Luke 15
In Luke 15 we see 3 things: someone or something is lost, there is an all out search, and there is a great celebration when the item or person is found. God cares greatly about lost people and He invites us to search and find those who are lost.
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Luke 11:1-13
The aim of fatherhood must not succumb to mere right and successful living. Rather, in the stunning realization that our Heavenly Father gives Himself to us, fathering and Christian living must point to and enjoy life lived for the “hallowing of the Father’s name”.
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Luke 16:1-13
In the Parable of the Shrewd Manager, Jesus teaches about stewardship as a matter of accepting responsibility as God’s managers, seizing the opportunity to invest in lives, and preparing to give accountability to the Master.
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(Audio Unavailable) Luke 15:11-32
Jesus tells the story of a father who loved and sought to restore his two sons—one who was outwardly rebellious (the “prodigal”) and the other who was inwardly resentful (the elder brother). Jesus’ parable shows that, whatever our spiritual condition, we all need the Father’s love and grace, and need to progress from rebellion and resentment to become more like the loving Father.
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Luke 15:1-10
Jesus responds to his critiques who accused him of associating with “sinners” by telling the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin. These parables showed how he had come to seek after, find, restore and rejoice over lost sinners who have been found.
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Luke 11:1-13
Jesus teaches us about prayer as a priority (1), with a pattern (2-4), based on a principle (5-8), requiring persistence (9&10), and that looks to a promise (11-13).
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Luke 5:1-11
When Jesus calls us to be his disciples (“learning followers”), he joins himself to us, shows his greatness to us, and prepares and leads us as we follow him and seek to lead others to him.
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Luke 17:7-19
From Luke 17:7-19 we see 3 lessons related to servanthood and thanksgiving that can help us root out pride and selfishness from our lives.
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Luke 5:33-39; Matthew 6:16-17
Last week we studied the why of fasting. This week we get more specific and try to understand how and what fasting looks like in our lives.
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Luke 5:33-39
People fast for many different reasons, such as health, dieting, or religion. Why do Christians fast? That’s a question that was posed to Jesus when some people asked, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” His answer gets to the biblical purpose for fasting. In this sermon, we try to understand what Jesus says about fasting and the role it serves in our communion with God.
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