Sermons on Luke

“Jesus as King”

Luke 19:28-40             {Prayer}             As a kid, how many of you played the game “King of the Hill”? … So, you remember how it goes. You designate a certain area as the “hill”. It could be a mound, a platform, a piece of playground equipment, or a pile of snow. The person on top…

“Giving Like Jesus”

            {Prayer}             Gifts are funny things, aren’t they? Sometimes you can feel like you nailed a gift and then it backfires. Other times you can give a gift you are not that confident in and it becomes a winner.             With kids, you never know. I wonder why we even got our kids toys…

“Awake to See His Glory”

Luke 9:28-36             {Prayer}             If you haven’t been there and done it … you’ve probably seen it happen. A student stays up way too late playing video games, scrolling through their phone, or watching movies. For me in college, it was bowling. You’d think that a bowling alley with 48 lanes wouldn’t have a…

“What Child is This?”

Luke 2:22-35             {Prayer}             What child is this? Despite popular opinion of some around here, my favorite Christmas hymn is not Go Tell It on the Mountain but instead is What Child is This. Not only is this my favorite Christmas hymn, but it can easily be one of those questions pondered by expecting…

“Ready to Serve”

Luke 1:38             {Prayer}             The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was passed by Congress on September 16, 1940. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register with the Selective Service. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl…

“Light of Grace – Glory: Shepherds”

Luke 2:8-20             {Prayer}             Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or on Christmas day? How about your stockings? Do you get to check those every day or just on Christmas morning? Is your tree artificial or real? Do you decorate the outside of your house as well as the inside?             These…

“A Name Given by God”

Luke 2:21             {Prayer}             Some people choose to find out if they are having a boy or a girl before he or she is born while others choose not to. Gender reveal parties are now a pretty common thing and there are so many different ways in which people do them. You can spend…