“AND ON THE THIRD DAY…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Christ the Lord is risen today! Before He was crucified Jesus had told the Pharisees… Matthew 12:40 40 “…for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three […]

“JESUS MUST DIE AND BE BURIED…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction You and I are faced with a problem, and it’s a problem of epic proportions. It began in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve – the very pinnacle of God’s creation, the only creatures made in His likeness and in His image – […]

“A CALL FOR CHRISTIAN DISCERNMENT” LUKE 12:54-59 I. Introduction “Discernment” is a word few of us use every day. But that doesn’t mean we don’t exer-cise discernment all the time. We do! Every time we determine that one thing is differ-ent than another, every time we separate one thing from another, every time we make […]

“I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE…” LUKE 12:49-53 I. Introduction We’ve all experienced something that has changed our lives, haven’t we? I believe that the answer to that question is an unqualified, “Yes.” If you’re very young such a life-changing event may not have happened yet, but it will. If you’re well along in […]

“THE SECOND COMING – ARE WE READY?” LUKE 12:35-48 I. Introduction We are an impatient people. We want what we want and we want it now. Few of us enjoy waiting in a line regardless of whether it’s in a fast-food restaurant or at an airport security checkpoint. Waiting for anything can be frustrating, can’t […]