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A Study Of The Book Of Luke
Contributed by John Hamby on Nov 26, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. "How Can I Be Sure?"
Contributed on Nov 26, 2001
Zachariah’s search for certainty.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 1 “How Can I Be Sure?” Luke 1:5-25 The very last words of the Old Testament found in Malachi 4:5-6 read, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and ...read more
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2. Experiencing The Birth Of Christ With The Shepherds
Contributed on Dec 17, 2001
In the story of God’s announcement to the shepherds are some important truths for us today.
Experiencing the Birth of Christ With The Shepherds Luke 2:7-20 The telling of the Christmas story can be such a familiar and common experience that we miss the significance of it. With the annual repetitions the familiarity of the story of the shepherds can cause us ...read more
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3. The Waiting Game
Contributed on Dec 31, 2001
Characteristics taken from the life of Anna and Simeon that are important today.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 4 “The Waiting Game” Luke 2:21-38 The events recorded in the second half of Luke, chapter two are important, they have to be important because they are the only events from the ...read more
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4. It Is Time To Turn
Contributed on Jan 14, 2002
Repentance and its relationship to the truth. 1. The Truth may not be easy to hear. 2. The Truth demands change. 3. The truth is the same for everyone.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 6 It’s Time to Turn Luke 3:1-20 Dr. John R. Hamby Approximately eighteen years have passed since Mary and Joseph found their lost twelve-year old son in the ...read more
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5. Three Big Temptations In Life
Contributed on Jan 21, 2002
In the story of the temptation of Jesus we see three general kinds of temptation that we still face.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 7 Three Big Temptations in Life Luke 4: 1-14 I think that we all understand what temptation is. There is a story told about a little boy in a grocery store that I think illustrates the ...read more
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6. A New And Higher Calling
Contributed on Feb 4, 2002
From the call of the Peter to follow Jesus we can see three principles of answering his call to a new and higher calling.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 8 “A NEW AND HIGHER CALLING” Luke 5:1-11 This occasion on the Sea of Gennesaret, [ also called Tiberias and Galilee] was evidently the Lord’s second call to these disciples, Jesus had ...read more
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7. Remembering What God Has Done
Contributed on Feb 4, 2002
The purpose of memorials in our lives.
A Study of the Book of Joshua Sermon # 4 “Remembering What God has Done” Joshua 4 God realizes that we often forget what he has done for us. In Deuteronomy. 6:12 Moses issued a final warning to Israel just before they entered ...read more
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8. He Is Lord Of All
Contributed on Mar 13, 2002
Jesus presentation of Himself as the Lord of the Sabbath and its application for today.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 11 He is Lord of all! Luke 6: 1-11 “Sometime ago I heard about a pastor who was taking a Boy Scout troop on a tour of the church, explaining the meaning of the windows and some of ...read more
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9. How To Live Successfully
Contributed on May 16, 2002
A look at the four beatitudes found in Luke’s account.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 12 How to Live Successfully Luke 6: 17-26 Jesus went into the hill country with His disciples during this night of prayer he was directed by the father to disciple an inner core of men, the ...read more
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10. Love Your Enemies
Contributed on May 16, 2002
How true Disciples are to handle difficult people.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 13 “Love Your Enemies” Luke 6:27-38 I have another children’s book to share with you, and no, it not the only kind of book I read. I seem to find a lot of wisdom in them. In the ...read more
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11. The Life Of A True Disciple
Contributed on May 16, 2002
Jesus points out the differences between what he is teaching and what the Pharisees are teaching.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 14 “The Life of a True Disciple” Luke 6:39-49 In the previous section (6:27-38) the Lord has instructed his followers on how they should respond when men hate them, curse them ...read more
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12. An Amazing Faith
Contributed on May 16, 2002
The story of a Roman centurion’s faith takes the reader inside true faith and shows what faith does.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 15 An Amazing Faith Luke 7:1-10 Faith is not believing that God can; it is knowing that He will. Faith is deaf to doubt, dumb to discouragement, blind to impossibilities and ...read more
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13. Even Death Is Not A Barrier
Contributed on May 16, 2002
What happened when Death crossed Jesus path.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 16 “Even Death is Not a Barrier” Luke 7: 11-17 “Joseph Bayly knew what the loss of a child was like. In fact, he and his wife Mary Lou lost three sons – one at eighteen days, after ...read more
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14. When Life Is Just Not Fair
Contributed on May 16, 2002
We run into problems when we try to impose our definitions of fairness on God.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 17 When Life Is Just Not Fair. Luke 7:18-35 Do you remember when you were young what your mom always said as you went outside to join the neighborhood kids in some kind of organized ...read more
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15. A Sacrificial Faith
Contributed on May 16, 2002
The story of the sacrifical faith of the woman who fell at Jesus’ feet and washed his feet with her tears.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 18 A Sacrificial Faith Luke 7:36-50 We have before us this morning a record of the worship of woman who falls at the feet of Jesus in worship. We are never told her name. Luke does not ...read more
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16. When The Deliverer Comes
Contributed on Jun 9, 2002
The demon possessed man is a reminder of the dilemma that is faced by every human that has not come under the influence of the saving power of Jesus Christ.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 22 by Dr. John R. Hamby When the Deliverer Comes! Luke 8: 26-39 The disciples had just come through a life-threatening experience on the Sea of Galilee. A terrible storm had ...read more
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17. There Is A Purpose In The Storm
Contributed on Jun 9, 2002
This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund ...read more
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18. Are You Ready To Listen?
