Sermons on Luke

You Can Position Yourself for God’s Presence

In Luke chapter 2 how does Simeon know that Jesus is The Promised Messiah?  We know that Simeon was righteous and devout and the Holy Spirit was upon hi (Before Holy Spirit was sent by Jesus).  Scripture also informs us that Simeon had been promised by Holy Spirit that he wouldn’t die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.  Verse 27 says that Simeon was “move by the Holy Spirit” to go into the temple courts where Mary and Joseph,…

The Invisible Presence Produces Tangible Change

Jesus said that if “we believe, then we will see”, making a case for this idea that IF we will do something ‘invisible’ within us then our eyesight will change. The Presence of God, which isn’t of earthly substance,  hovered over Mary, planted a supernatural seed within her and, over time produced a baby.  The Baby Jesus, Who grew up to be our Lord and Savior.  Something not of this world interacted with the biology of this world and changed…

Evoking Wonder thru Angels

“Many of us have barriers to anything supernatural. These barriers of wrong belief  keep us from experiencing what we read about in scripture and hope for in our prayers.” (Les) Are Angels real or imagined? Are Angels even needed, even if they are real? What should we do if we believe in Angels? In this message Pastor Les challenges us to ask, “God, open our eyes to the invisible realm around us!”   Using the Christmas story and Elisha from II…

Evoking the Wonder of Salvation

“We must remember the joy of God’s salvation, not our salvation” (Les) EVOKING THE WONDER OF SALVATION What is the greatest miracle of all time? What is the second greatest miracle? The greatest miracle of all time is the conception and birth of Jesus.  It is this ‘seed’ planting by Holy Spirit from which all other miracles stem. The second greatest miracle of all time?  The day of your salvation.  That day when Holy Spirit hovered over you and planted…

Evoking Wonder thru Declarations

“A miracle is something which would never have happened had nature, as it were, been left to its own devices” (Anthony Flew, British Atheist) A miracle evokes wonder in people.  A miracle elicits a response from those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Many people wrongly believe that they have no part in miracles.  They believe that a miracle either happens or it doesn’t.  Scripture disagrees with those people. An angel spoke to Mary and then the…

Generosity Flows from Our Identity

“Jesus breaks my spirit of poverty while my generosity ensures my abundance” (Pastor Les) Generous is everything that Zacchaeus is not…at least not until he spends some time in the presence of God.   Les shares 3 quick points… To be in the presence of Jesus often takes some effort You can be hated by everyone and still be the one Jesus is looking for The majority of people will complain when you begin to live in the favor of God…

Jars of Clay Glorifying God

“How you utilize your jar of clay is important!”  (Pastor Les) Your life mission may not look like any one else’s but it does look like something!  We are often exhausted trying to make our lives look like the lives of other, ‘good’ Christians, but on the other hand an equal number of Christians are hidden away and numb from not knowing how to live life on mission. We were created to glorify God in both natural and supernatural ways.…

For God So Loved the World He Gave a Savior

The entire imagery of a Savior can be summed up in an Old Testament scripture that says… “…for the young man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed, there was no one to rescue her.”  (Deuteronomy 22:27) The shepherds and the wise men in the Christmas story had a much richer imagery of what a savior meant than we do.  Join us as Pastor Les digs into the story and connects the Good…

For God So Loved the World He Gave a Son

We know that Jesus is King, Lord, sacrificial lamb, scape goat, and the Bread of Life but why did God send a Son to be these things?  Jesus was not sent as a loaf of bread or as a lamb but as a Son.  There are a few reasons why Jesus being a Son is so crucial. Being a Son is the Imagery that has lasted for over 2,000 years.  Sacrificial lamb and scape goat can be taught but most…

For God So Loved the World He Gave a Seed

If God had planted a tree, lets say sent down a full grown Jesus, then Jesus would not have been fully man.  He would not have been the excellent high priest that He is.  Without knowing the pain of depression, doubt, and fear—without experiencing man’s anger and being tempted in all ways to manipulate and misuse His fellow humans, Jesus would not be as effective a high priest as He is today for you and me.  A seed represents the…
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