Preparing to Meet the King
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 3:1-14
The Text
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the …
GRAB THEIR ATTENTION
All of recorded history in the Western world is measured in relation to the life of Jesus Christ. Everything that came before Christ is dated as B.C. meaning “before Christ.” Everything after his birth is dated A.D. No, it doesn’t mean after death. Rather A.D. means Anno Domini which is Latin for “Year of the Lord.” In the last few decades, as the West has secularized it’s become commonplace to …
This sermon was influenced by a sermon by Rico Tice. I’ve always admire Tice’s ability to preach gospel narratives with insight and I’ve been trying to imitate him as I improve in my own preaching of narrative.
FOCUS ON JESUS
An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
Luke 1:57-80
GRAB THEIR ATTENTION
Where is your focus this Christmas? It’s a question likely being asked in many pulpits this morning, and for good …
GRAB THEIR ATTENTION
Life is full of mysteries. Where did we come from? What happens when we die? What is love? Why is the sink full again? Many historical mysteries have never been solved. Where is Cleopatra’s tomb? Who has Jack the Ripper? Who built Stonehenge? What’s the deal with the Bermuda Triangle? For many of us men in the room, the biggest mystery is where we left our keys, or what are women thinking? …
