“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 […]