Teaching on Sermons (Page 47)
When God Shows Favor
Luke 1:57-66 We’re back in Luke’s gospel this morning, and I am rejoicing at that. So, turn in your Bibles to the first chapter of Luke. And we’re in Luke 1, verse 57. We’re coming into the final narrative scene of chapter 1. Which is, as you know, set at the time of the birth of John the Baptist. We, we were last in the text when Mary visited Elizabeth at the urging of the angel Gabriel. Elizabeth was in…
Faithful Evangelism, Part 2
Acts 17:24-34 Today, go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Acts 17. Today, we’re getting back into our little two-part message on evangelism. We just wanted to jump into that subject of evangelism last week and this week because we know so many students are going back to school, routines are getting back into fall routines and we have an opportunity, again, to remind ourselves of what we’re here to do on earth. We’re not here just to fellowship…
Faithful Evangelism, Part 1
Acts 17:16-23 This weekend is Labor Day weekend, which means it’s the start of the fall season. We pastors often think of our church calendar, not in terms of January to December, but in terms of September to August because fall season kicks off school routines and change in schedules, getting back into the flow of life that is kind of defined by our culture and its demands on us. And as we do that together as a church, I…
Belong to the People of Promise
Luke 1:54-55 Go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Luke’s Gospel; we are in Luke 1:46–55, the Song of Mary. We’ve been studying Mary’s Magnificat, and we’ve come to the final stanza of just what a wonderful, magnificent song that is. And we want to read the entire song one more time because when we read it today in its entirety, we’re going to leave it behind as we go on next week. So, just to enjoy its beauty…
Why God is Great
Luke 1:49-53 Let’s get into the word of God this morning. As we come to our time in God’s word this morning, you can open your Bibles to Luke Chapter 1 and verse 46. We’re going to continue our study of Mary’s Magnificat. We’ll read it together again as we get started this morning. While you’re turning there, in Psalm 113, the psalmist asks one of the best rhetorical questions in all of Scripture. In Psalm 113:5, the psalmist asks,…
A Practical Guide to Glorifying God
Luke 1:46-49 Well, as we turn to God’s word this morning, we want to enter into the study here of Luke chapter 1. Turn there in your Bibles. We’re getting into a study of a very, very beautiful, joyful portion of Luke’s Gospel. It’s Luke 1:46, and perhaps the best way we can introduce this section of Scripture is just to start by reading the passage together, just let the words of this passage fill the air. So, starting in…
Blessed Are Those Who Believe
Luke 1:39-45 Let’s get into the Word. Okay, Luke chapter 1. I’m hoping that last week’s review of where we have been in Luke helped prime the pump for you to get ready for moving ahead, and that’s what we’re going to do today, continuing to move forward in Luke chapter 1. So, you can locate Luke 1:39. We’re going to continue through this fantastic first chapter that introduces us to really the most important event that has ever happened…
The Key to Luke’s Gospel
Luke 1:15-38 We’re back into our study of Luke’s Gospel this morning, so let’s open our Bibles to the Gospel of Luke. We’ve had many months away from Luke, haven’t we? We’re going to have to knock the rust off a little bit. So, I thought I’d approach our study just a little bit differently this morning, just to get the gears turning again and give you a little review of where we’ve been. In one sense our study of…
An Atmosphere of Truth, Part 2
Ephesians 5:19-21 We’ve come to the end of what’s turned out to be a three-month series on membership and involvement in the local church. I didn’t start out intending a three-month series; I started out intending a one-month series. But now you know me, okay? That’s the way I go. But we’re going to wrap up the series this morning. Next week we’re going to get back into the Gospel of Luke. We’ve been away from Luke’s Gospel for a…