Jesus’ Family Tree – Luke 3:23-38

Jesus’ Family Tree

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 3:23-38

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Where did you come from? No, I’m not asking what part of the city you currently live in and drove from this morning. Nor am I asking about the town you grew up in or moved from. I’m thinking more about your ancestry. Who were your parents, and who were their parents? Where were your ancestors during …

Jesus is God’s Salvation – Luke 2:22-40

 

 

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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 …

Wisdom for Anger – Proverbs 10:12

 

DISCLAIMER: As with all my sermons in this Proverbs series, I have benefited much from the preaching ministry of Tim Keller.

WISDOM FOR ANGER

Proverbs: Wisdom for Living

Proverbs

THE TEXT:

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things that the Lord hates,

seven that are an abomination to him:

Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.

Pride and arrogance and the way of evil

and perverted speech I hate.

Proverbs 10:12…

What is Wisdom? – Proverbs 1

THE TEXT:

The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

To know wisdom and instruction,

to understand words of insight,

to receive instruction in wise dealing,

in righteousness, justice, and equity;

to give prudence to the simple,

knowledge and discretion to the youth—

Let the wise hear and increase in learning,

and the one who understands obtain guidance,

to understand a proverb and a saying,

the words …

Luke 1:26-38 – Have Yourself a Merry Nicene Christmas

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY NICENE CHRISTMAS:

Luke Introduces Us to the Son of God

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 1:26-38

 

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“When the first Christian emperor, Constantine, conquered the Eastern half of the Roman Empire in 324, he found the Eastern Church divided by a fierce doctrinal dispute. It had begun in Alexandria in 318, where an elderly, cultured and ascetic presbyter called Arius (256-336), a popular …

Luke 1:5-25 – Gospel Expectations

GOSPEL EXPECTATIONS

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 1:5-25

THE TEXT:

The text for the sermon today is Luke 1:5-25. Our text can be found on page 855.

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before …

Moving On – Joshua 24

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Who will be our next leader? In the coming days and weeks, our nation will say farewell to the man who has been leading us, and a new leader will arise. Who will it be, and how will they lead us?
So much has happened in the last few years. Our nation looks and feels nothing like it did just a few short years ago. In fact, the pace of the last

Promised Rest – Joshua 13-22

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I was sitting in a beach chair, looking out into the Gulf Coast, trying my best not to think about anything. We were a few weeks into our sabbatical, away from ministry, away from home and just trying to rest. A barge, carrying a large LCD billboard passed by advertising that perhaps, we beach bums could use a certain adult beverage to help us relax. 30 minutes later, the same barge, which

The Surprising Mercy of God – Joshua 6-12

ALL THE GOOD PROMISES
The Lord Fights
Joshua 6-12

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“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character of all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” So says Richard Dawkins in his 2006 NYT Bestseller, The God Delusion. In the same book Dawkins argued that the …

The Lord is Present – Joshua 1

ALL THE GOOD PROMISES
The True Salvation of God
Joshua 1
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Promises have fallen on hard times. Many of us learn the saying which Benjamin Franklin supposedly coined, “Honesty is the best policy.” When I was a child, my father modified Franklin. “Honesty is the only policy.” A man’s word and his handshake used to mean something. Now we will out reams of contractual paperwork. Then we fill out another ream to