“GO TELL IT SOMEWHERE!” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Go tell what somewhere? Go tell the world that Jesus Christ is born, that’s what! That is why we’re here, isn’t it? Isn’t telling the world that Jesus Christ is born what the church is called to do? As a local assembly of believers our task, our […]
“JESUS IS GOD’S WORD, GOD’S IMAGE, AND GOD’S SON” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Earlier this year the longest running game show in television history celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. “Jeopardy” is a game show with a twist. The host gives the answers while the contestants have to provide the questions. For example… the answer is, “The […]
“THANK YOU, LORD” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Do you sometimes have trouble praying? When you do pray, do you feel like you’re just going through the motions, praying for the same things day after day, week after week, and year after year with no appreciable results? Does it often seem to you that your prayers […]
“PRETENDING OR REPENTING” LUKE 22:47-62 I. Introduction When you were child and you disobeyed your parents, were you sorry you disobeyed them, or were you sorry when they caught you? How can you differentiate between these two kinds of sorry? Well, ask yourself this: How sorry would you have been if your parents had never […]
“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 […]