Sermons by Pastor Steve (Page 32)
Merry Christmas
Isaiah 53:1-6, Colossians 1:19-22. Does it seem like the merry part of Christmas is missing sometimes? What reason do we have to be merry? Much reason indeed!
Defining The Mission
Luke 4:14-21. Luke begins his record of Jesus ministry to men with Jesus teaching in the synagogue in Nazareth as he reads from the book of Isaiah. Good news to the spiritually impoverished, release from blindness, and liberty for the captives.
Submission to the Spirit
Luke 4:1-13. Jesus led by the Spirit in the wilderness faces the temptations of Satan. Jesus reveals a great deal to us of the character of God. The more we know this God, the more we will trust and submit to Him.
Beginning Jesus Ministry
Luke 3:21-38. We see in today’s passage the beginning of Jesus earthly ministry as He presents Himself publically to be baptised by john the Baptist. Why? John’s baptism was that of repentance for the forgiveness of sin, but Jesus had no sin. So why would he submit to such a baptism? We also look at Luke’s genealogy of Jesus which differs from Matthew’s gospel. Why the difference?
Results of Bold Witness
Luke 3:15-22. We see the results of faithfully preaching the gospel message in the life of John the Baptist. Some will laugh, some will be indifferent to the gospel, some will hate you and persecute you, but some will believe.
Out of the Darkness
Luke 3:1-6. Luke give us a historical perspective of the times in which John the Baptizer began his ministry and ultimately when Jesus comes onto the world stage. It is a dark time when sinful men rule on the earth. God’s work in not in the least stifled by darkness. He works great things right in the midst of darkness in bringing men to Himself.
Witnesses to Jesus identity
Luke 1:21-38. A less familiar portion of the birth story of our Lord, Mary and Joseph submit to the law of God in circumcising Jesus and offering the sacrifice prescribed. They encounter two witnesses in the Temple, Simeon, a righteous and devote man, and Anna, a prophetess who lives an exemplary life who give testimony, under the leading of the Holy Spirit to the identity of this child Jesus.
God is Love!
1 John 4:7- 5:5. God is Love! What does that mean? John says if we have been born of God we too love our brothers in Christ. If we are born again, we reflect the self sacrificing love of God. So do we? Are we willing to take on burdens, hardships, stumbling blocks on ourselves so that those around us can be blessed?
Glory in the Highest!
Luke 2:8-20. Jesus birth is announced to the most unlikely of people who become the first evangelists in the New Testament.
The Necessity of Thanksgiving
Psalm 50. Where does our praise and worship originate? Thanksgiving is at the very center of the Christian life. Our people share the thankfulness of their hearts to the Lord in this message.