Bible Study

Sermon Luke 14:25-33 How Much Are You Willing to Give? By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The gospel lesson for today contains three of the more difficult sayings of Jesus: “If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be … Continue reading “Luke 14:25-33 How Much Are You Willing to Give? (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 14:25-33 The Danger of Discipleship Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Luke 14:25-33 The Danger of Discipleship By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger Why you are here today? I would like to believe that you are here for the preaching. Connie and Debbie and the choir would … Continue reading “Luke 14:25-33 The Danger of Discipleship (Leininger) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 14:25-33 Riot Control By Dr. Randy L. Hyde Just the other day I was having a conversation with a friend. She was trying to get a handle on spiritual things, and admitted to some difficulty in her personal understanding of God. I suggested to her that she think of God in terms that … Continue reading “Luke 14:25-33 Riot Control (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 14:1, 7-14 Friends in Low Places By Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Last summer the summer of 2000 Marsha and I led a trip to The Passion Play in Oberammergau Germany. There were 30 … Continue reading “Luke 14:1, 7-14 Friends in Low Places (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 & Luke 15:1-10 Jeremiah: The Judgment By Dr. Randy L. Hyde Would the real God please stand up? Sounds like a line from an old TV quiz show, doesn’t it? But it’s a good question. After all, the Bible can seem to be quite confusing as to what kind of God … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-10 Jeremiah: the Judgment (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:8-10 Loose Change Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists Luke 15:8-10 Loose Change By Emily Sylvester A few years ago our daughter Else was sitting beside us in church. When Lucien took the collection, Else put a mitt-full of pennies on the plate. I must have looked … Continue reading “Luke 15:8-10 Loose Change (Sylvester) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:3-7 The Ninety-Nine and One By Dr. Randy L. Hyde There’s a lot of lostness in the fifteenth chapter of Luke’s gospel, isn’t there? We can’t really be sure if Jesus told these parables back to back to back, as they are recorded here, but that’s the way Luke has chosen to tell … Continue reading “Luke 15:3-7 The Ninety-Nine and One (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Sheep By Dr. Philip W. McLarty One of my favorite parables has long been The Parable of the Lost Sheep, if, for no other reason than it makes for a great children’s sermon. I’ve told you this before how I’d get the children together and tell them … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-17 The Parable of the Lost Sheep (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Invited to Extend Forgiveness By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker There is probably no parable more important than the one we just heard, the story of two sons and their father. The story invites us to accept forgiveness. It also invites us to extend forgiveness. First, let us consider how we are … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Invited to Extend Forgiveness (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Sonny Moneybags By The Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger As most of you know, I am a golfer. I use the term loosely because I do not play very well and I do not get to play very often any more, but I still consider myself a golfer. There is an … Continue reading “Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Sonny Moneybags (Leininger) – Bible study”