Teaching by Travis Allen (Page 61)

Teaching by Travis Allen (Page 61)

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 wrote Luke?  So, we’re going to get into that today.  We’ve got a lot to cover, and as…

Gospel Certainty for Gentile Sinners, Part 2

Luke 1:1-4 We’re going to take some time just at the outset of this study to get this introductory look at Luke. We, we spent some time there last week in introduction. This week, I’ve got one more week of introduction. We want to do a little bit of a biography of Luke, next week, so we’ll talk about that. But it’s important that we get a look at some of these introductory details, because we want to get a…

Gospel Certainty for Gentile Sinners, Part 1

Luke 1:1-4 Now a reasonable question at this point is to ask is “Why?”  Why launch into a long study on the Gospel of Luke?  Why chew up all that time, spending all that time in the pulpit in one author’s writings?  Won’t that cause us to become a bit out of balance?  Whether or not you are asking questions like that or thinking things like that, I would like to provide some justification for why we’re venturing into a…

Dealing with Sin in the Body

Colossians 3:5 As we come to our time in God’s Word this morning, obviously, we’re mindful of the communion table prepared before us. The Lord’s table is a very good way, I think, to end the calendar year 2014. We celebrated the birth of our Lord and Savior this last Sunday in anticipation of Christmas, and then this Sunday we want to remind ourselves that the Lord didn’t come to just live, but to die, and to die for our…