SERMON: Discipleship: in Black and White

Luke 6:17-26A. INTRODUCTION1. UsThere is a tendency to see things, and talk about things in terms of two extremes. We talk in terms of black and white; rich and poor; the able and the disabled; the haves and the have nots. And the tendency is to talk as though there...

SERMON: The Impatient Fisherman

Luke 5:1-11A. INTRODUCTIONI’m sure a lot of people know more about fishing than I do. At its simplest you bait the hook, cast the line into the water, sit back and relax with a good book—or just take the chance to dream—and wait for the fish to bite. But at its more...

SERMON: The Model Of Obedience

Luke 4:1-15A. INTRODUCTIONWe all see things from different perspectives. We come from different backgrounds, we think differently, and we have different hopes and aspirations. Indeed, no two people see things exactly the same. Oh, yes some of our basic assumptions,...

SERMON: Pleasing God

Luke 3:21-22A. INTRODUCTION1. Pleasing PeopleOne of the most gratifying things in life is when someone acknowledges or expresses pleasure in something that you’ve done. Indeed, it can be so gratifying that some people do things just to get such a response. You see it...

SERMON: Confident Faith and Vigilance

Mark 13:24-37A. INTRODUCTIONOne of the facts of life is that nothing is permanent. Eventually, everything will come to an end. The clothes that we wear will wear out; the furniture we sit on will at some time need replacing. And us? Well our bodies will age, and...