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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…

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…

Early public ministry Last week we came from: The temptations that Jesus overcame ( Lk4:1-13 ) To the early start of His ministry, at home ( Lk4:14-19 ) I think we should read at least what Jesus said before we continue with what Jesus taught and the response today. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah…

Snakes & Roaches Or those glass cases at the zoo where they say there is a snake and you look for hours until you are convinced you should tell someone - the snake has escaped. As we read Mark’s gospel - I want us to notice how early in the story we are. Already in chapter 1: John the Baptist Temptation…

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…

Would you turn with me to Luke chapter 4 today? I hope that you have brought your Bibles so that you can follow along with me. The good doctor Luke has been showing us the early life and ministry of Jesus and really detailing many events of His Galilean ministry. We have seen the details of His baptism,…

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…

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…

Good Morning grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 4. This morning I want for us to take a look into the ministry of Christ as He begins to not only authoritatively teach, but also heal those who were possessed. There were many times throughout the Lord’s ministry that we see Him dealing…

Authority of Jesus One of the things that Luke has been conveying since the birth narratives in chapters 1 and 2 is the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. We witness this Jesus’ baptism, genealogy, and his overcoming of the Devil’s temptation in the desert. But what does it mean to be the Son of God.…

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…

And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, “Ha! What have you to…

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…

He went His way ( Lk4:30 ) Jesus had returned to Galilee ( Lk4:14 ) Jesus spoke, then taught in Galilee ( Lk4:17-27 ) People were filled with rage and drove him out to kill him ( Lk4:28-29 ) Jesus went His way ( Lk4:30 ) 30 But passing through their midst, He went His way. They had wanted signs, wonders…

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath…

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…

The imagers of God, eternal members in his family, have a lot more to do than cloud-lounging and singing. But discerning that requires grasping heavenly host (“angelic”) participation and reclaiming the nations currently under the dominion of evil, supernatural beings. A theology of the heavenly host…

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…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

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…

After taking a slight diversion in June as we looked at the book of Jonah, we now return to where we left off in the Gospel of Luke. In this morning’s text, we see the amazing story of the healing of a leper. Since it was 5 weeks ago we were last in Luke, let us be reminded that the previous passage…

A. Rapport for the time B. Reading of the text 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim…