First Baptist Church of Crawfordville Florida - Sermons Teaching Preaching Inspiration Help and Hope

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 22:39-53.

If we do not pray as Jesus prayed, we will fall into temptation as the disciples fell.

1. The trials we face can be either a test that strengthens us or a temptation that brings us down.

2. Just as Jesus prayed and resisted temptation, so should we.

3. The disciples failed to pray and they succumbed to temptation.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 22:31-38.

1. We all have failed the Lord.

2. When we fail the Lord, His grace points the way back and gives us hope.

3. The starting point to experience God's grace is to trust in Christ as your sin bearer.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 22:24-30.

The greatest in God's sight are those who humbly serve.

1. The great example of servanthood is Jesus Christ.

2. The great enemy of servanthood is self.

3. The great encouragement to servanthood is Christ's grace in spite of our sins.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 22:1-6.

1. Satan uses religion more than any other tool to keep men in his domain of darkness.

2. People can even profess and belong to true religion and yet be in league with Satan.

3. At the core of evil religion are three things:

--lack of genuine conversion

--the rejection of Jesus as Lord

--the promotion of selfish desires under the guise of religious commitment

4. Evil religion brings initial happiness and gain, but final ruin.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 21:25-38.

Since Christ is certainly returning, we need to be alert and ready, not dull and surprised by His coming.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 21:5-24.

1. God knows in advance all things that will take place in this world.

2. God has ordained in advance all things that will take place.

3. Although God has ordained all things, He is not responsible for evil.

4. God will righteously judge all who reject His Son.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 21:1-4.

Come see what Jesus wants us to learn about the Widow's Mite (and what it doesn't mean about giving)!

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 20:41-47.

1. True religion is to know Christ as Lord.

2. False religion is being religious to impress people.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 20:27-47.

1. You should care about doctrine because Jesus did.

2. You should care about doctrine because your life here depends on holding in faith to sound doctrine.

3. You should care about doctrine because your life hereafter depends on holding in faith to sound doctrine.

Our very hope of eternal life hinges on holding to sound doctrine about salvation and the promises of God regarding the life to come.

Let's open our Bibles to Luke 20:19-26.

1. Religious hypocrisy is a dangerous and foolish sin that we must guard against.

2. We must submit to proper government authority.

3. We must submit to God above all.