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The Sinners the parable of the lost sheep familiar and loved about a lost sheep who needs to be rescued sometimes we look at the story of the parable and assume that we know the meaning we will automatically go to verse 3 and read and loose the context of the reason for the parable miss what Jesus is…

Text - Luke 15:8-10 Subject - Theme - Thesis - Principle - Last week we began looking at Chapter 15 of Luke. Luke begins with the word now - implying a short time between the dinner party of chapter 14 and these people coming. He finished with ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear’. Luke’s very next…

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…

Finding Me This section has been called the “Gospel of the Outcast”. In the next 4 chapters Jesus will talk about tax collectors and sinners, Rich man and Lazarus, persistent widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector, Zaccheus. All outcasts.... These next 2 parables, the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal…

Intro We are doing this series because it’s important for us to live out the values we call the Fruit of the Spirit. Why? the world is desperately seeking all of these Fruit. They are looking for love… joy… peace… They are looking for these, they just do not know how to find them because they are looking…

Text - Luke 15:1-7 Subject - Love Theme - God’s love Thesis - God’s love is displayed through his effort to find the lost. Principle - I was having a conversation last week about our time here in the book of Luke and felt it would be good to talk a little about it here this morning. One thing that we…

ILLUST: Basketball nets - spoils for the victory READ: Mark 12:1-11 - Parable of the Vine-grower Jesus summarizes the battle, the war being waged, through a simple parable of God’s love for the world In the parable, the vine-growers assumed killing the son would rid them of having to deal with the vineyard…

Ephesians 4:29-32 We have been going through the series The Great Life. One of the biggest lies that Satan tells to the Christians is to downplay in our lives and understanding the life that God has prepared for us. The life of the Spiritual Man, the Spirit filled man, is a life of peace and joy and…

Introduction The night of Jesus’ birth was a night like any other that would be a night like no other. Just days before, the decree went out through out the land that the entire empire was to be registered. A young man hears of the decree and looks to his betrothed who is at the last moments before the…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Text - Nehemiah 11-12 Subject - The city Theme - Restoring the city Thesis - Repopulating the city was necessary for the spiritual and social revitalization of the Jewish people. Principle - Christian, your participation is part of God’s plan in building His kingdom. Intro Last week we began looking…

Introduction: When we think about God, what attributes of His stand out? His glory? His justice? His omnipotence meaning His power? His omniscience meaning He is all-knowing? His love and mercy? His forgiveness? There are many, many others we could describe as well. However, one that is probably among…

Text - Luke 15:11-32 Subject - Theme - Thesis - Principle - The story we are about to look at today is probably one of the most well known in all of the Bible. When I think of well known Bible stories I think of David and Goliath, Daniel and the Lion’s den, Noah and the ark, the Christmas story (Jesus…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:22 | FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT : JOY & PEACE INTRO ILLUSTRATION : It was a couple years ago now, I was hunting by myself and I was sitting about halfway up the mountainside. It was mid afternoon and the sun had been shining all day as I sat there just waiting for the sound of an elk or the…

I. Introduction Update on life I’l be taking the new role of senior pastor at a grace called Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge It is in Grass Valley, California, which is about 1 hour north of Sacramento Beautiful area that we’re excited to move to And our family was welcomed well, so we’re super excited…

Men Who Met God November 5, 2023 Isaiah 6:1-7 Secular: Beneath the Marquand Chapel at Yale Divinity School is an undecorated prayer chamber. Some refer to it as the catacombs. The octagonal room rises to an immense height. Its unadorned walls are broken only by small openings for light. As we approach…

How many of you remember the children’s song “The Joy of the Lord”? The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength Joy - A quality or attitude of delight and happiness, which is ultimately grounded in the work…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2. Scripture memory 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Title and start Catch.. Lucien of Antioch (an early Christian believer) said, ‘A…

Luke 15:1-10 Intro : As I was washing clothes Friday, I noticed a few pennies lying in the bottom of the washing machine. I thought, “I should reach in there and get those pennies.” Instead, I let them ride around in the washer one more time. As I walk through the house, I usually see pennies lying here…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers Bible memory And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. Title Catch- What do angels get to see that we do not? Angels are amazing They are said to…

Today I want to tell you a story. In fact, this is the way that Jesus used to teach his hearers a lesson, but he called His stories parables. Would you turn with me today to Luke Chapter 15. I want us to look at 3 stories but one in particular. Out of all the parables there are some that are very well…

Ephesians 2:1-9 Today we continue our series on the Truth about Forgiveness. If we are going to talk about forgiveness we have to come to an understanding of what it is we are being asked to do. If you asked three people what forgiveness you might very well get three answers. But the truth is I don’t…

John 13:38 John 21:15-19 Today is the last of the eight week series on Truth. We have been looking at the times that Jesus said Verily, Verily in the book of John. Each time he says Verily, Verily he is saying Amen, Amen (in the Greek) which at it’s root is Truth, Truth In the Greek repeated words are…

Verse 6 “ All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way ;” Israel had strayed far from God, a dark place spiritually although probably one of their most “religious” times Gentiles were strays… far from this God who was their creator. Wondering aimlessly in this dark world…