Bible Study

Sermon Luke 17:11-19 The 10 Percent By Dr. Jeffrey K. London Okay, certainly by now, after all we’ve been through in our political process, everyone knows about the 1 percent, and the 99 percent, and the 47 percent. But do we know about the 10 percent? Given the fact that this is Pledge Sunday, somebody … Continue reading “Luke 17:11-19 & Psalm 116:12 The 10 Percent (London) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:1 Keep on Praying! By Pastor Vince Gerhardy A magazine cartoon has a little fellow kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer and saying with some measure of disgust, “Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis still doesn’t have a date for the social; Grandma is still feeling sick … Continue reading “Luke 18:1 Keep on Praying (Gerhardy) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:1-8 The Voice of the Widow By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn spent many years in the prison camps of Siberia. Along with other prisoners, he worked in the fields day after day, in rain and sun, during summer and winter. His … Continue reading “Luke 18:1-8 The Voice of the Widow (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:1-8 Bothering God By Dr. Randy L. Hyde I just love it when the underdog wins, don’t you? Except when the Razorbacks are playing. Obviously, I always pull for them. Or when Notre Dame is involved. I always root for them to lose. It’s not a Catholic thing on my part. I’ve just … Continue reading “Luke 18:1-8 Bothering God (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:1-8 The Squeaky Wheel By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. C.S. Lewis recalled a time when he was going to London for a meeting and thought he should get his hair cut. Then the meeting … Continue reading “Luke 18:1-8 The Squeaky Wheel (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:1-8 The Unjust Judge and the Persistent Widow By Emily Sylvester Jesus taught his lessons as stories. We call them parables. He did this for two reasons. He wanted his listeners involved in figuring out their meaning, and it made his lessons more memorable. It worked. The Gospels weren’t written until several decades … Continue reading “Luke 18:1-8 The Unjust Judge and the Persistent Widow (Sylvester) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:9-14 Two Ways By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The story we just heard sets before us two ways of prayer, two ways of life, two paths that people call religion. Let us consider what they are. In the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Forms of religion can set people apart … Continue reading “Luke 18:9-14 Two Ways (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:9-14 From Judgment to Compassion By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector has been one of my favorites for a long time now. I think that’s because it’s so obvious: The Pharisee makes for an easy target. He’s so obnoxious and arrogant and self-assured you can’t … Continue reading “Luke 18:9-14 From Judgment to Compassion (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector By Emily Sylvester When John and I were about to have our second child, I felt sorry for our first. Elsie had been the centre of our world for three years and now she would have to share our love with a newcomer. I thought our … Continue reading “Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Sylvester) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 19:1-10 Those Who Stand Tall By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Do you remember the little song about Zacchaeus? Sing it along with me: “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he; He climbed up in a Sycamore tree, for the Lord he wanted to see; And as the … Continue reading “Luke 19:1-10 Those Who Stand Tall (McLarty) – Bible study”