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Have you ever lost something of value to you? Have you ever lost something that was so important that you looked all over until you found this item? Today, we are moving right along in our series on the book of Luke. I am in chapter 15 and in this chapter Jesus gives us three parables of something that…

Review • Cooking • Fishing • Feasts • Money Parable of the Sower & the Seed 3 PARTS: 1. The Parable itself 2. Explanation of the Style 3. Explanation of the Parable Many refer to this parable as the parable of the soils because it is not really about the sower or the seed - it's really about the different…

Attitude matters! Attitude: The settled way of thinking about someone or something (Oxford) It is vital for us to have the right perspective and attitude when we engage in evangelism. Many can start off with great enthusiasm but when there is not instant results can be discouraged and even apathetic…

Two ways Lord of the Sabbath or Sabbath of the Lord (6:1-11) Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath that the Sabbath was made for man, a gift for man, not man for the Sabbath. Man’s way or God’s way (6:12-19) Jesus could have made choices himself on the apostles, but he went off, prayed, waited for the Father’s…

For the last few weeks we have been in a series talking about why God created you. You were created to do something wonderful for God. When He brought you into this world, He already had a plan for you. 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you…

Intro: Nothing is worse than when your body is not at its fullest health. One little detail can throw off everything. (Broken Toe) When you think about it, our spiritual health should be of great concern to us. It can affect a lot when we are not healthy in our faith. Did you know we exist to bring glory…

If I was to tell you that you only had five years left of your life, how would you live it? Everyone of us knows that we only have one life to live. How are we going to spend the time that we have here on earth? How are we going to invest our time? How are we going to invest our energy? The first three…

Last week we began a new series called Created for Significance. I want to begin this week by telling you once again that you are significant in God’s Kingdom. You have a place in His kingdom. You have an important role to play. Today, I want to ask each of you a question. What’s really important to…

Last week we began a series called Prayer that Works. We looked Elijah’s prayer and how we can pray like a righteous man. Today we are going to look at the prayer of Daniel. How many of you pray a prayer and then you feel like giving up? Supposedly this is a true story. There was a Welsh Woman who lived…

Last week we ended with the first three verses of Luke 8 . If you missed last week, be sure and go back and catch up with this series. I believe it was a powerful message last week that you need to get a hold of. Today, I want you to know that Jesus wants us to receive. Jesus has so many truths that…

Those who fail to remember history are destined to repeat it. Psalm 78 is a rich reminder that we are to instruct our children in the Words of God so that they can get it right where we have gotten it wrong.

Matthew 13.24-43 Remember that the parable of the sower revealed that the kingdom is now making its way into hearts that are hard, with pressures, failure and yet produce crops. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,…

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife…

Introduction Open your Bibles to Matthew 24 Jesus has just pronounced judgment on the temple, the religious leaders, and the people of Israel who have rejected Him. He has told them that the temple would be destroyed, the leaders would be condemned, and that the people would suffer for their rejection…

4. Look for literary form. Teaching Discourse material like Jesus’ sermons. The epistles could also be included. Is the author teaching his audience something? These passages explain Christian truths. They are generally fairly easy to interpret and apply. The challenge is figuring out what caused the…

Invitation to Transformation ( Matthew 22:1-14 ) I have never attempted to preach on this parable before. Because to be honest I never really liked it or understood it. It just seemed harsh and confusing. However, in writing this sermon my mind has been changed to actually find this parable profound.…

10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

This sermon was preached by Acting Rector Michael Blake on 3rd of March 2024 at all services of Helensburgh and Stanwell Park Anglican Church.

Sermon delivered 03-27-22