Sermons on Luke 6:17-45:

Cleaning Up Our Act To Be Useful To The Lord Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 26, 2022

God loves us and wants us to accept His forgiveness for our sins and bad habits, and help build the kingdom of God, and fall in love with Him and our brothers and sisters so we can all enjoy the divine companionship forever.

Eighth Sunday in Course I have never served in the Army, but I know quite a few of my acquaintances who have. All of them testify to the rigors and hazards of the battlefield. Just moving one’s feet forward in the direction of the foe is dangerous, even without projectiles aimed at you coming at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:39-45, Psalm 92:2-3, 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Denomination: Catholic

The Seven Major Themes Of The Bible

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Mar 7, 2022

What are the major themes of the Bible that Christian ministers ought deal with in their preaching?

The Seven Major Themes of the Bible Luke 6:17-26 Do preachers repeat themselves? The good ones do! Certainly, Jesus did. A good preacher repeats himself Sunday after Sunday. I’m not talking about telling the same stories repeatedly; nor am talking about using old, worn-out phases that everyone ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Anglican

Loving Our Enemies (February 20, 2022)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Mar 11, 2022

Is it harder to turn the other cheek, to offer something else when someone has taken something from us, to be generous, to be merciful and to go the extra mile?

LOVING OUR ENEMIES Text: Luke 6: 26-38 Luk 6:27-38  "But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  (28)  bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  (29)  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:26-38

Denomination: United Methodist

Only In Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 12, 2022

Progress became a secular god, a new form of hope for secular man in the 19th century, a progress that would lead to freedom. It was not to be.

Monday of 2nd Week in Lent The call of Jesus in Matthew, which we heard at Mass on Saturday, was to “be perfect, as the heavenly Father.” In Luke’s redaction we heard today, the call is to “be merciful, as the heavenly Father.” If we understand that the root meaning of perfection is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:36-38, Daniel 9:4-10

Denomination: Catholic

Is Your Best Offense Really A Good Defense?

Contributed by Darian Catron on Mar 17, 2022

Why are so many so offended by everything today, and are we exempt from this problem? What is the best response (the Christlike one) when things are offensive to us?

INTRODUCTION: Illustration- There’s an old saying – “The best defense is a good offense.” It’s been used in sports, in business, and in war. It’s also known as the strategic offensive principle of war. The theory is that being proactive with a strong offensive action will make your opponent so ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36, Romans 12:14, James 1:19-20, Ephesians 4:26-27, Colossians 3:12-13, Romans 12:17-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Do You Treat The "Jerks” In Your Life?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 28, 2022

It is not difficult to love people who love us…IS IT!

But everybody does not love us. There are people who hate us: ? If we do not think the way they think or ? Do things the way they do things In their warped way of thinking this is grounds for hating you!!! That is, you can do and say 99 things they would like you to do or say but that does not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To Happiness, Joy And Peace

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Mar 31, 2022

The multitude, like many today had gotten their priorities confused. So much time is spent worrying about "things" that we lose sight of what truly matters and leads to happiness. We seek gold while dismissing God. We seek health while neglecting holiness.

Sermon – The Road To Happiness Luke 6:20-26 “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:20-26, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 107:9, Revelation 21:4, Luke 12:16-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

What Is Spirituality? (1 Of 7)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022

One of the best ways you can determine that a person is a SPIRITUAL PERSON is by the way they spend their TIME and MONEY.

We are fooling ourselves when we think we are SPIRITUAL yet our TIME and MONEY reveals we are like the carnal people of this world who only care about cars, boats, campers, houses and clothes. The way we spend our time tells a great deal about us. Because time is important to us, most of us ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

Stages On The Journey

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 2, 2022

On the journey of faith, our spiritual vision is often clouded. As we continue on the journey, Jesus corrects our spiritual vision. We are to remain on the journey of faith, looking to Jesus for improved vision. Luke gives us three reasons.

I am looking at this passage as a portrayal of the Christian journey of faith. Like all journeys, the Christian pilgrimage through life has a point of departure, a destination, and a route through which we travel from one to the other. Verse 39 shows us a pilgrim who has just begun the journey. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:39-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Candidates For God's Kingdom

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

In the beatitudes Jesus turns the values of our world upside down.

As we work our way through Luke’s Gospel, we have looked at a string of stories that explain why it was that such a good guy as Jesus had enemies. He hung around with disreputable people. The Pharisees developed a long list of rules for what you can do and can’t do on the Sabbath. But Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

How To Get Rid Of Your Enemies

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

The world is torn apart by people reacting to their enemies in ways that just cause further provocation and pain. We all need to know God's way for responding to those who come at us as enemies.

What do you do when people do nasty things to you? What do you do when things happen like someone treating you like an enemy, hating you, cussing you out, abusing you or stealing your coat? That makes it harder to be a Christian, doesn’t it? Everyone here has had an encounter with someone who is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36, Matthew 5:43-48

Giving

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

Jesus teaches us a strange math, that when we give to others, we gain more back than we gave.

It was a very long time ago that I learned the basic math facts in school. If I have two hymnals, and I can find people to give me two more hymnals, how many hymnals will I have? Four. I came out ahead. And now that I have four hymnals, if I give one away, how many will I have? Only 3. I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:37-42

It's A Matter Of The Heart

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

Our words and actions flow out of the condition of our heart.

Well, this year of 2001 will be behind us in just a couple of days. I think the events of September 11 and the ripple effects on the economy will etch this year in our memories for a long, long time. But apart from events outside of you, think about who you have been this year. How are you a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:43-45

Hinderances To Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by Jerry Colter on Apr 22, 2022

The things that hinder most Christians from maturing are things they know but do not do. This is 99% of Christian maturity. Too many Christians are looking for some big key that God is going to give them to straighten out everything in their life.

Growing Up Spiritually Hinderances To Spiritual Maturity Introduction Text Luke 6 : 39-49 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. ? ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:39-49

Forgiveness Points In Four Directions

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Apr 23, 2022

Forgiveness points in four directions. God —> Us Us —> Others. Others —> Us. Us —> Ourselves

*********** Forgiveness 1. God forgives us 2. We forgive others 3. Others forgive us 4. We forgive ourselves ************** 1. God forgives us Jesus didn’t avoid people who had done wrong; he said it was them who needed him. Mark 2:13-17 Jesus went out by the sea; and all the crowd came to Him, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17, 1 John 1:7-9, Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 18:21, Luke 17:3-4, Matthew 18:22-35, Matthew 6:9-15, Mark 11:25-26, Luke 6:37, 2 Corinthians 2:7-11, Acts 13:4-5, Acts 13:13, Acts 15:36-41, Colossians 4:10, 2 Timothy 4:11, Philemon 1:23-24, Micah 7:19, Psalm 103:12, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17, Philippians 3:12-13, Matthew 6:25-33, 1 John 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist