you might call a watershed text. I’m calling these two verses, Luke 3:21 to 22, the “Covenantal Divide.” This week, we’re going to consider the role of Jesus’ baptism in that divide, and next week we’re…
Reacting to Words of Warning
Luke 3:15-20 Women are learners, they’re students of Scripture, and Luke acknowledges that all the way through the Gospel. Christ acknowledges that in his ministry to women directly. But our passage today has nothing to do with women. It’s got to do with people. So if you are “a people,” it has to do with you. We’re going to go back to our study of Luke’s Gospel. I’m actually going to start in John chapter 10. If you turn to…