Scripture Passage Luke 12:32-34 Sermon Text Purses that Do Not Wear Out Purses that to not wear out, purses that do not wear out. What does this mean? It is talking about our existence, the existence that does not wear out. Everything wears out as time passes. Our body wears out and even our […]
Think!
Scripture Passage Colossians 3:1-11 Sermon Text We Are What We Think I was thinking about what shapes us. Isn’t it what we are thinking? We are what we think, we are not what we eat. We are shaped by what we think. Happy people are filled with good thoughts. Unhappy people, on the other hand, […]
When I Am Tired
Scripture Passage Luke 10:38-42 Sermon Text A Special Family Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. These three people were very special to Jesus. They had a bond. They were very close to each other. They were sisters and brothers, and they lived in Bethany. Jesus often went to their house. After Jesus said, “Foxes have holes, and […]
Being Moved With Pity
Scripture Reading Luke 10:25-37 Sermon Text The Good Samaritan What the Samaritan did was not such a big deal. Jesus didn’t even use the word Good Samaritan. That’s what we came up with. The scripture doesn’t say Good Samaritan. Jesus never said Good Samaritan. The real point of this story is not about the greatness […]
Life of Being Sent
Scripture Passage Luke 10:1-11 Sermon Text A Life of Discipleship In this passage, we discover that Jesus’ disciples were not just twelve disciples. We are familiar with twelve disciples, but actually, in Jesus’ time, there were many people who followed Jesus and wanted to be the disciples of Jesus. And Jesus sent 70 people among […]
Not On My Own Terms
Scripture Passage Luke 9:51-62 Sermon Text A Disciple, A Follower We are the disciples who follow Jesus and Jesus teaches us about the disciples. Discipleship is in today’s passage. It wasn’t easy, though, to take what Jesus said. “Is that really the kind of discipleship that I can follow?” We wonder. Someone came to him […]
