Sermons on Lucas 18:9:

Still Not Enough

Contributed by Ben Bannister on Oct 11, 2004

This sermon explains that Christ is the only way to Heaven.

Text: Luke 18:9-14 ETS: Jesus tells a story about a tax collector and a Pharisee. ESS: There are three reasons why the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisee’s is not good enough for God. OSS: The lost and religious will turn to Christ for their salvation. PQ: Why is the righteousness of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Break Out Of The Comfort Zone Series

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Oct 13, 2004

Why do people not move forward with their dreams? Could it be others trying to suppress them?

Did anyone this week decide they were living in the comfort zone of life and decide it is time to make a change, to escape the zone and move into the Borderland? It becomes an issue of dealing with the accumulation of fear which has prevented you from moving forward, in dealing with the phrase, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Pride, Humility, Forgiveness

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 19, 2004

A sermon for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost Proper 25 Parable about the Pharisee and tax collector

21st Sunday after Pentecost Proper 25 Luke 18:9-14 Sermon "Pride, Humility, Forgiveness 9* ¶ He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11* ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

A Sting In The Tail

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 20, 2004

Why was the tax collector more acceptable than the "good" Pharisee

OR/NR 24-10-04 Parable of the Pharisee & Tax Collector - Lk 18:9-14 Story: In a small country village in Sicily, there were two brothers, renown members of the local Mafia. They were mean, bad and very rich. No one had a good word to say about them. Indeed, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Anglican

"O, Lord, It's Hard To Be Humble..."

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 23, 2004

It shouldn’t be hard to be humble, but it is.

Luke 18:9-14 “O, Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble…” By: Rev. Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org You wouldn’t think it would be all that difficult. We were all formed from the same dust of the earth, by the same Creator. Basically, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

Not A Leg To Stand On

Contributed by Marv Mutzenberger on Oct 26, 2004

Neither the Pharisee or the tax collector, and none of us have a leg to stand on when we use the standard of God to make judgments about ourselves.

NOT A LEG TO STAND ON Luke 18:9-14 The parable of The Pharisee and the Publican, in today’s lectionary, is called the Pharisee and a tax collector. Some of you have heard four or five, maybe nine or ten, or even more sermons on this text. It’s very familiar. It’s a bible story so familiar to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

"I Want To See Jesus!"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 28, 2004

Have we dined with Jesus?

Luke 18:9-14 “I want to see Jesus!” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org Zacchaeus was a chief among tax collectors, and I’m sure his parents never would have dreamed that he would turn out the way he did. You know ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: United Methodist

"The Real Sinner's Prayer"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Jul 21, 2004

In the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, we see that you can’t impress God. Having "religion" doesn’t impress God. The Publican gives the REAL "Sinner’s Prayer".

“The REAL Sinner’s Prayer” Luke 18:9-14 INTRODUCTION: Jesus loved to speak in parables. They grabbed people’s attention. If Jesus said, “Once upon a time, there was a man who ….”, then everybody stopped to listen to the story Jesus was about to tell. It’s like … when I stop to tell a joke … ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of Prayer

Contributed by Gene Haraldsen on Jul 22, 2004

When we don’t understand the purpose of prayer we will be disappointed with and discouraged by the experience of prayer.

The Purpose of Prayer Examining the Motives behind our Prayers Turn to Romans 8 There are many different types of prayer: public, private, group, family, church, national, confession, petition, intercession, fasting, short, long… Three-year-old Donna, who loved to pray before meals, would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God, Have Mercy On Me, A Sinner

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 9, 2005

This is a comparison on the attitude of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector for an Ash WEdnesday service.

February 9, 2005 Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Lent A Time For Repentance

Contributed by Dennis Bliss on Feb 15, 2005

A lenten homily on humility, and repentance

Lent a season of Repentance. We disciples of Jesus are celebrating our communal Lenten pilgrimage, a 40 day spiritual journey that will hopefully enable us to better appreciate and celebrate the life giving death and eternal resurrection of our Lord and Savior, the very feast of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Trusted In Themselves..." Dr. E. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jun 8, 2004

Some kids are as different as night is from day! Their attitude, their affections, it makes you wonder if they are from the same family. We too are different & it can affect the outcome of our finding and discovering the forgiveness of God.

Introduction I. illus. It’s amazing how different our own kids can be. One likes it hot while the other likes it cold. One may resemble you and th other their mother. Strange isn’t it! We all are different come to think of it. Sometimes it can be a bad thing. For example when our attitude doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9

Denomination: Baptist

The Three

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

As we continue to look at the Apostles Creed we consider what it means to believe in the "forgiveness of sins." Are your sins forgiven?

Introductory Considerations 1. Call in education among many today to go back to basics - "the 3 R’s" - reading, writing, and rithmetic. It may be easy to learn all kinds of other things, but if basics not there a student is in trouble. 2. Today I call on us to go back to basics. To look at the 3 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Trophy Case Christians

Contributed by Roger Griffith on Oct 18, 2000

Your trophies and accomplishments will not get you into heaven. There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ.

TROPHY CASE CHRISTIANITY TEXT: Luke 18:9-14 INTRODUCTION: I was visiting a man in his home when I noticed a large glass case that was filled with trophies. There were trophies for bowling, trophies for racing cars, trophies for hitting home runs at softball, and many others. Each one had this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

A Good Man Lost, A Bad Man Saved

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 1, 2005

You can be a good person and still die lost and go to hell. You can be a bad person and die saved and go to heaven.

LUKE 18:9-14 “A GOOD MAN LOST – A BAD MAN SAVED” A) When Jesus preached and taught among men on earth, He found that there were some men which trusted in themselves that they were righteous! * It was to them that He spoke this parable ... And if He preached in America today, He would need ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist