Here is the sermon I preached yesterday morning at La Grange Church of Christ. We have been studying the gospel of Luke and I decided to use the text for the week, but changed my message in light of the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut. He began to tell the people this parable: “A […]
Archive for the ‘Gospel of Luke’ Category
Come, Lord Jesus
December 17, 2012The Mammon of Unrighteousness
September 7, 2012Luke 16 is an often misunderstood chapter in the Bible. It begins with a story about an unjust manager that has confused many Christians over the years. It ends with the more famous story of the rich man and Lazarus. This is such an interesting story about what happens to a person after they die […]
The Return of the Prodigal Son
August 25, 2012I recently posted a list of resources for ministers who plan on preaching or teaching from the gospel of Luke. You can see that list here. Another book I would like to recommend is The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. Nouwen. It is one of the best things written on the story […]
A Tale of Two Halves
August 20, 2012Luke 15 is one of the more famous chapters in the Bible, primarily because it contains the parable of the prodigal son, but the whole chapter goes together. In this chapter Jesus responds to objections by the scribes and Pharisees over who he is associating with by telling three stories. The three parables are all […]
The Benefits of Preaching Through an Entire Book of the Bible
July 31, 2012It has been almost a year since I began preaching a series of lessons on the gospel of Luke and we are only now in chapter 14. When I began I promised the congregation I was going to preach on every verse in Luke. There have been a few interruptions where I have had to […]
Living in a Dangerous World
July 22, 2012A Sermon Based on Luke 13:31-35 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I […]
Resources for Luke
June 26, 2012For the past year I have been researching the gospel of Luke. In that time period I have taken a graduate course, taught an adult Bible class, and prepared a meditation schedule all on the gospel of Luke. I am also in the middle of preaching through the entire gospel of Luke. I do not […]
Meditation Schedule for the Gospel of Luke
January 18, 2012Here is a meditation schedule for the first 11 chapters of the Gospel of Luke. This works great as a daily Bible reading. Feel free to copy it and distribute it as you like. I will post a meditation schedule for the rest of the book later. Meditation Schedule for Luke