Contributed on Jun 9, 2002
In each case the seed is the same, but the soil into which the seed falls is what makes the difference. In this story four different responses are given, along with four different causes and having four distinct results.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 19 Are You Ready To Listen? Luke 8:1-15 After over twenty years in the ministry there is one thing that I am absolutely convinced of and it is that there variety of listeners in ...read more
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19. Help For The Hopeless
Contributed on Jun 17, 2002
Two interwoven stories that teach us some fascinating principles on Faith.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 22 Help for the Hopeless! Luke 8: 40-56 The Lord and his disciples had returned to the boats following the casting out of the evil spirits from the demon possessed man. As they ...read more
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20. The Life Of A Disciple
Contributed on Jun 25, 2002
As Jesus challenges Peter and the rest of the twelve here in this passage, He unfolds the principles of being a disciple - a real follower of His.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 23 “The Life of a Disciple” Luke 9:1-6,10, 18-20, 23-26, 57-62 This morning I want to look Luke chapter nine in the light of what it reveals to us about what it takes to be a true follower of Jesus ...read more
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21. Classic Problems That The Disciples Faced
Contributed on Jul 1, 2002
The text reveals several problems that the disciples had to deal with, they are not only problems they had to face, but are problems that have plagued the church all down through the centuries.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 24 “Classic Problems That The Disciples Faced” Luke 9:11-17, 28-32, 37-42, 46-52 Jesus had revealed that the following him will involve a radical change of perspective. The life of a disciple is ...read more
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22. Bringing Joy To The Lord's Heart
Contributed on Jul 8, 2002
It is mind-boggling to realize that we have the capacity to make God rejoice by our faithful ministry.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 25 “Bringing Joy to the Lord’s Heart.” Luke 10: 1-24 Dr. John R. Hamby Luke’s Gospel account is the only one that tells of the sending out of the seventy. It is also the only ...read more
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23. The Parable Of The Good Samaritan
Contributed on Jul 15, 2002
In the parable of the Good Samaritan we find some basic lessons on compassion.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 26 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 Dr. John R. Hamby “The Murder of Kitty Genovese" “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, ...read more
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24. Duty Vs. Devotion
Contributed on Jul 30, 2002
Is it possible to serve the Lord out of habit rather than out of love? An examination of Martha and Mary illustrate the cost of a loss of focus.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 27 Duty vs. Devotion Luke 10:38-42 What brought you here today? Was it a sense of duty, you feel a sense of obligation, a responsibility to the Lord for all that he has done for ...read more
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25. Lord Teach Us To Pray
Contributed on Aug 6, 2002
The Lord’s Prayer was not given to be just be recited as a ritual. It is actually given to us as the Lord’s blueprint for prayer that is acceptable to God.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 28 “Lord Teach Us to Pray” Luke 11:1-4 Almost all of our prayers begin by rushing into a series of request in which we pour out to God our problems, our needs, our irritations. This only ...read more
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26. Persistent Prayer
Contributed on Aug 19, 2002
Now having given the disciples a pattern for prayer, the Lord continues his instruction by telling a story. But why does he give us this parable? In the text we are going to see three principles about prayer.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 29 “Persistent Prayer” Luke 11: 5-13 Do you ever feel impatient with God? Does He seem late in answering your requests or meeting your needs? Certainly all of us as believer’s have ...read more
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27. Who Then Is This Jesus?
Contributed on Sep 3, 2002
The incident relayed to us in Luke 11:14-28 presses three relevant questions upon us. The first is, “Is Jesus The Son Of God As He Claims?” The second is, “How Do I Know That He Is Who He Says He Is?” And the third is, “What Must I Do In The Face Of This
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 30 “Who Then Is This Jesus!” Luke 11:14-26 Dr. John R. Hamby Several years ago (1972) Christian author Josh McDowell authored a book entitled “Evidence That Demands A Verdict.” ...read more
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28. The Marks Of A Hypocrite
Contributed on Sep 25, 2002
From Jesus cofrontation with the Pharisees we can see six marks of being a hypocrite.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 31 “The Marks of A Hypocrite!” Luke 11:37-54 Hypocrites! Hypocrites! When I said the word someone came to your mind. We are quick to judge who we think may be a hypocrite, but most of us never consider whether we might be one. But the hard truth is that ...read more
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29. The Folly Of Seeking The Comfortable Life
Contributed on Oct 24, 2002
This passage forces us to make a decision about what kind of life do we want? Do we want a life dependent on things of this world or a life with no guarantee of any of the world’s goods but close to God?
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 32 “The Folly of Seeking the Comfortable Life” Luke 12: 13-24 Every day of our lives we are being pulled in a number of different directions on one hand we have family responsibilities pulling us ...read more
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30. The World's Most Acceptable Sin
Contributed on Oct 24, 2002
Worry is the painful preoccupation with the consequences of what “might” happen. The Lord forces us to think about why we are not to worry in these verses.
A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 33 The World’s Most Acceptable Sin Luke 12:22-34 Worry is the number one mental disorder in America. “The Mayo Clinic claims 80-85% of total caseload is due directly to worry and anxiety. Many ...read more