Main Idea: Christians can pray persistently in faith because our God is coming soon and He will make all things right Three Reasons Christians Can Pray Always and Not Give Up 1. Christians can pray always and not give up because our God paid the price for our salvation – Luke 18:7 2. Christians can …
Main Idea: Jesus graphically warns of the danger of rejecting God’s Word and spending eternity in hell. Three Easy Steps to Bust Hell Wide Open: Worship money and reject Jesus – Luke 16:19-21 Walk through the doorway to eternity alone – Luke 16:22 Wait until you die before you think about eternity …
Point of the Parable: Disciples can learn how to be shrewd with their finances from the world For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people. Luke 16:8b Shrewd means prudent, wise, or sensible Three Lessons on How Disciples Can Be Shrewd wit …
Main Idea: God seeks the lost, rejoices over the found, and summons us to share in His joy and His mission. I. What It Means to Be Lost Lost out in the world – vv. 4, 13 Lost at home – vv. 8, 25–26 Lost without relationship – vv. 12–13, 28–29 Lost without grace – vv. 19, 21, 30 II. What God Does for …
Main Idea: True discipleship requires your faith in Jesus and results in you following Jesus. A true disciple answers the call of Christ. — vv. 25-26 He deserves our love. He demands our loyalty. A true disciple embraces the cross of Christ. — v. 27 We must die to sin. We must die to self. A true …
I. The Wedding Feast: Be Humble — Luke 14:7-11 Be humble and you will not be humiliated before men – Luke 14:7-9 Be humble and you will be honored by God – Luke 14:10-11 II. The Dinner Invite: Be Gracious — Luke 14:12-14 Don’t adopt the values of this world – Luke 14:4:12 Pursue the values …
Main Idea: The Kingdom of God started small but will continue to grow toward the eternal reign of Jesus Christ. Two Characteristics of the Kingdom of God: The Kingdom of God has an unlikely beginning but an unstoppable impact– vv. 18-19 The growth of God’s Kingdom impacts our confidence The kingdom …
Main Idea: Repent while God still patiently sustains your life or you will experience eternal death. Luke 13:1-5 Jesus confronts a wrong interpretation of contemporary tragedies to call attention to an eternal deadline because of a universal problem that requires an immediate response …
Main Idea: Faithful servants of Jesus live in expectation of His imminent return Two Ways to Be Ready for the Return of Jesus Be waiting Faithful servants wait with anticipation Faithful servants wait with attentiveness Be working “Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is …
Main Idea: The abundance of our possessions has the tendency to distort our understanding of life. Three Sure Ways to Miss What Life Is: We cannot know what life is if we misunderstand our self We cannot know what life is if we misunderstand our stuff We cannot know what life is if we misunde …