Sermons on Luke

Sermons on Luke

The Folly of Greed

The Folly of Greed – Luke’s Gospel, chapter 12, verses 13 to 21 Greed condemned Luke 12:13-15 Then he [Jesus] said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.’ Luke 12:15 The greed illustrated Luke 12:16-20 And he told them this parable: ‘The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, “What shall I do? I have no place to…

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd – Luke’s Gospel, chapter 15, verses 1 to 7 15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds…

A Reminder for Forgetful People (Easter Sunday)

A Reminder for Forgetful People (Easter Sunday) – Luke chapter 24 verses 1 to 8 Hopes shattered Failed expectations lead to despair, and memory goes out the window. Verses 1 to 3. Wondering They were baffled and confused, just like us. “Wrong way, Go Back!” they are told. A graveyard is no place for the living. Verses 4 and 5. This changes everything! “He is not here, He is risen! Remember how He told you…” Jesus’ resurrection changes everything! Verses…

Saving the Lost (Good Friday)

Saving the Lost (Good Friday) – Luke’s Gospel chapter 19 verses 1 to 10 Zacchaeus the tax collector 19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.…

Topsy-Turvy Christianity 3 – Least is Greatest

Topsy-Turvy Christianity – Least is Greatest – Luke’s Gospel chapter 9, verses 46 to 48 Christianity says the cross is a symbol of the powerless triumphing over the powerful.  It’s the symbol of the slave triumphing over the master; of the victim triumphing over the torturer.  This is such a radical notion that it’s hard to adequately express how radical it is.  The idea that the last shall be first, that there is an inherent dignity and value and indeed power in being…

Encouragement to Pray

Encouragement to Pray – Luke chapter 18 verses 1 to 17 18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: ‘In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.” 4 ‘For some time he refused. But finally he said…
Nativity, Christmas Gerrit-Von-Honthurs

The God Who Comes To Us

The God Who Comes To Us – Christmas 2022 (This Christmas message is Pastor Matt Murray’s last one before his retirement as minister of the church at Engadine. We thank God for Matt’s faithful service over more than 34 years. A new pastor will join the leadership team in early 2023.) 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius…

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 10 – The Birth

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 10 – The Birth. Luke’s Gospel, chapter 2, verses 1 to 7. Macro and Micro, big and small. Macro: Luke 2:1-3 Caesar Augustus (they called him “Ruler of the World”) makes a decision, a census of all the Roman world. He decides and everyone must follow. Micro: Luke 2:4-5 Two of those “everyone”, micros, must go to Bethlehem. What’s so important about micro Bethlehem? Nothing much of itself, but it is David’s city, the…

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 9 – The Blessed

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 9 – The Blessed. Luke’s Gospel, chapter 1, verses 46 to 56 If we do not know God as we ought, we do not know ourselves as we ought. Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones Chapters 1 and 2 of Luke’s account are like a musical. Mary sing and the angles sing. Singing is important. The Scripture tells us this again and again. Martin Luther said “a fire is kindled in our hearts” when we sing together.…

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 8 – The Most High God.

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room 8 – The Most High God. Luke’s Gospel, chapter 1, verses 26 to 38 Here we have the virgin birth of Jesus. All the Bible is about Him. Promised in Genesis Recorded in the Gospels Explained in the Letters The person God uses Luke 1:26-33, An ordinary young woman, in a small town of no account. But God favours her. This is Grace! The plan of God Luke 1:34-37, How will this be? God…
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