How to Grow Strong in Faith, Part 2
Luke 9:42-45 How to Grow Strong in the Faith, Part 2 Luke 9:42-45 April 21, 2019 All that is Grace Church is explained by the resurrection and the resurrection power. It’s the power that raised Christ from the dead, conquered the grave, claimed victory over death itself. That’s the power that saves people, literally, saves lives, saves and sanctifies, transforms people, making them into something that they never were, never could be by any other human solution. That’s the power…
How to Grow Strong in Faith, Part 1
Luke 9:37-45 We are returning to Luke 9:37-45, so you’ll want to turn there in your Bibles. And we are learning, here, the importance of having a strong, strong faith, the importance of believing God, the vital importance of trusting wholly and consistently in Christ and his Word, his promises, his truth. And as we saw last week, that’s something that most of Jesus’ di, disciples in his day, even the ones who were walking with him, did not do.…
Whose Faith Failed?
Luke 9:37-41 We’re in Luke 9:37-45. This is another amazing, fascinating portion of Scripture, but one that’s often and widely misunderstood. So, this morning we get to rejoice in clarity, and especially considering the subject of the necessity of exercising faith. Let’s start, as we like to do, reading the text. And then I’ll have a few words of introduction. Let’s look at Luke 9:37. “On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd…
The Obedient Pastor
1 Timothy 4:11-16
The Exclusive Glory of Jesus Christ
Luke 9:32-36 Open your Bibles and turn to Luke 9. We’re going to be returning, here, to Luke’s account of the transfiguration, Luke 9:28-36. We actually started this account last week and learned about the setting for the transfiguration. We heard about the unveiling of Christ’s divine glory, the meeting then, that took place up on the mountain between Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. It’s an amazing scene. And today we’re going to see how God the Father answered the prayer…
Strong in Faith
Ephesians 6:16
The Unveiling of Jesus Christ
Luke 9:28-31 Open your Bibles to Luke chapter 9, and verse 28. Luke 9:28. We’ve come to a place in Luke’s Gospel of particular wonder, and God, here, by the Spirit, is giving us a brief look behind the veil to see the glory of Jesus Christ. That’s what’s on display, here, in Luke 9:28-36. So without further ado, let’s get right into the text. I’m going to read starting in verse 28. “Now about eight days after these sayings…