Sermons on Authority (Page 3)
Life & Healing
Luke 8:40-56 Jesus returns to Capernaum and is met by a great crowd, including two people that the gospel focuses on. One man name Jairus, whose only daughter, twelve years old is at the point of death. He begs Jesus to come heal her, and while on their way a woman came to Jesus from behind and touched the edge of his cloak and is healed of twelve years of bleeding. we learn much about the human condition. Jesus is…
Young Man, Arise!
Luke 7:11-17. Jesus comes to the small town of Nain where He meets a funeral procession. Who is Jesus? Luke shows us the answer as Jesus raises this young man from the dead.
Beatitude Living
Luke 7:1-10. A Centurion seeks Jesus healing for his slave who is at the point of death. Genuine faith is seen in this man, where as the Jews around him demonstrate a worldview completely the opposite. A living example is seen in the Centurion of what it looks like to live the beatitudes.
Leadership in Christ’s Church: Deacons
Acts 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:8-13. Leadership in the local church is so important that our Lord has clearly laid out His plan for us on the pages of the New Testament. One of the offices He has given us is that of the Deacon. A very important role, yet one that has often in history not followed the biblical pattern.
Jesus Cures the Incurable
Luke 5:12-26. Jesus heals the man full of leprosy and the paralytic man demonstrating his authority to forgive sins.
The Authority of Jesus
Luke 4:31-37. What is your authority? Do you understand where Jesus fits in that question? Here in Luke 4, we see Jesus teaching and those who hear Him are amazed at His teaching, and further at His power behind that teaching.