Luke

Closing the Easter series before Resurrection Sunday, this message shows that Christ's death was predetermined, natural, unnatural, and supernatural all at once, pressing hearers to answer whether they truly believe in the crucifixion by

Sayings From the CrossSinlessness of ChristPredetermined VictoryCall to Believe

Working through the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8, this message shows that God is nothing like the unjust judge but a loving Father who acts for His praying people, and calls believers to persevere in prayer rather than

Persistent WidowPerseverance in PrayerFatherly Care of God

Continuing the Easter series, this message examines the darkness at the cross and Christ's cry of being forsaken by the Father, presenting the substitutionary atonement and the holy wrath of God poured out on Jesus in the sinner's place.

Substitutionary AtonementDivine WrathSayings From the CrossFamily Worship

Beginning an Easter series on Christ's words from the cross, this message traces the prayer of forgiveness and promise of salvation Jesus offered while dying, showing that this forgiveness was planned in eternity past and calls believers to

Sayings From the CrossForgiveness of SinsEternal PredeterminationFamily Evangelism

Returning to the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-36, this message traces the history of Jewish-Samaritan hostility to sharpen the obvious lesson of loving one's neighbor, then presses toward the greater lesson that love for

Good SamaritanLove for GodLove for Neighbor

Working through Jesus' parable on prayer in Luke 11, this message urges believers to pray with bold, humble persistence, keeping written lists of lost people and struggling church members to intercede for.

Bold Persistence in PrayerAsk Seek KnockIntercessory Lists

Opening the encounter behind the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-36, this message shows how the lawyer's question exposed his self-justification and pressed home that no one can keep the greatest commandments apart from

Good SamaritanSelf-JustificationLove for Neighbor

Working through the parable of the lamp in Luke 8:16-18, this message argues that the light Jesus commands His people to display is the same profession-and-practice union taught in the parable of the two sons, so that a true Christian

Parable of the LampLight of the GospelProfession and Practice

Preaching Isaiah's prophecy of the virgin birth alongside the shepherds' response at Christ's birth, the sermon contrasts King Ahaz's unbelief with the shepherds' immediate faith, insisting that the virgin birth and incarnation cannot be

Virgin BirthUnbelief Warning

Luke 1 shows God’s loving chastisement of Zechariah as discipline meant to correct unbelief and restore faithful trust. Christmas points beyond temporary discipline to Christ, who bore the chastisement that brings His people peace.

Fatherly DisciplineZechariah's UnbeliefChristmas Promise