Sermons on Luke

Mark 8:27 – Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way He asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 – They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 – “But what about you?” He asked. “Who […]

Matthew 4:1 – Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 – After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3 – The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 – […]

1- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 – He was with God in the beginning.  3 – Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 – In Him was life, and that life was the […]

This morning I want to begin my sermon by showing you a clip from one of my favorite movies. I’m referring to the second installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Two Towers. As I’m sure you know this movie is based on the books of J. R. R. Tolkein—books that illustrate that […]

This week I read a story about a local fitness center that was offering $1,000 to anyone who could demonstrate that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. The owner—who was himself a real muscle man—would squeeze a lemon in his bare hands until all the juice ran into […]

Luke 19:28 – After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 – As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying to them, 30 –  “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, […]

Tonight we’re continuing our study of some of the great carols of Christmas by focusing on “Away In A Manger” — a song that children have loved to sing for hundreds of years. By the way, legend has it that the great reformer, Martin Luther, wrote “Away In A Manger” for his own children way […]

Luke 1:26 – In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 – to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 – The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly […]

I’m not sure—but I believe the film that FIRST put Steven Spielberg on the map, so to speak, was: Close Encounters of the Third Kind. How many of you remember it’s debut? I went to see it with some of my college buddies and I remember that we were very impressed with the special effects, […]

This morning we are picking up where we left off in our study of the book of Romans. Our text is the entire 11th chapter of Paul’s letter but to help us fully understand the message of that text, I want to begin by reading a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 14:16-24. So put […]