Sermons on Luke 12:28-32:

Come Home To The Flock Series

Contributed by Chaz Brown on Dec 11, 2000

Why do we stray away from God’s love. Can we Come home?

Come on back to the flock! By Rev. Chaz M. Brown I am working in a local convenience store at nights for a well-known company. I see hundreds of people. I can see in many of them their eyes, and faces. I can see their pain and their suffering without their saying so. One man in particular I see ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Predictability And Surprise

Contributed by Thomas Butts on Oct 18, 2000

The Introduction and Summary Statement There is a story more likely told for its humor than its exactitude, about Noah Webster, the man who produced the dictionary that bears his name.

The Introduction and Summary Statement There is a story more likely told for its humor than its exactitude, about Noah Webster, the man who produced the dictionary that bears his name. Legend has it that during a party Noah was caught, by none other than Mrs. Webster herself, kissing the maid in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-30

: "How To Plant Eternal Seeds Of Charity In The Course Of Our Daily Lives.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Aug 3, 2001

Year C. The tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12: 32-40 (32-48), August 12th, 2001 Title: “How to plant eternal seeds of charity in the course of our daily lives.”

Year C. The tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Luke 12: 32-40 (32-48), August 12th, 2001 Title: “How to plant eternal seeds of charity in the course of our daily lives.” Jesus is pictured as giving instruction to his disciples as he is journeying toward Jerusalem. The material in this section comes from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-48

Denomination: Lutheran

The World Has Yet To See What God Can Do With A Man Wholly Committed To Him

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 8, 2001

Why let worry rob you - of your faith, of your committment of your joy

Brinton 12-08-01 Luke 12:22-40 – Do not worry Story: Church at the turn of the century At the turn of the 20th Century, the roof of the hall of a little Swiss church was falling down. So the members of the church got together regularly after the service ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-34

Denomination: Anglican

Be Prepared

Contributed by Simon Rundell on Aug 11, 2001

What to say when you are found sleeping at your desk - Be prepared for the Kingdom of Heaven arriving unexpectedly: preparation through Baptism and the Eucharist.

Sermon: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, Parish Mass with Holy Baptism Text: Luke 12:32-48 +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Be Prepared! The motto of the Scouting Movement. It is a motto which would serve us all well this morning, as we should be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-48

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

All Is Vanity Without God

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 11, 2001

A sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost about the vanity of life

Pentecost 9 Luke 12:13-21 Ecclesiastes 1:2,12-14 2:18-23 "All is Vanity without God"   I would like to share one of Aesop’s Fables with you this morning. "When a dog which had stolen a piece of meat out of a butcher’s shop, was crossing a river on its way home, he saw his own shadow reflected in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-31

Denomination: Lutheran

"Are You Ready In Faith"

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Aug 21, 2001

11th Sunday after Pentecost Ready for the coming of Jesus

Luke 12:32-40 "Are you ready in Faith"   Are you a fool? Let me repeat that statement. Are you a fool? Listen to the following story, then decide if you are a fool or not. "A certain lord kept a fool or jester, in his house as a great men did in olden times for their amusement. This lord gave a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:32-40, 1 Corinthians 12:32-40

Denomination: Lutheran

Waiting For Godot

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 22, 2001

How do we wait for God? 1. We wait patiently. 2. We wait expectantly. 3. We wait faithfully.

Samuel Beckett’s play, entitled Waiting for Godot, is a satire on the human condition. As Beckett sees it, humanity is waiting for Godot, or God, to come and save them, but he never shows up. Their waiting is in vain, for although they have been repeatedly told that God is coming, he never has, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-40, Luke 12:32-40, Luke 12:7-14

Denomination: Methodist

Loosing Our Rose Buds Funeral

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 12, 2002

I was asked to develop a funeral for the one that died before their time, adapts into a lesson on living.

Loosing our Rose’s buds for the Master’s Bouquet? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I did this for a funeral but this is easily adapted for a lesson on living. Text: Isa. 35:1 The desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1, Luke 12:27-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Measure Of A Life Series

Contributed by Greg Yount on Oct 28, 2001

Part 1 of a 4-part series on Christian stewardship responsibilities.

Part 1 - THE MEASURE OF A LIFE Introduction: Stewardship is about much more than money. In fact, money is really a very small part of our stewardship. Stewardship is about how we live our lives. Christian stewardship is the management of your life for God. How then do you measure the success of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:24, Luke 12:1-40

Denomination: Baptist

Declaration Of Dependence

Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Nov 3, 2001

Learning to seek first the Kingdom of God and trusting God to meet our needs as he has promised.

A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. "So, what are your plans?" he began. "I’m a theology scholar," the young man replied. "Admirable!" the father said, "But what will you do to provide a nice home for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-31

Denomination: Baptist

Mine, Mine, Mine!

Contributed by John Knight on Jul 25, 2003

Wealth is a gift of God that should be invested for the Kingdom.

Luke 12:13-34, 41-48 13 Then someone called from the crowd, "Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me." 14 Jesus replied, " Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that? " 15 Then he said, " Beware! Don’t be greedy for what you don’t have. Real ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34, Luke 12:41-48

Denomination: Holiness

Having A Heavenly Head On Your Shoulders Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 13, 2004

Jesus gets tough on hypocrisy and worldly desires. All that stands in the way of the kingdom of God must go!

Does Jesus ever say things that make you mad? Sometimes when we get close to someone and there are disagreements, we get mad at each other. Does that ever happen in your family? Some things have to be said and done even when it makes for an angry response. Jesus knew when to be soft and when to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-59, Matthew 24:12-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Things We Need To Consider

Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Jan 31, 2003

"Things We Need To Consider" look at some things in the Word of God that the children of God need to consider.

“Things We Need To Consider” Text: Luke 12:22-31 Intro: This morning we want to look at some things as God’s children that “We Need To Consider.” Consider = To fix the mind on with a view of careful examination; to think on with care to ponder, to study; to meditate. I. Consider The Provisions ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-31

Denomination: Baptist

Catastrophic Choices

Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Feb 13, 2003

In essence Dr. Luke says, anything we use as an eternal strategy that is outside of the shed blood of Jesus is a tragic mistake and will cause us to be in peril of eternal death.

This sermon was preached by Scotty L Killingsworth to the congregation of Evergreen Church on Sunday morning February,16 2003 Catastrophic Choices series part one Luke 12 Last Sunday we followed Zacchaeus around for 30 days. We watched as he became aware of the consequences of his life, and the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-34

Denomination: Baptist