Sermons on Luke 1 46b 55:

The Olivet Prophecy (Luke 21)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 29, 2025

What is the prophecy all about, prediction or to be on guard? Let's look at Luke 21.

Was Jesus deliberately vague about a prophetic timeline? What should we really be on guard against? Let’s look at Luke 21. Right after Jesus describes scribes cheating widows, we’re introduced to a generous widow. Did she give, looking to God not faulty men? Do we look to God in our flawed ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The First Disciples (Luke 5)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 20, 2024

What can we learn from the attitude of the first disciples who accepted Jesus' call? Let's look at Luke 5.

How did the first disciples respond to Jesus calling them? How quickly did Jesus have conflict with religious leaders? Would Jesus be welcome in many of our churches? Let’s look at Luke 5. Did Jesus preach from a boat to crowds onshore? Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Pray Persistently (Luke 18)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 25, 2025

Do we pray persistently or erratically? Let's look at Luke 18.

Are our prayers persistent or erratic, humble or arrogant, child-like in faith or cynical in distrusting God? Let’s look at Luke 18. Is God better than an unjust judge? Do we have faith to trust God? Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not become ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Lost Things Of Luke 15

Contributed by Robert Glass on Sep 20, 2011

Examining the Lost things of Luke 15

The Lost Things of Luke 15 In Luke 15, TWO distinct things happened. The publicans and sinners came to HEAR Christ and the scribes and Pharisees came to condemn Christ. The Lost Sheep Christ tells them a story, or parable, about a lost ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Narrow Way (Luke 13)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 16, 2024

What is the narrow way? Let's look in Luke 13.

Do we blame the suffering for their plight? Does repentance happen without fruit? Is relieving human suffering more important than the letter of the law? Is the way narrow? Is Jerusalem known for killing the prophets? Let’s look at Luke 13. Do we blame the suffering for their plight or must we all ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Mission Trip (Luke 10)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 24, 2024

What lessons can we learn when a very large group was apostled by Jesus for a mission trip? Let's look at Luke 10.

What is God’s judgment on places where Christians are not welcomed? What should be our chief joy? Who is our neighbor? Is listening to Jesus a priority for us? Let’s look at Luke 10. How many were “sent” or “apostled” (in Greek) on a mission trip? The Lord now chose seventy-two [CEB, CEV, ESV, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Teaching On The Plain (Luke 6)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 27, 2024

What did Jesus teach on the plain that was different to his teaching on the mount? Let's look at Luke 6.

What’s more important, Sabbath or life? Do we just love emotionally or in action? Do we build on the rock, or worldly shifting sands? Let’s look at Luke 6. What did the disciples do on a Sabbath that made the Pharisees question Jesus? On a Sabbath, He passed through the grainfields. His disciples ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Encounters With Faith (Luke 7)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 3, 2024

How do we react when encountered with faith? Let's look at Luke 7.

Are we sometimes amazed at the faith of those outside our church community? Whose faith healed a widow’s son? How great in God’s eyes is the least member of God’s kingdom? Can a sinner show more faith than many in our congregations? Let’s look at Luke 7. Centurion What was there about a Roman ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Ode Of Mary

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 20, 2018

What do mercy, helping the poor and feeding the hungry have to do with celebrating the birth of Jesus? Let’s discuss the Ode of Mary, the Latin Magificat, the Greek Megalynalion in Luke 1:39-55.

What do mercy, helping the poor and feeding the hungry have to do with celebrating the birth of Jesus? Let’s discuss the Ode of Mary, the Latin Magificat, the Greek Megalynalion in Luke 1:39-55. Luke includes three canticles or songs, written like Psalms, Mary’s Song, Zechariah’s Song, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-55

Denomination: Baptist

Astounding Miracles (Luke 8)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 10, 2024

Do we just hear the word of God or also do it? Let's look at Luke 8.

Luke 8 is filled with rich lessons and miracles from the ministry of Jesus around Galilee. How does this apply to us today? Do we hear the word of God and do it? Did several women provide for Jesus and His ministry? Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Growing Better In Bad Times

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 1, 2018

No doubt the young Samuel, like the Child Jesus, ‘became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him’ (cf. Luke 2:40).

GROWING BETTER IN BAD TIMES. 1 Samuel 2:18-20; 1 Samuel 2:26. The children of Israel forsook the LORD, and the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and He visited them with temporal judgments (Judges 2:13-15). ‘Nevertheless,’ (O, precious word!) the LORD raised up judges, or ‘saviours’ ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 1 Samuel 2:26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mary's & Zechariah's Songs (Luke 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 22, 2024

Is it wrong to sing I, me, my as some believe? What about Mary's Song? Do some righteous believers still doubt? What was different between Zechariah and Mary? Let's keep going in Luke 1.

Is it wrong to have church songs with lyrics about I, me and my as some believe? What about Mary’s Song? When Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, did he speak in tongues or prophesy? Can even righteous people like Zechariah have doubts and others like Mary simply believe? Let’s continue in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Luke 6:48 Enabled Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 18, 2011

We are enabled to do mission. The foundation we ahve in Christ is firm we will stand, using what he has given us to do his will.

Luke 6:48 Enabled I’m starting this wee spiel with a definition Stewardship: Historically, stewardship was the responsibility given to household servants to bring food and drinks to a castle dining hall. The term was then expanded to indicate a household employee’s responsibility for managing ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:48

Denomination: Salvation Army

Calvary From The Eyes Of Luke

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 18, 2016

In this sermon we look at what Jesus accomplished on the cross from the Gospel of Luke

Calvary from the eyes of Luke Text: Luke 23:44 – 49 So we’ve been looking at some of things that have been taking place during the last week of Jesus’ life while He was here on earth. We started out by looking at how Jesus made intercession for Peter, so that he would repent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:44-49

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Luke's Beatitudes Series

Contributed by Rev. Katherine Beck-Ei on Feb 10, 2025

all the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples…

…all the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples… I am afraid that today’s sermon is one of those more academic messages. The Gospels According to Mark, Matthew, and Luke all contain “Beatitudes.” Those first two bear ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26