“A GREAT MAN – A GREATER MESSAGE” LUKE 7:24-30 I. Introduction If I were to place three pitchers of crystal-clear pure water on the table, then add two drops of industrial waste to one, a quarter ounce of raw sewage to another, and just a few grains of rat poison to the third, there would […]
“ARE YOU REALLY THE CHRIST?” LUKE 7:18-23 I. Introduction Are you a Christian? If you have come to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior you will instantly say, “Yes, I am!” Do you believe everything Jesus has said about Himself in the Scriptures? Again you say, “Yes.” Right now, at this moment, are […]
“I SAY TO YOU, ARISE!” LUKE 7:11-17 I. Introduction “What is truth?” It was Pilate who asked that question of Jesus on the night before the crucifixion. I suspect it was asked in a rather mocking tone. When Jesus was betrayed and arrested He was taken first to Annas. Annas was no longer the high […]
“AMAZING FAITH” LUKE 7:1-10 I. Introduction One of the books the Wednesday night men’s group has been working through this year is “Holiness” by J. C. Ryle. It was originally recommended to me by Darrell Bendorf, pastor of Harvard Bible Church. Darrell has been one of my spiritual mentors so I was pleased to follow […]
“THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN – TWO PARABLES” LUKE 6:39-49 I. Introduction God’s Word warns us about many things, but few if any of God’s warnings are as pointed and, quite frankly, as frightening, as the one Jeff read to open the service this morning. Please open your Bibles to Paul’s letter to the churches […]
“THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN – KINGDOM LOVE” LUKE 6:27-38 I. Introduction Ginny and I recently heard that an old acquaintance of ours, in referring to her church, had said something to this affect: “We don’t get involved in all of that. We just talk about the love of Jesus.” “All of that” was the […]
THE SERMON ON THE PLAIN – THE BEATITUDES” LUKE 6:17-26 I. Introduction I think you’ve all heard of the Sermon on the Mount. The Gospel of Matthew uses three full chapters (5-7) to record all that Jesus has to say in that famous sermon. It begins with the Beatitudes. You know – “Blessed are the […]
“WHERE IS JESUS IN COMMUNION?” I. Introduction Many of you know I’m a sort of a “history buff.” Regardless of whether it is world history or American history, I’ve always believed that the famous statement, usually credited to eighteenth century British statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke, is true. He said “Those who do not learn […]
“JUDAS – A TRAITOR” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction “The same sun which melts wax hardens clay.” It was Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great nineteenth century English preacher, who said that. It has since become “an old cliché” that many of you have heard before. But you may not have heard the rest of the quote. […]
“JAMES, SIMON, AND JUDE – LESSER KNOWN BUT…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction If there is one thing we have learned in our verse-by-verse study of Romans, the gospels, and various other NT writings, it is this: God chooses those whom He will save. Much of the professing church denies that. They either reject it outright […]