Sermons Change Lives
Apostle Andrew: How to Serve from the Background. Though often overshadowed by his brother Peter, Andrew faithfully connected people to Jesus, whether it was his own family, a young boy with loaves and fish, or outsiders like the Greeks. He was content to serve without recognition, focusing on bringing others to Christ rather than seeking …
Apostle Peter Do You Love Me More Luke 6:12-16 explores Jesus’ transformative call to Peter. After denying Christ three times, Peter is confronted by the risen Jesus who asks him thrice, “Do you love me?” This interaction challenges Peter to demonstrate his love through obedience and service, ultimately commissioning him to “feed my sheep.” The …
Simon Peter Was He Simon or Was He Peter Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. We learned the twelve were divided into three groups, or three teams, of four. Each group had a leader. Simon Peter was the leader of the first group and also, as we will see, the leader of the twelve. Philip was …
Apostles Ordinary Men Chosen to be Extraordinary Luke 6:12-16 audio video notes. The apostles were very ordinary men chosen to do something extraordinary. No one had ever done, or was ever asked to do, what Jesus asked them to do. They were uneducated and unimportant nobody’s chosen to spend time with Jesus. That’s how God …
The Gospel of Luke Chapter 6: How to Be a True Disciple – audio video notes. Witness Jesus healing on the Sabbath, choosing His disciples, and delivering the powerful Sermon on the Plain. There are nineteen messages in this chapter. Why so many? In all my years of ministry, I never studied intensely each apostle. So, …
Sabbath Good or Evil Luke 6:6-11: How to Confront Legalism explores Jesus’ deliberate challenge to religious hypocrisy. In this passage, Jesus stages a confrontation by healing a man with a shriveled hand on the Sabbath, directly challenging the Pharisees’ rigid interpretation of Sabbath laws. He poses a provocative question about doing good versus evil on …
Sabbath Day Petty or Pertinent Luke 6:1-5: How to Rest explores Jesus’ radical approach to the Sabbath, challenging the legalistic interpretations of His time. The passage recounts Jesus and His disciples picking grain on the Sabbath, which the Pharisees deemed unlawful. Jesus responds by referencing David’s actions and declares Himself “Lord of the Sabbath,” emphasizing …
Traditions Patches Wineskins Luke 5:31-39: How to Change – Jesus uses the images of new patches on old garments and new wine in old wineskins to illustrate that His message cannot simply be added to old religious traditions; instead, genuine transformation requires embracing the new and letting go of rigid, outdated forms. People often resist …
How Low Will Jesus Go for Sinners Luke 5:27-33 audio video notes. This was an evangelistic dinner celebrating Matthew Levi’s new life, given in honor of Jesus. Who did he invite? Religious people? No, that would not be any fun and they wouldn’t come anyway. He gathered everyone in his world made up of tax …
PhDs Pharisees a Paralytic and Jesus Luke 5:15-26 audio video notes. Do you know any “paralytics”? Do you know people with a paralyzed life? Or, do you know people with a paralyzed marriage, paralyzed family, paralyzed by addictions, paralyzed by sin? Religion rejects them. Jesus wants to heal. Are you carrying them to Jesus, or …