Sermons from 2019

Sermons from 2019

Luke, Week 60 – Acknowledging Christ

Luke 12:8-9 Acknowledge Christ Before Men 8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, 9 but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Advent 2019 week 4 – Prince of Peace

Christmas Eve Service Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon[a] his shoulder,    and his name shall be called[b]Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Advent 2019 week 4 – Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon[a] his shoulder,    and his name shall be called[b]Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Advent 2019 week 3 Mighty God

The Power of the Messiah Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon[a] his shoulder,    and his name shall be called[b]Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Advent 2019 week2 – Wonderful Counselor

Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon[a] his shoulder,    and his name shall be called[b]Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Advent 2019 week 1 – He Will be Called Immanuel

Isaiah 7:1-16 Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz 7 In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2 When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with[a] Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz[b] and the heart of his people shook as…

Luke, week 59 – How to Avoid Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1-7 Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees 12 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have…

Luke, week 58 – When Religion Gets In The Way

Luke 11:37-54 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 37 While Jesus[a] was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make…

Luke, Week 57 – Living in Marvelous Light!

Luke 11:33-36 The Light in You 33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body…

Luke, Week 56 – What’s the Harm in Seeking a Sign?

Luke 11:27-32 True Blessedness 27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” 28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” The Sign of Jonah 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be…

Luke, Week 55 – Shedding Light on the Kingdom of Darkness

Luke 11:14-26 Jesus and Beelzebul 14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,” 16 while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18 And if…

Luke, Week 54 – Learning How to Pray Pt.2 – Persistence

Luke 11:5-13 5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell…