Teaching on Sermons (Page 21)
The Surpassing Worth of Christ
Philippians 3:8-11
Associate with the Lowly
Luke 14:12-14 Well, we are back in Luke 14. Jesus teaching on the subject of humility and he’s doing that while he is sharing company with the proud, eating a meal. He’s been invited to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees on a Sabbath day. It’s after, an after-synagogue dinner, hosted by a wealthy powerful man, probably located in Jerusalem. And they, he and the guests, they are watching him carefully. They were watching because they…
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…
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 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…
Truth Known Too Late
Luke 13:25-30 Truth Known Too Late Luke 13:25-30 May 23, 2021 Let’s go to Luke chapter 13. Luke 13. We’re going to continue what we started last week. Luke 13, and you can find your way to verse 22. Jesus is going to expand in what we’re going to cover today, he’s going to expand on the thesis that we covered last week, strive to enter through the narrow door. We learned last week thatthe word strive, agonizomai, it came…
Strive to Enter the Kingdom
Luke 13:22-24 As we reengage our minds in the study of Luke’s Gospel, I’d just invite you to turn back again to that, beloved book, and you can turn to the middle of Luke 13, Luke chapter 13. We are entering into a new section in this place, Luke 13:22, a new section in, in this Gospel. It’s got a clear theme and it starts in Luke 13:22 and continues on through Chapter 16. It’s a section here of strong…