"Luke" Tagged Teaching (Page 17)
Does Jesus Call You Family
Luke 8:19-21 Turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 8. We are moving through this great chapter verse by verse and a following the organization and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit who wrote this down through Luke. And a, following his, just his organization of even how the chapter lays out, we’re coming into a section of scripture here, Luke 8:19-21, a, these verses are actually out of chronological, historical chronological order. Which is not Luke’s typical style and…
Take Care How You Hear
Luke 8:16-18 What is Jesus illustrating with the lamp lighting analogy? What are the hidden things that are made manifest? What are the secret things that will be made known and come to light? Are Jesus’ disciples to take that as a word of caution? That, that is why we are to take care how we hear? That is to say, is that the fact that all of our dirty laundry will one day be hung out to dry? So…
The Tragedy of Fruitless Christianity
Luke 8:13-14 It is a joy to return again, once again to our study of Luke’s gospel. So I’d invite you to turn in your Bibles. Open them to Luke chapter 8. We’re studying the parable of the sower also known probably more accurately as the parable of the soils, the parable of the soils in Luke chapter 8. The parable that Jesus tells here, it doesn’t have to do with the sower per se, but it has to do…
The Devilish Barrier of Bad Religion
Luke 8:10-12 When his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard, and the devil comes and takes away the word from…
The Powerful Purpose of Parables
Luke 8:4-10 Let’s take our Bibles in hand and turn over to Luke 8. Luke 8. As I’ve said, we’re going to be looking at the first part here of the Parable of the Sower, Luke 8:4 through 10. And then we’re going to get to the rest of that parable, the explanation of the parable that Jesus gives, we’ll get to that next week. As you heard when we read in Scripture reading just a moment ago, the Parable…
The Training of the Twelve
Luke 8:4-56 Want to invite you to turn your Bibles to Luke 8. And we’re gonna do something just a little bit different this morning. Last week we transitioned actually from Luke 7 to, chapter 7 to chapter 8. As you’re going to see, the, the territory into which we’re heading does require some continuity in the schedule. So once again, in God’s good and wise providence, he’s given us a Sunday here that allows me to provide an overview…
Ends and Means: How Kingdom Ministry Happens
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The Telltale Sign of Sinner and Saint
Luke 7:44-50 Luke 7, verse 36 to the end of the chapter. And as you’re turning there, I’d like to ask you a question, and I hope that by what has already been evidently a theme in our service already this morning, I hope you’re set up for the answer. Here’s the question: What do you think is the defining mark of being a Christian? What do you think is the defining mark of being a Christian? We’re not talking…
A Lesson in Worship from a Sinful Woman
Luke 7:36-38 It is our joy, my joy, to come back to our study in the Gospel of Luke. I am very excited and eager to get into the text this morning. So you want to turn over to Luke chapter 7 and verse 36. I’m gonna begin this morning in just a moment here by reading the text. This week, next week, maybe another week after that, I don’t we’ll see, but we’re gonna see in this passage, which…
Strong Encouragement for New Believers
Luke 7:18-35 In the good providence of God, we have a unique opportunity today. This Sunday, today is not just a Baptism Sunday, it’s not just a Right Hand of Fellowship Sunday, as we bring new members into our fellowship. But it’s also, as you can see before you, it’s a Communion Sunday. And God has granted us just a little time, maybe some unhurried moments that we can use to prepare ourselves to partake of the Lord’s Table together…