Sermons

  According To Luke: Tricks and Treason Part II Opening Illustration: I read a funny story the other day about a husband and wife that were having marital problems. Their problems got so bad that the wife decided that she would take her husband to court and file for divorce.  When she arrived at the court the judge asked her, "Do you have any grounds?" the judge asked. "Just two acres," she replied. "That's not it, lady. I mean, do you have a grudge?" "No, we park the car in the front of the house." Frustrated, the judge continued: "Does your husband beat you up?" She replied, "No, I get up before he does." "Then why do you want a divorce?" the judge queried. "Because," she confessed, "we just don't seem to be able to communicate." Point: Oh boy, do people have problems. Look around the room folks and what do you see? You see people. Let me share with you the truth,...

  According To Luke: Tricks and Treason Part I Opening: Have you ever met someone that you ever felt was just not very genuine? Have you ever had the feeling that they are one way to your face but another way when you were absent? Perhaps they say nice, flattering, flowery words to you but you suspect that when you are not in their presence they run you down. They pat you on the back but you have a feeling that they are just tenderizing the spot that they plan on putting the knife. There is a word for those types of people. What’s the word? SNAKE! They are snakes.  Matthew 22:33 NLT Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell? That was a statement from Jesus Himself concerning the Pharisees, teachers of the law, and scribes. You see Pharisees are just like the sort of people that I just described. They were schemers. They were plotters. They were backstabbers. As you will hear in just a moment, they planned to attack Jesus, abuse Jesus, and abase J...

  According To Luke: A Murder On The Farm Opening Illustration: Rejection hurts. How many of you have ever felt the sting of rejection? You did not get that job that you really wanted. You did not get accepted to the university of your dreams. You got cut of your favorite sports team. The girl that you loved broke your heart. Yep, we have all be there. Rejection hurts but rejection sticks around doesn’t it? I can remember when I was in 5th grade at Dannelly Elementary School in Montgomery. There was a girl in the class named Elizabeth. I won’t say her last name because she lives in the area. She was the teacher’s pet. Every week, the teacher would give her a stack of graded work to give out to the class. She would always see the grades as she handed them out. She would smile at all of her friends if they made good grades. She would sneer at the less popular kids. Sadly, I was on the less popular kids. Ill never forget, every time she would give me my work, she would touch just t...