Bible Study

Sermon Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Not Water Only By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW AND WILL BE FOREVER, AMEN. What is baptism? Baptism is not water only but it is water used with God’s … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Not Water Only (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Terms of Endearment By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger “Terms of Endearment” – those distinctive words or phrases we use to let folks know they are special to us. I came across an article by a new father who noted the phenomenon: he writes,(1) I recently ran through the list … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Terms of Endearment (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Come, Holy Spirit, Come! By Pastor Daniel W. Brettell Have you ever experienced anticipation that very nearly filled your every waking moment? Those of you who have young children or young grandchildren know exactly what Im talking about if you think back just a few weeks. The term eager anticipation doesnt … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Come, Holy Spirit, Come (Brettell) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Obedience By Dr. Randy L. Hyde It starts early, real early, this distaste, this utter disregard, for obedience. All you have to do is look at a child to understand that obedience is not the favorite activity of Gods human creation. I hope you can bear another grandson story. It has … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-22 Obedience (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke3:15-22 Good News Is Bad News Is Good News By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Every time I read this passage from Luke’s gospel I chuckle. Earlier in the chapter, Luke describes how John the Baptist lambasted the religious leaders saying, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” … Continue reading “Luke 3:15-22 Good News Is Bad News Is Good News (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 4:1-13 The Desert Will Blossom Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Luke 4:1-13 The Desert Will Blossom The Rev. Charles Hoffacker So many episodes of the biblical story occur in the desert, that uncertain, unsafe place, where people feel lonely and afraid. It is in the desert … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 The Desert Will Blossom (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 4:1-13 Tourist or Pilgrim? By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker There are questions we answer with our lips, and there are questions we answer with our lives. On this first Sunday in Lent, may we consider a question that demands to be answered with our lives. In the name of God: Father, Son, and … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Tourist or Pilgrim? (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 4:1-13 According to the Scriptures By Dr. Randy L. Hyde PART ONE: “Jesus Knew His Bible Too” I’ll bet Jesus was a precocious child. We can’t know for sure because we only have the one account of him during his childhood, the one about his being left behind in Jerusalem when his parents … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 According to the Scriptures (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 4:1-13 Attracted to Power By Dr. Heather Entrekin In a few weeks I’ll have the pleasure of marrying a young couple here at Prairie. I always enjoy these times because for them by talking about what makes a good marriage or a good friendship. A recent article in New York Times raises great … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Attracted to Power (Entrekin) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 4:1-13 Trials, Tests, and Temptations By Pastor Daniel W. Brettell There is a trend among 21st century Christians to deny the existence of the Devil. The concept of such a being is just so anachronistic; so medieval; so unenlightened. For the most part, the Devil or Satan has been relegatedat least in the … Continue reading “Luke 4:1-13 Trials, Tests, and Temptations (Brettell) – Bible study”