Sermons on Luke

Cleopas’ Story, Luke 24: 13-48

This Sunday is Easter Sunday, so I thought we would do a special message on the resurrection of Jesus and the initial responses that Sunday when Jesus arose from the dead.  There is a very interesting, neat episode that takes place with 2 disciples on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus.  Our text for this…

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Jesus or Judgement, Luke 19:29-44

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, so I thought we would break away from our Hope Deferred series to talk about the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem on a humble donkey.  Our text for this story is in Luke 19:29-44 where Luke presents the background, and the story, as well as the numerous responses to…

Being Involved in his Story,

This Sunday, because it’s Christmas Sunday we step away from our series to do a message on the incarnation and the characters (Zacharius & Elizabeth, Mary & Joseph, the shepherds, the wise men) involved with that story.  Using several key texts in the Christmas story, we will be looking at several passages from Matthew 1…

The Noise of Distractions, Luke 10: 38-42

This Sunday we continue a series on an important topic about our lives.  We started a discussion last week in a message about “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that characterizes our lives.  This Sunday, I want to talk to you about the “noise of distractions.”  Do you have, or do…

Why A Humble Birth? Luke 2: 1-20

This Sunday, Christmas Day, we will go to the Christmas story text in Luke 2:1-20.  In this very familiar passage I have to ask this question: Why?  Why such a humble birth?  To such lowly insignificant people?  Besides God’s reasons that people wouldn’t hear, listen or notice; I believe there are lessons here in this…