Sermons

According To Luke: Overcoming Faith Opening Illustration A young driver was in a hurry to get to an appointment and illegally parked his car. He left this note under the windshield wiper of his auto: So sorry, but I have circled the block for twenty minutes. I am late for an appointment and if I don't park here, I'll lose my job! "FORGIVE ME MY TRESPASSES". When the driver of the car came back, he was shocked when he found a parking ticket on his windshield with the following note: I've circled this block for twenty years as a police officer....if I don't give you a ticket, I will lose my job! "LEAD ME NOT INTO TEMPTATION!" Point: We have all been there before. Temptation comes knocking on our door. Question for you this morning, what tempts you? Food? Alcohol? Desserts and treats? Temptation can come in the form of an attractive female or the speed of a hot rod. For some, temptation looks like a brand new pair of shoes that we don’t...

According To Luke: Overcoming Temptation Opening Illustration: Have you heard the news? No, not about the Coronavirus. Have you heard the news that the Asian Murder Hornet has made it’s way to the shores of America? Hornets are bad enough but now we are going to have to deal with the murder hornet. I wonder if the murder hornet knows that it’s name is the murder hornet. This is one intimidating insect. They say that a sting from a murder hornet feels like you are being shot.  Did you know that there is a thing called the Pain Index. It is measured 1-4. 4 being the absolute worst. Well, the murder hornet sting registers a solid 4. The murder hornet can kill up to 40 bees in a minute. The Murder Hornet is really really big. A lot bigger than a normal American hornet. Just look at this picture of murder hornets in the palm of a grown man’s hands.  A video was released the other day of a murder hornet. It went viral. The murder hornet went toe to toe wit...

According To Luke: A Life of Missed Opportunities  Opening Illustration: Have you ever had one of those “Ah Ha” moments.  Moments when you all of a sudden just get it.  Maybe your day was just marching along and your routines were playing out just as you had expected them to. I had one of those moments the other day.  I was in my office and someone had sent me a link to a video.  This is not unusual and for whatever reason I decided to click on it.  It was 40 seconds long and it was taken from one of these trashy talk shows.  You know the ones that ask the important questions like “who is my baby daddy” sort of shows.  Well this is a clip from a Jenny Jones show.  It was apparently one of those “scare my kid straight” episode.  I have seen this sort of thing before.  There is a boisterous audience.  There is a kid. The crowd is yelling at the kid who is standing in the middle of the stage.  I have no idea what the k...