“PRAYER OR TEMPTATION?” LUKE 22:39-46 I. Introduction I have two recurring dreams. They take place at different times and in different places, but they’re really quite similar. The first one goes something like this: I’m a student – high school, college, or grad school – it doesn’t really matter. I’m about to take a major […]
“BETRAYAL, FAILURE, AND HOPE” LUKE 22:21-38 I. Introduction Skiing and golf! Some of you here this morning ski. Some of you play golf. Some of you are rather good at both skiing and golf. I am good at neither. When I was young and tried skiing, I quickly learned that lesson. I was, however, good […]
“LAST PASSOVER – FIRST COMMUNION” LUKE 22:7-20 I. Introduction Think for a moment about someone whom you’ve loved who has passed away. Can you see them in your mind’s eye? Sure you can. Do the memories of that person flood back and wash over you? What are you remembering? Are you’re thinking of something, a […]
“SATANIC PLOT OR SOVEREIGN PLAN?” LUKE 22:1-6 I. Introduction You do not need to attend this church very long to know that we believe in, preach, and teach that the God of the Bible is sovereign. We believe, preach, and teach that God’s sove-reignty oversees and orders not only the affairs of men, but everything […]
“MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY” LUKE 21:29-38 I. Introduction Are you a Bible-believing Christian? If you are, then you believe that Jesus is coming back to this earth. You believe in the Second Coming. Not only is that what the Scriptures clear-ly and repeatedly teach, but it’s also an essential truth of the Christian […]
“GREAT TRIBULATION – GLORIOUS APPEARING” LUKE 21:20-28 I. Introduction The last days; the Second Coming; the end of the age; the new heavens and the new earth in which righteousness dwells! When we think about these things we classify them under the theological banner of prophecy. All of it is yet in the future, isn’t […]
“PERSECUTION AND ENDURANCE” LUKE 21:12-19 I. Introduction Have you ever wondered about how many promises God has for us in His Word, the Bible? Someone who took the time to count them said there were 3,573 promises. I can neither confirm nor deny the accuracy of that number, but even if there were only half […]
“THE BEGINNING OF THE END” LUKE 21:5-11 I. Introduction Is there any subject of biblical study more fascinating to the Bible-believing Christian than prophecy, or to be more specific, end-times prophecy? Theologians call that study eschatol-ogy, which simply means, “the study of last things.” During the 1980’s the believing church had great interest in the […]
“HOW’S YOUR GIVING?” LUKE 21:1-4 I. Introduction A church member had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. The doctors said he could receive visitors but he was not to be agitated or excited. His family wondered how to […]
“JESUS IS LORD!” LUKE 20:41-47 I. Introduction Who is Jesus? Well, who does the Bible say He is? Let me begin this morning by quoting a few well-known passages where the Scriptures identify Jesus for us. Isaiah 9:6 6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and […]