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Luke: Who Is Jesus
Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 13, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Reason For Writing
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Introducing the Gospel of Luke and a series on the life of Jesus
From time to time I enjoy reading the epic fail blog. It is a wonderful testament to the intellectual prowess of our culture. I read one story the other day about some police officers. In Corpus Christi, Texas the police department discovered a cache of plants that they initially believed to be ...read more
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2. Preparing The Way
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
John the Baptist prepares for the coming of Christ.
Preparing the Way Ben Franklin once said: “By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.” While we all know it is important, sometimes we fail to do it. In his book The Survivors Club Ben Sherwood investigates why some people survive tragic accidents and others do not. He ...read more
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3. The Temptation Of Jesus
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Jesus temptation in the wildness.
The Temptation of Jesus When we look at the temptation of Jesus we sometimes say some very silly things. It is like we are so uncomfortable with the fact that Jesus resisted sin that we have to reason away His humanity to explain how He did it. Certainly if Jesus really was fully human He ...read more
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4. Great Catch
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Jesus calls His disciples while they are out fishing
The Great Catch Our text this morning will begin in Luke 5:1. I never understood fishing. I get some people make a living at it but as a hobby it seems weird to me because it requires something that I don’t have a lot of: patience. The idea of just sitting around for hours waiting to ...read more
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5. Jehovah Rapha
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Jesus heals a leper demonstrate the power of His love
Jehovah Rapha This last year when I was in Africa I learned something. There is a conflict that exists between African and Asians. The Asian culture is one of honor and shame. The African culture is one of personal relationships. The conflict that exists between these two groups is a result ...read more
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6. Power Over Sin
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Jesus has the authority to forgive sins
Power over Sin In 1938 a German leader was awarded the title: Time’s person of the year. He took a nation from post-war defeatism and gave it new life. He unified a divided country and turned a broken people into a military super-power. For many Adolf Hilter was considered a hero, most ...read more
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7. Dbout
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
John the baptist doubts Jesus which leads him to ask questions about Jesus.
Doubt Doubt is a part of life. We believe in a God who is all powerful and magnificent and yet we have never seen Him. Without doubt there could be no faith for all we would have would be certainty. Sometimes we think of doubt as the opposite of faith. That is not the case. Unbelief is the ...read more
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8. Sower And The Seed
Contributed on Jun 13, 2011
Parable of the sower and the seed, what soil are you?
The Sower and His Seed We are back in our series through the Gospel of Luke after taking a few weeks off to do some spiritual remodeling. This series was originally designed to go through the end of the year but recently I realized that would require skipping over a lot of really good ...read more
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9. Lord's Prayer
Contributed on Jun 15, 2011
Jesus shows us how to pray
22. Who is Jesus? January 30th, 2010 The Lord’s Prayer We are in Luke 11:1 this morning. As we investigate the life of Jesus our goal is to learn how to be like Him. We have seen Jesus traveling around teaching, healing people, casting demons, and performing various other miracles. ...read more