Tag Archives: Luke

A story of Soils

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Jesus used stories to reveal insights into the kingdom He was bringing while not judiciously withholding from those who were rejecting the kingdom. And the parable of the seed in the different soils would be explained so that we would have a key to unlocking other parables. How responsive are you to the seeds of word of God that you come across? Time will tell.

Luke 8:1-15

Taught Sunday morning, February 25, 2024 by Brad D Harris

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The Lord’s Supper

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Jesus is the faithful Jew who kept the law’s commands including observing the Passover celebration each spring. But during His last Passover, He took the familiar elements and initiated a new ceremony for His kingdom that we know as the Lord’s Supper. This week and next, we look at the Lord’s Supper to see what Jesus is teaching through the physical symbols that point to a spiritual reality.

Luke 22:7-23

Taught Sunday morning, February 4, 2024 by Brad D Harris

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Repentant Thief and Vindicated Judge

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Part Two of The Judge Speaks
The Judge gave warning to those who rejected God’s chosen Savior. Coupled with the warning is the offer of forgiveness for one’s rejection of Jesus. The prayer of Jesus was graphically answered when one of the murderous thieves changes his mind about the Man on the middle cross. Fearing God, he admits his wrong and asks for mercy from the King and Judge of the living and the dead. And Jesus tells the repentant thief that he will join the King in the garden that day. Jesus knows His vindication will come from His Father. He too rests in the justice of God.

Luke 23:24-47

Taught Sunday morning, December 3, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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The Judge Speaks

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While continuing our tour of the closing chapters of John’s Gospel, we supplement our picture of the crucifixion with Luke’s account of the Gospel story. Having been condemned, the Judge of all the earth gives four sayings of judgment that we would be wise to hear. Words of warning, words of mercy, and words of vindication. This is Part One of Two.

Luke 23:24-47

Taught Sunday morning, November 26, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Tempted and Tried

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Ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? Peter wasn’t necessarily in the wrong place but he hadn’t prepared himself (Luke 22:31-46) and when the test came, he failed miserably. What can we learn from his situation and other Scriptures to keep us from failing similar tests?

John 18:12-27 and Luke 22:31-62

Taught Sunday morning, November 5, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Story of Easter

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Resurrection weekend. Popularly known as Easter. As foretold through Isaiah and by Jesus Himself, His Passover weekend with the disciples is interrupted with His arrest, trial, crucifixion, and burial. But the first day of the week changed everything. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!”

Isaiah 53:11, Luke 23:32-56, Luke 24:1-12, 44-53.

Taught Sunday morning, April 9, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Son of David, Have Mercy

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David is pretty heroic in Sunday School stories, pretty cringe-worthy at other points in his life. Yet God made a BIG promise to David that people are still talking about it in eternity. God would establish a “house” for David so that the Son of David would establish a “house” for God and be established in God’s kingdom forever. With all the talk about “seed” and “forever” it makes you wonder how anyone got confused about this covenant ever being about a temple in Jerusalem. It is so much bigger than that.

1 Chronicles 17:1-15

Taught Sunday morning, December 4, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Faithful to Pray

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Jesus used the story of a self-serving judge and a persistent widow to teach His disciples how much better God the Father is at answering prayer. But will we trust that He hears and answers our prayers in His good timing? Will we be found faithful when He comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Taught Sunday morning, October 23, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Don’t Just Stand

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We enjoyed having Jake and his family share with us their testimony of God’s faithfulness and their mission project in the other “battlefield town.”  Plus he preaches to us of the importance of Standing Firm and not falling away in challenging times.  But the Word of God calls us to more than standing, we need to be contributing to the kingdom of God.

Luke 19:11-27

Taught Sunday morning, October 16, 2022 by Jake McCandless

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The Wait is Over

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It is an often under-appreciated in not overlooked portion of the Christmas story, just a few days later and before the wise men arrived. Joseph and Mary take their newborn son to fulfill purification and dedication requirements from the Law. And the Holy Spirit had two faithful saints waiting for the coming of the Messiah: Simeon and Anna. And what they proclaim is important for us to know. For it can bring us joy as it brought them great joy to behold the Consolation and Redemption.

Luke 2:21-38

Taught Sunday morning, December 19, 2021 by Brad D Harris

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