Sermons on Luke (Page 2)

Sermons on Luke (Page 2)

Consolation of Israel

Luke brings together the lives of 8 people in the first 2 chapters of his Gospel to reveal the Salvation and Consolation of Israel to those who will follow.  The foundation for the church is prayer and the Word is the perfect comfort of God.     Scripture:  Luke 1 & 2, 2 Peter 2:4-5

Identification

We tend to identify people based on their past, their family, their job, their appearance.  Even the church identifies people as Christian or sinner and sinners are problematic!  Jesus teaches us, through the story about Zacchaeus, that it’s not our role to assess, but to touch people who are struggling and show them the way out of where they are.  He touched him, as He…

A Sense of Value

Abraham had no sense of value for Sarah until a king paid her dowry.  Abraham learned more about the value of relationship on the mountain with Isaac.  The Jews saw Jesus as a nuisance rather than seeing the value of a priesthood that would provide the sacrifice of their Savior.  Church today is lukewarm, missing the value of the true relationship with Jesus.  Scripture: …