Teaching by Travis Allen (Page 25)

Teaching by Travis Allen (Page 25)

The Remedy for Hypocrisy

Luke 12:2-5 I want to welcome you back to our study in Luke chapter 12. And we are looking at the subject of religious hypocrisy. Its danger and its remedy. Last week we talked about the danger of religious hypocrisy. Today, the remedy, which is the fear of God.I’ve been thinking a lot these days about the need for the fear of God in Christian ministry. And probably, probably coming to a head as I think about what’s going on…

The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1 It’s a joyful opportunity I have of week by week opening up Luke’s Gospel and we are entering into a new chapter in our study. So I’d invite you to turn there, if you haven’t already, turn your bibles to Luke chapter 12.Today’s sermon is really going to be aimed at setting up this incredibly helpful chapter and so, so timely. Luke 12 is a chapter on discipleship. That is the theme, that’s what’s modeled here by our…

Deconstructing Unbelief

Luke 11:45-54 Luke chapter 11. In our study of Luke’s Gospel, we’re in Luke 11. You can turn there in your Bibles. We’re actually wrapping up a section here, which is about Jesus’ confrontation with some scribes and Pharisees, and I’ll just take a few minutes here to get you up to speed. In this final section of the 11th chapter of Luke’s Gospel, we find Jesus here in the home of a Pharisee. He has been invited to this…

Diagnosing Hypocrisy

Luke 11:42-44 As we continue our exposition of Luke’s Gospel, we’re going to consider the subject of spiritual hypocrisy, which is not a, a topic that is for meant for comfortable or easy listening. So, if you’re feeling uncomfortable in the topic and the subject as we get into this, believe me, I sympathize. This is a subject that really should for all of us, prompt sincere self-examination, which we are going to endeavor to do together today. You’ll want…

What Clean Looks Like

Luke 11:37-41 Turn to Luke’s gospel, Luke 11:37 is where we are, Luke 11:37.  In this amazing eleventh chapter of Luke, Jesus has taught his disciples to pray.  He has then strengthened and encouraged them, giving all kinds of inducements to pray.  And after that Jesus did what he tends to do so often.  He casts out a demon.  He delivers from oppression.  And for his miraculous work, he had to deal with a blasphemous charge from the Jewish leadership,…

Gladness in the House of the Lord

Psalm 122:1-9 Well it is so good to be back at church today, and I could just sit here and repeat that for another half an hour, but I’m, but I’m not going to. I’m going to let the word of God do that for us. “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” That is a most fitting passage of scripture, isn’t it? And for this Sunday, this gives expression…

Get Your Eyes Checked

Luke 11:33-36 I want to turn us back into the Gospel of Luke and get your attention back into the text, there, and Luke Chapter 11, as Jesus brings this discourse that we’ve been looking at for some time, here, he brings this particular discourse to a close. So you can find your way to Luke 11:33. As you turn there, I’ll just make a couple of remarks by way of introduction. The scene opened back in verse 14, Luke…

Behold, Something Greater in Christ

Luke 11:27-32 We are continuing our study of Luke’s gospel and we want to invite you to turn in your Bibles to Luke 11. We are going to be looking at verse 27 and following, and while you’re getting situated, I’ll try to bring you up to speed with what has been going on so far in this section.  The section started back in verse 14 when Jesus cast out a demon from a man and enabled him to speak.…