Teaching on Sermons (Page 26)

Teaching on Sermons (Page 26)

The Remedy for Hypocrisy

Luke 12:2-5 I want to welcome you back to our study in Luke chapter 12.  And we are looking at the subject of religious hypocrisy.  Its danger and its remedy.  Last week we talked about the danger of religious hypocrisy.  Today, the remedy, which is the fear of God.  I’ve been thinking a lot these days about the need for the fear of God in Christian ministry.  And probably, a probably coming to a head as I think about what’s…

The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1 It’s a joyful opportunity I have of week by week opening up Luke’s Gospel and we are entering into a new chapter in our study.  So I’d invite you to turn there, if you haven’t already, turn your bibles to Luke chapter 12.  Today’s sermon is really going to be aimed at setting up this incredibly hopeful chapter and so, so timely.  Luke 12 is a chapter on discipleship.  That is the theme, that’s what’s modeled here by…

The Formula for Church Unity

Philippians 2:3-4 Today, we are looking at Philippians Chapter 2, verses 3 and 4.  Last week, if you remember, we looked at the first two verses in Philippians Chapter 2, and we saw in them Paul’s emphasis of the importance of church unity.  These verses are flowing out of the strong imperative from that section that makes up Chapter 1 verses 27 through 30, where the understanding is to live a life worthy of the Gospel.  Last week we talked…

The Foundation and Definition of Church Unity

Philippians 2:1-2 Please turn in your Bibles to Philippians 2.  A couple of weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a brother in the church and we were talking about our frustrations with everything going on in society right now.  But we were also productively asking the questions about what we were learning because of this whole COVID crisis and all the craziness we are witnessing in the culture around us.  We mentioned some of the things we’ve discussed…

Deconstructing Unbelief

Luke 11:45-54 Luke chapter 11. In our study of Luke’s Gospel, we’re in Luke 11.  You can turn there in your Bibles. We’re actually wrapping up a section here, which is about Jesus’ confrontation with some scribes and Pharisees, and I’ll just take a few minutes here to get you up to speed.  In this final section of the 11th chapter of Luke’s Gospel, we find Jesus here in the home of a Pharisee.  He has been invited to this…

Diagnosing Hypocrisy

Luke 11:42-44 As we a continue our exposition of Luke’s Gospel, we’re going to consider the subject of spiritual hypocrisy, which is not a, a topic that is for meant for comfortable or easy listening.  So, if you’re feeling uncomfortable in the topic and the subject as we get into this, believe me, I sympathize.  This is a subject that really should for all of us, prompt sincere self-examination, which we are going to endeavor to do together today.    You’ll…

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,…