10:30 am Sunday Worship
6400 W 20th St, Greeley, CO

Teaching by Travis Allen (Page 58)

The Sign of Silence, Part 1

Luke 1:18-20   We’re looking at Luke chapter 1, the first two annunciation narratives.  These were essentially birth announcements.  When God announces the birth of a special child, He doesn’t send a fancy card in the mail.  He sends a messenger from the throne room, an angelic messenger.  The particular messenger who spoke to Zechariah more than 2,000 years ago is an…

Great Before the Lord

Luke 1:14-17 I want to begin reading this morning in the text we’re going to study, and that’s Luke 1:13 to 17.  Follow along as I read. “The angel said to Zechariah, ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.  And you will…

A Startling Answer to Prayer

Luke 1:8-13 So, as we saw last time, the story we just kind of dipped our toe into the water a little bit—that story began with a faithful couple, an older couple—a righteous priest named Zechariah and his righteous wife Elizabeth, and as we talked about in some detail last time, they were living in some very, very dark times, this couple.…

The Parents of the Forerunner

Luke 1:5-7   And, as we noted before, Luke goes further back than any other gospel writer in telling the story about Jesus’ life and ministry.  He goes all the way back to the angelic announcement of the birth of John the Baptist.  Why does he do that?  Is he just trying to show up the other gospel writers? No, he’s got…

Luke, the Beloved Physician

Selected Scriptures   Last week we considered the prologue, and we talked about the author’s diligence in his research, his concern for accuracy and his goal of providing his readers, starting with Theophilus, with certainty about the gospel.  The one thing we have not seen in the biblical records is a clear statement about who wrote it.  Why do we say Luke…