Sermons

  According To Luke: Making All The Right Enemies  Opening Illustration: Recently I heard a story told of a man who was celebrating his 100th birthday. The local news station sent out a reporter to cover the man’s birthday party. The reporter asked the man what he was most proud of over his life that marked a century of being on planet earth. “Well”, said the man, “I don’t have an enemy in the world.” “What a beautiful and inspirational thought”, said the reporter. The old man responded, “yep, I’ve outlived every last one of them.” Oh friends, make no mistake, in life you will make enemies. It’s the truth, you will absolutely, with 100% certainty, make enemies especially if you are a leader, especially if you are in a decision making position of authority. 10 years ago I became the pastor here at Eastern Shore Baptist Church. I was a green and partly naive young pastor who loved Jesus and loved people. When I entered into this position I think that I truly believed that I...

  According To Luke: One Bride For Seven Brothers Part II Jesus’ Resurrection Is A vailable To A nyone At A nytime ! Just A nswer His Call! Background and Context: Jesus had just arrived in Jerusalem. When He entered the city, some received with with welcome and glad hearts while others were hell bent on trying to reveal Him as a fraud, trap Him in unanswerable questions, and if possible...kill Him. However, every time the Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees tried to discredit Jesus, He seemed to slip out of their schemes and plow through their plots. They tried to trap Jesus by asking Him a question about taxes. Today we are introduced to the only time in Scripture where Jesus argues with the Sadducees. The Sadducees were considered outside the normal Jewish faith. They read only from Pentateuch, the Torah, while the Pharisees and others read also from the Prophets and Psalms as Scripture. Now the Sadducees, who had an ax to grind about the resurrection because they did no...

According To Luke: One Bride For Seven Brothers Opening Illustration: Go To The Source Jesus Is The Source For R evelations  About The R esurrection ! Background and Context: Jesus had just arrived in Jerusalem. When He entered the city, some received with with welcome and glad hearts while others were hell bent on trying to reveal Him as a fraud, trap Him in unanswerable questions, and if possible...kill Him. However, every time the Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees tried to discredit Jesus, He seemed to slip out of their schemes and plow through their plots. They tried to trap Jesus by asking Him a question about taxes. Today we are introduced to the only time in Scripture where Jesus argues with the Sadducees. The Sadducees were considered outside the normal Jewish faith. They read only from Pentateuch, the Torah, while the Pharisees and others read also from the Prophets and Psalms as Scripture. Now the Sadducees, who had an ax to grind about the resurrection because they did...