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Good morning, grab your Bibles and head with me to John chapter 20. We are going to take a short break from the gospel of Luke over Christmas and we are going to look at several important themes about Jesus during this Christmas season. For those of you who know me, you know that I love bibles. I love…

Good morning, if you have your Bibles turn with me to Luke chapter 4. This morning we are going to look into the rejection of Christ. The title of our message this morning is, “Are you with Christ, or against Christ?” As you are making your way to Luke chapter 4 what Luke does for us today is he puts…

The Habit of Solitude Raise your hand if you have a difficult time slowing your mind. Now raise your hand if you didn’t hear what I said because your mind was somewhere else. As amazing of a person as Amy is, this is something that we are both guilty of. In fact, the most common question we ask each…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

In Amos 6 we find out one thing that God hates. Amos 6:8 (ESV) The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord , the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob …” This verb has the idea of finding something repugnant, repulsive, or that which one loathes. This particular verb is a Piel participle…

Today,we’re continuing our look at the Gospel of Luke with a sermon i’m calling “Gracious Fulfillment” Having successfully resisted the temptations of Satan in the wilderness, Jesus gets down to business doing what He came to do. Let’s follow His example and do the same Turn in your bibles to Luke 4:14…

Today,we’re continuing our look at the Gospel of Luke with a sermon i’m calling “Gracious Fulfillment” Having successfully resisted the temptations of Satan in the wilderness, Jesus gets down to business doing what He came to do. Let’s follow His example and do the same Turn in your bibles to Luke 4:14…

Jesus ministry begins Jesus had been away Jesus had been baptized ( Lk3:21-22 ) Jesus had been announced ( Lk3:22 ) Jesus heritage established ( Lk3:23-38 ) Jesus had been tempted ( Lk4:1-13 ) Jesus now starts ministry work at home (our passage today) John records ( Jn1:19-4:45 ) other ministry work…

Where are you looking for hope? Are you looking for it in the economy? Are you looking for it in family? Are you looking for it in a spouse? Are you looking for it in a secure job? Are you looking for it in a leader? Are you looking for it in a friend? Where do we find hope? When we look in the wrong…

Jesus committed time to doing NOTHING . ( 5:15-16 ; Exodus 16:29 , 20:8-11 ) Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath;…

Good Morning, would you turn in your Bible with me to Luke Chapter 4. Today we are going to look at the famous passage of the temptation of Christ. The title of our message today is, “Facing the Battle of Temptation.” 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit…

Last week we ended at verse 29 of Luke chapter 4. Today I want to go back to verse 16 for just a moment. How many of you understand that punctuation is important in the English language? It is important to know when to use and not to use the common and a period. For instance, if I was to say, “Let’s…

Meidän hengellinen elämä on ihmeellinen mysteeri: Kun luulen että en ole mitään niin silloin olen Hänessä väkevä. Kun luulen ettei Jumala minua käytä niin silloin juuri hän käyttää. Tämä on ihmeellistä meidän silmissä ja todella ennenkuulumatonta tässä maailmassa. Hän valitsee ne jotka eivät ole mitään…

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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…

Recap from last week: 38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! Jesus just tells Peter that he was going to deny Him Then He tells him 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God;…

Victorious Son of God Last week we examined Jesus as the Son of God. We did that by looking at the baptism of Jesus and the Father’s approval of who Jesus was. We also looked at his sonship through the genealogy that Luke presents for us. That genealogy is a beautiful picture of the providence and sovereignty…

Today we continue our series in Luke chapter 4. Let me remind you that Jesus has just been baptized. The Holy Spirit has ascended on Him like a dove and God has spoken from Heaven. Jesus leaves the baptism and goes off into the desert where our text today picks up in chapter 4. So, if you have your Bibles…

Welcome Good morning and welcome everyone. Today we are continuing to look at Jesus’ ministry and how he points out multiple times throughout his life that he is the promised Messiah. As Jesus has gone around healing and preaching, the time now arrives when he heads back to his hometown of Nazareth and…

Luke 7:18-35 Introduction It’s such an honor to be with you and open the Word of God together. Lately, and by lately, I mean in the last few years, I have been increasingly alarmed and saddened by the number of friends, former students, former church members, and other people in my life who have gone…

Intro 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. Jesus was led by the spirit… He was focused on the Lord. He went out to Fast. The purpose of the leading was to be “tempted of…

Luke 4:1-13 The Son of God in the Wilderness Introduction Today we come to a passage that may be familiar to some of you. As we heard read for us, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness. There He faces temptations of the devil. Most sermons that I've heard and that you may have heard on this…

The Message Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue…

Good morning, turn with me to Luke Chapter 3. Today the message is titled, “The Testimony is True.” The testimony of Christ is true church. As you are making your way to Luke chapter 3 we see the Lord’s baptism mentioned in of the Gospel’s. - Matthew 3:13-17 . - Mark 1:9-11 . - John 1:29-34 . 21 Now…

The Gospel of Jesus Over the last several weeks we’ve looked at what’s been going on in Jesus’ life. We went over his baptism by John and his temptation in the desert. This morning we are going to look at and examine his first sermon in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus has just verified that he is indeed the victorious…