Teaching on Sermons (Page 42)

Teaching on Sermons (Page 42)

Ambush on the Sabbath

Luke 6:6-11 We’ve been reading about Jesus. He and his disciples have been shadowed by the Jewish leadership. All the while, he’s demonstrating his power, his strength, his might, his healing, his concern for people, his mercy. Jesus’ ministry has attracted the attention of the religious authorities in Jerusalem. The scribes and the Pharisees, they went out from Jerusalem and Judea to go to Galilee, in that more rural area: Galilee of the Gentiles.  They went out to observe for…

Lord of the Sabbath, Part 2

Luke 6:1-11 42-063 Lord of the Sabbath, Part 2 Luke 6:1-5 November 27th, 2016 There in Luke Chapter 6 follow along as I read in Luke 6:1 through 11. “On a Sabbath, while he,” that is Jesus, “was going through the grain fields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. But some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Have…

Lord of the Sabbath, Part 1

Luke 6:1-5 As we have been moving through Jesus’ Galilean ministry, if you remember, Jesus’ Galilean ministry started in chapter 4, verse 14, and goes all the way through chapter 9, verse 50. But even in these early chapters, we have been seeing an increase of opposition from the Jewish leadership. As Jesus exercises his Messianic prerogatives, as he executes his Father’s perfect will, he’s being led along all the while by the Holy Spirit. And Jesus’ ministry, let’s just…

A Christian Response to the 2016 Presidential Election

1 Timothy 2, 1 Corinthians 15:58 Okay, as we turn our attention to God’s Word this morning, yesterday, Melinda and I were in Minneapolis. I was invited to preach at the Christian Worldview Conference. My friend, David Wheaton, maybe some of you who are tennis fans know the name David Wheaton. He was a 13-year tennis pro on the circuit in the 90’s mostly. He played with guys like Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras and all that. He won his own share of trophies and…

Stop Trying to Make Jesus Fit

Luke 5:33-39 Levi’s banquet was attended by all kinds of tax collectors and what Luke calls “others,” and the scribes call them “sinners.” Jesus attended all that, and he stood up as well to defend his disciples in the face of religious critics. I love that section of Scripture because it shows how Jesus is the friend of sinners. And that brings me great, great comfort, and I know it does you as well if you know the depth of…

The Despised, God Has Chosen

Luke 5:27-32 For those who profess Christ, if we have been attending church for very long, we’ve become accustomed to using Christianese. You know what I’m saying by that? Christian jargon. We refer to ourselves as unworthy sinners, talk amongst ourselves like that. We even use words like wretched, and totally depraved. Some Christians, when you ask them how they’re doing on a given day, they might respond to you by saying, “Better than I deserve.” Right? And they are…

The Full Authority of the Son of Man

Luke 5:21-26   We want to refresh our memories of the context here by reading that portion.  So follow along as I read what we covered last week in Luke Chapter 5 starting in verse 17. On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem.  And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.  And behold,…

The Greatest Miracle of All

Luke 5:17-20 Here in Luke 5, join me in verse 17 and follow along as I read the account. On one of those days, as he [as Jesus] was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem.  And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.  And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were…