“THE ‘UNTRIUMPHAL’ ENTRY (PART 1)” LUKE 19:28-40 I. Introduction Have you ever heard someone say, “You know, I tried Christianity once, but it didn’t work out for me,” or, “I was a believer for a while, but not anymore,” or words to that affect? Tragically, comments like that are not uncommon in today’s world. But […]
“PREPARING FOR COMMUNION” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction It was only six weeks ago this morning that we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection from the dead on what we in the western world have come to call “Easter.” It was just over five months ago that we celebrated His birth in what believers all over the world call […]
“IN BUSINESS FOR THE KING” LUKE 19:11-27 I. Introduction Every Sunday morning, around 9:15 am, I am called to give an account of what I have been doing for the previous six days. Well, maybe not everything, but at least the parts that per-tain to the preparation of the sermon. I am giving an account […]
“THE WORKS OF FAITH” JAMES 2:14-26 I. Introduction Christianity – biblical Christianity – is different from any other religion that exists (or has ever existed) on this earth. All true Christians believe that. But what makes it different? Is it that the founder of Christianity is alive, while Moses, Mohammed, Buddha, and every other person […]
“SALVATION AND THE SEEKER” LUKE 19:1-10 I. Introduction Every passage of Scripture has a key verse, the most important verse, the one upon which the passage, or the whole chapter, or maybe even the entire book itself depends. The initial challenge for a student of the Bible is to find it. And it can be […]
“…AND THE BLIND SHALL SEE” LUKE 18:35-43 I. Introduction I’ve heard it said, and I’ve come to believe it is generally true, that if one of your five senses is somehow diminished or not as sharp as the others, then the others will tend to be more sensitive. In today’s passage in Luke we are […]
“WORSHIP, PROPHECY, TRUTH, RESURRECTION” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “Worship, Prophecy, Truth, Resurrection” – each of the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, spoke of all these things. Today we will touch on them all, but our focus will be on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, that wondrous event we celebrate this morning. All […]
“FULFILLING PROPHECY” LUKE 18:31-34 I. Introduction “God’s ways are not our ways!” That’s hardly earth-shaking news to a Bible-believing Christian, is it? We know that. But even though we know it to be true, how often do we need to be reminded of it? “God’s ways are not our ways!” So when God speaks, or […]
“HOW CAN ANYONE BE SAVED?” LUKE 18:18-30 I. Introduction “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? For what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” Jesus asks those questions in Mark 8:36-37. We know the answer to the first question – “It profits him […]
“CHILDLIKE FAITH” LUKE 18:15-17 I. Introduction I have three questions for every Christian parent here this morning. Is there anything of greater importance to you, as a Christian parent, than the salvation of your children? Is there anything for which you, as a Christian parent, pray more fervently than your children coming to saving faith? […]