“HAVE YOU ASKED HIM?” LUKE 11:5-13 I. Introduction Have you asked God for anything lately? Has He answered you? Do you believe He will? Or are you afraid He won’t? Let me say right at the outset, “He will answer you!” Of course, His answer will come in His time, not in yours. And when […]

“LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY” LUKE 11:1-4 I. Introduction I have a problem with this morning’s passage, and I suspect some of you may as well. It’s the problem of familiarity. Or maybe I should say “over-familiarity.” We have it memorized. We know the words so well that we can spew them without giving them […]

“THREE CUPS” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “Christ died for us,” is one of the most basic and fundamental truths to be found in all of Scripture. It is the core of the gospel, God’s good news for lost sinners. Jesus Christ did for us what we could not do for ourselves. God’s own Son humbled […]

“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING” LUKE 10:38-42 I. Introduction What is your highest priority? It seems like that should be an easy question to answer, but for many of us there are so many seemingly important things demanding our time and attention, that we struggle to even know what our highest priority might be. How many […]

“GO AND SHOW MERCY” LUKE 10:25-37 I. Introduction The Good Samaritan is probably the best known of all Jesus’ parables. What are para-bles? Someone has defined them as earthly stories with heavenly meanings. But at first the Lord’s reason for teaching eternal truths in parables can be a little disconcerting. Why doesn’t He just get […]

“WHO CAN BE SAVED?” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “Who can be saved?” I would venture to say that the vast majority of Christians would immediately answer, “Anyone can be saved. While there’s life there’s hope.” But is that literally true? Is that biblically accurate? Was it true in Exodus after God hardened Pharaoh’s heart? Was […]

“THE MESSAGE RECEIVED” LUKE 10:17-24 I. Introduction Sometimes we make telling others about Christ far more difficult than it needs to be. And because we do, far too many Christians avoid it. We don’t do it because we don’t think we know how. Then we excuse ourselves by saying we don’t have “the gift.” But […]

I. Introduction The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news! In fact, the Greek word translated “gospel” is “ĕuaggĕliŏn,” (yoo-ang-ghel´-ee-on) from which we get the English word “evangelism.” Biblical evangelism is the proclamation of the gospel, the good news of the kingdom of God. But doesn’t good news, by its very nature, imply that there […]

I. Introduction The Gospel of Jesus Christ is an urgent message. It is urgent because the time is short. Each day draws us nearer to the Rapture when Jesus will return to take His church to hea-ven to be with Him. Two great promises in the NT confirm this. They are given exclu-sively to Jesus’ […]

I. Introduction The modern church is filled with people who seek fulfillment by participating in various religious rituals and activities. Some attend a church primarily for the temporal benefits that come with being connected to a local fellowship of believers. Others do so because it makes them feel good about themselves. Still others go to […]