Grace Church Waco Sermons

Luke 22:24-38 // One of the most crippling spiritual fears we can face in life is the fear of failing Jesus and others. Christ offers us three steps to overcoming fear of failure: 1) understand the assignment; 2) understand your heart; and 3) understand the king.

Luke 22:1-23 // Betrayal is one of the most painful and sorrowful of human experiences, and our Lord knows it well. The events leading up to the Last Supper demonstrate that the way of the enemy always opposes the way of the Son. The way of Satan is the way of opportunism, betrayal, and isolation. The Lord Jesus meets the reality of his betrayal at the table with bread and wine - the way of life. The way of Jesus is the way of humiliation, welcome, and inclusion, and we are welcomed to the table, to life itself, by our great host, Jesus.

Luke 21:5-38 // We live in the already not yet of the kingdom, saved from the destruction of Israel and waiting for the end of all things. As we wait, we can do so with confidence, free from distraction, holding our heads high, resting on Jesus, the Word of God who will never pass away.

Luke 20:19-21:4 // Your life bears the image of God, and so you must render it back to him. We can do that in at least three spheres: our political hopes, our ideas of life and death, and the way we handle our resources.

Luke 20:1-18 // The path to enmity with God is a slow one, but we don't need to take any further step in that direction today. Jesus is calling us to give up our pride, our control, and even our dreams — so that in our brokenness he can build us into a holy dwelling place for his Spirit.

Luke 19:28-48 //

Luke 19:11-28 // Jesus is inviting us to take hold of his authority in his kingdom, but we must show our allegiance to him through our simple trust and normal faithfulness.

Luke 19:1-10 // You are not a de-tour to Jesus' mission on earth, you are the mission. To walk in this salvation of Jesus, we must learn to embody, like Zacchaeus, unashamed boldness and joyful reception of Jesus.

Luke 18:31-43 // A faith that sees Jesus recognizes the reality of who Jesus is, who we are, and how desperate we are for him. When we see Jesus as he really is, our faith response is the confession of our deepest needs, and the commitment of our whole selves to him.

Luke 18:18-30 // There are two ways to ask the question "what must I do to inherit eternal life": the place of privilege and the place of desperation. The place of privilege causes us to miss the kingdom. In order to ask rightly we need 1) right knowledge of Jesus; 2) willing identification with Jesus; and 3) full reliance on Jesus.