01 18 Luke 11.1-13 Jesus is asked by a disciple to teach them to pray. Jesus then unfolds a blueprint to follow. In it we acknowledge who God is and our relationship to Him. We also find that as we pray we should ensure a right relationship with Him and with others. To whom and for what are we praying? God is a loving and benevolent Father who desires to give us what is for our good and for His glory.
01 11 Luke 10.38-42 Martha and Mary show us lessons on work and worship and the balance necessary for both. But let’s face it, work without worship will soon spiral to a drudgery with a critical spirit. If you want your work to matter, you need to begin by worshipping the Master.
01 04 Luke 10.25-37 Life poses some great questions – Whom shall I marry, where shall I live, what should I do for a career, when should I retire. But there is no greater question to ask or have answered for us than the question that is posed in the passage we consider today – “What can I do to inherit eternal life?” How we answer that determines our eternal destiny. Jesus answered with a story about a man who fell prey to robbers and was cared for by the most unlikely character. He was not advocating that good works gets a person to heaven no more than by keeping the law. He was illustrating that no one can keep the law 100% and therefore must rely on something else for eternal life. Jesus is the only way. How have you answered that question? Your eternity depends on it.
12 28 Luke 2.8-35 We have been presented with Christ and are to give praise about Christ. In this third Christmas message we are challenged to make a proclamation about Christ. It must be informative. It must be intentional. It must be inclusive. It must be inviting. The Savior has been born and we are to proclaim it because it is good news of great joy and it is for everyone.
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The choir performed its Christmas cantata with apologies that it was not recorded. Merry Christmas to all as we remember the birth of Jesus who came to save us from our sin.
12 14 14 Luke 2.10-20 We turn our attention once again to the very familiar story on the quiet hillside overlooking Bethlehem. In the still of an ordinary evening, the extraordinary occurred when an angel pulled back the curtain from the unseen realm where they reside to announce the birth of Jesus, the Savior. The coming of Jesus is a time of praise. Our praise is a celebration. Our praise is contagious. At the coming of Jesus and as we celebrate this Christmas season, are we filled with adoration or apathy?
12 07 14 Matthew 1.20-23 Once again we turn our attention to the Christ child as we approach Christmas. Just who is He and why did He come? Our text reveals to us that Jesus was not only God given to us through the announcement of the angel who reassured that what had happened to Mary was the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, but also that He is our Savior. If Jesus is not God, then we are still dead in our sins and hopelessly lost. He came to be your Savior.
11 30 Psalm 100 What are we truly thankful for this year as we celebrate Thanksgiving? Psalm 100 gives us pause to ponder that question and also direct us to the source of everything we should be thankful for. Our thanksgiving is to God alone, from whom all blessings flow. He is the reason for our thanksgiving. Today, shout to the Lord, come into His presence with thanksgiving and praise.
11 23 Luke 10.1-24 Jesus has conveyed with his disciples what following Him would entail, even giving them examples of the cost that must be considered to do so. In today’s passage Jesus appoints 72 other disciples because of the urgency of proclaiming the kingdom of God prior to His crucifixion which was now just months away. In this passage Jesus commissions, He cautions, and He celebrates. Jesus’ return is imminent. What are we doing to prepare the way for His return?
11 16 Luke 9.57-62 In this passage Jesus fleshes out the challenge of discipleship in verse 23. He asks us to consider surrendering riches, surrendering responsibilities, and surrendering relationships. What are we holding onto that hinders us from following Jesus. We may say we are willing, but are there things in our life that cause us to delay that decision.