Sermons

According To Luke: Busy, Burdened, and Burned Out: Martha’s Story Opening Illustration: In the mid to late 1990’s there was a particular type of artwork that gained popularity. The artwork is named “stereograms”. These works of art are pictures within pictures that give a three-dimensional representation of a solid object or surface. When viewed correctly, the hidden image in each Magic Eye illusion will appear in 3D. Here are a couple of examples. The first one is black and white and apparently people can see a cat. At least I hope that you see a cat. If you see something unsavory then I ask your forgiveness. Here is another. Apparently there is a dinosaur in this one. I have no idea. I see a mess.  When I was a kid I was told that in order to see these images within an image, I had to get up close to it and slowly pull the image back. My eyes were supposed to adjust so that I could see the background image. Some pieces of artwork required you to look at the image

According To Luke: Never Neglect Your Neighbor Opening Illustration: One morning after church, a 325-pound man in his mid-twenties told his minister, “I’m so depressed and I can’t get any dates. I’ve tried everything to lose weight but just can’t seem to succeed.” “I believe I can help you,” said the minister. “Be dressed and ready to go tomorrow at 8 a.m. sharp.” The next morning, a beautiful woman in an attractive exercise outfit knocked on the man’s door. “If you can catch me, you can have me,” she said, as she took off. He huffed and puffed while chasing after her to no avail. This same routine continued every day for the next six months. The man actually lost 120 pounds and was confident that he’d catch the woman the very next day. That morning he swung open his front door and found a 300-pound lady in a jogging suit waiting for him. “The preacher said to tell you,” she began, “that if I can catch you, I can have you.” And the chase began ... Point: