Citylight Church Center City Philadelphia - Sermons

Luke 9:51-62

Mike Anderson

The first 9 chapters of Luke answer the question, "who is Jesus?": the Christ of God. Now, the focus shifts to the question, "what does it mean to follow him?". Jesus said that anyone who would come after him, then, must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow him. But what does that mean on the ground level? Pastor Mike shows us from Luke 9:51-62 that following Jesus means rejection without retaliation, and renunciation without regret. So first we’ll talk about rejection without retaliation, then renunciation without regret.

Luke 9:37-50

Mike Anderson

Often, seeing a great business leader or athlete makes us want to pursue our own greatness the same way they did, by following their example. But seeing Jesus is different. Pastor Mike teaches from Luke 9:37-50 that the more clearly you see the greatness of Jesus, the more humbly you’ll pursue your own.

Luke 9:28-36

Mike Anderson

Up to this point in Jesus' ministry, we've seen his power and authority in his preaching and miracles. But this Sunday, we'll look at the transfiguration as a few of his disciples see a glimpse of the transformation of Jesus' body to match his glory. Pastor Mike shows us that the more clearly you see the glory of Jesus, the better you will listen to him. So we’ll talk about seeing the glory of Jesus clearly, and then we’ll talk about listening to him.

Luke 9:18-27

Mike Anderson.

We've been building up over the last few weeks to one big question: who is Jesus? This week, we'll look at Peter's answer to that question and Jesus' teaching about his own death and resurrection. Pastor Mike shows that Jesus is the unparalleled king on an unexpected path, and we’ll see that from this passage by looking first at the question we all must answer, then at what the answer meant for Jesus, and finally what the answer means for us.

Luke 9:1-17 .

Mike Anderson .

Have you ever had a boss that gave you work to do, but not the resources you would need to do the job right? Do you maybe even feel that Jesus is a master like that? Today, Pastor Mike shows us from Luke 9:1-17 that Jesus is not like that. Jesus richly provides for people through his people. He’s provided for the gospel to get to us, and he provides above and beyond our deepest needs.

• Luke 8:22-56
• Gareth Weakly
• In recent weeks we've been looking at the question presented by Luke: "Who is Jesus?". This week, we'll keep exploring that question, but also look at a question that Jesus asks his disciples: "Where is your faith?". From Luke 8:22-56, we'll see that because Jesus has power over the creation, over the demons, and over sickness and death, our faith should be in him. We can believe without fear, because Jesus has all power and authority.

Luke 8:1-21.

Mike Anderson.

Hearing God's Word is not enough - we must respond to it. That's Jesus' teaching in Luke 8:1-21: When you hear the word of Christ, make sure you receive it with a sincere heart. We'll look first at the spread of that word, then at the responses to that word, then at the weight of that word, and finally we’ll see the family formed by that word.

Luke 7:36-50 .

Wayne Lee .

This week, Pastor Wayne Lee from Chinese Christian Church joins us to preach on Luke 7:36-50. We'll see that much forgiveness leads to much love, our biggest need is the forgiveness of sins, and that the opposite of sin is not virtue, the opposite of sin is faith.

Luke 7:1-35

Mike Anderson

In Jesus' time on earth, even his cousin John asked, "are you really the one that we were promised?" From Luke 7:1-35, we'll see that there is never a need to move on from Jesus and there is no one greater than him coming because no one greater than him exists. Jesus is the one who was to come. So we’ll see in this passage what it looks like to recognize him, then how to recognize him, then the privilege of those who do recognize him, and finally why some don’t, and others do, recognize him.

Luke 6:46-49

Mike Anderson

Even though they are "just words", there are real consequences to ignoring things like stop signs and weather forecasts. So, as we conclude the Sermon on the Plain, what are the consequences of ignoring Jesus' words? In Luke 6:46-49, we'll see that the one who hears the words of Jesus and does not do them will come to ruin. We'll look at the problem of hearing without doing, the alternative to hearing without doing, and then finally at the outcome of hearing without doing.