Month: March 2023

The sermon is from Luke 6:46-49 – “Floods and Foundations”.  “And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house ….” – Luke 6:48

Stress tests determine the strength of one’s heart. Floods test the strength of a building’s foundation. In Luke 6:46-49, Jesus likens the day of judgment to a flood. That day will test our spiritual foundation in this life and in the life to come. Are we like a builder who builds a house with its foundation on a rock? Or, are we like a builder who builds a house on the ground without a foundation? Christ’s imagery is clear. The day of judgment will test our spiritual foundations. Are we building on a firm foundation? Or, are we building on a faulty or even non-existent foundation. Christ shelters those who trust Him from the wrath to come. (Nahum 1:7-8)

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The sermon is from Luke 5:27-32 – “The Doctor is In”.  “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.” – Luke 5:31

In spite of the value of preventive medicine, many of us do not call for a doctor’s appointment until we are sick. Some illnesses, diseases, and injuries leave us desperate and helpless. We are totally dependent upon the training and experience of a skilled physician. With this awareness, Christ sets forth a profound truth in the spiritual realm. Some see themselves as healthy, spiritually speaking. They see no need for Jesus Christ. Others see themselves as sick. They realize their desperate need for the Lord Jesus. Jesus, as you see (vs. 29) “reclines at table” with sinners who cry out to Him in faith.

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The sermon is from Luke 5:1-11 – “Catching Fish and Catching Men”.  “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” – Luke 5:8

The “deep sea” held a deep lesson for Simon Peter and his colleagues, James and John. In verses 1-11 of this chapter, Luke describes what should have been a joyous event for these fishermen. Jesus Christ had filled two boats with so many fish that the nets were breaking and the boats were sinking! But, instead of exuberant emotions, Peter was confessing his sinfulness (Vs. 8). And, instead of great joy, these disciples were fearful. Christ’s miracle demonstrated that they were in the presence of God in human flesh. As on another occasion, they exclaimed, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” (Mark 4:35-41)

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The sermon is from Luke 4:16-30 – “The Hometown Heretic”.  “When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.”  – Luke 4:28

Compare the rage of Luke 4:28 with the admiration of Luke 4:22. At one moment, the worshippers in the synagogue were marveling over Christ’s words. A few moments later they were filled with wrath and seeking to kill Him. Why the sudden alteration in their opinion of Christ? Christ had essentially reminded them of the promises of God’s covenant with their forefather Abraham. God had declared in Genesis 12:3 that in Abraham all the families of the earth would be blessed. Christ simply reminded them of God’s love for the nations of the world (See Luke 4:25-27). A message regarding God’s love filled them with hate.

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