The Story of Bartimaeus ( Luke 18:35-43 ) Cry for _________________ (18:35-38) Persistent _______________ (18:39) Jesus’ __________________ (18:40-42) A _____________________ life (18:43) The Story of Zaccheus ( Luke 19:1-10 ) Zaccheus wants to ___________ Jesus (19:1-4) Jesus seeks after the __________…

After prayer Now, I know, normally the kids have their own special time in Kids Connection. Being that we are all together and that it’s the end of the year with a holiday, I’d love for us to do something a little bit different. If you’re in Kids’ Connection - can you come to the front? Kids, I have…

What is a good Christian like? Is it someone who doesn’t as the saying goes “drink or smoke or cuss or chew or date/marry people who do”? Is it someone who faithfully attends church? Is it someone who waits until marriage to engage in sexual activity? Is it someone who is morally upright? Is it someone…

Winston Churchill speech - never give up There are so many areas of life in which people can feel discouraged: weight activities And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected…

Thoughts of kingdoms Human drawn Boundaries ( interesting, we don’t see any boundaries when looking from space) Leaders Governing systems and structures Maybe languages when it comes to thinking about the Kingdom of God, what does that mean? As we have on a few other occasions in our study of Luke, we’ll…

Sermon Title : Thankfulness Is Expected! (Show Slide 1) Sermon Text : Luke 17:11–19 —Jesus Healing the Ten Lepers Introduction I hope that everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends and that you got the chance to show your gratitude to the Lord and others in a special way. Today…

Faith is an interesting issue. Over the years, I’ve heard stories of people who seemed to demonstrate great faith as they recounted the ways that God has answered prayer. One such person was George Mueller. He lived from 1805-1898. In an era when people would pay “pew rents” in order to have reserved…

In response to the ridicule of the Pharisees and their propensity to greed and service to mammon, Jesus turns aside to his disciples with some very important and challenging comments. He begins by noting that they and we should… Recognize Reality (1-3a) And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin…

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been able to learn about the ways that God considers us and how He searches for us and welcomes us when we come home, when we truly repent. While life with God is one of peace and rest because of His great love for us and because of Jesus’ substitutionary sacrifice…

How do you view God? Some people view God as a heavy-handed, demanding judge with strict rules of right and wrong. Others view God like a doting grand-father who willingly gives his grandchildren whatever they want - practically spoiling them. Some may view God as aloof and distant, uninterested or unconcerned…