1. The Invitation from the Christ: … “if anyone wishes to come after me…”

 2. The implications of the Cross: “He must deny himself, and take up his cross…”

A. For sin (Eph. 1:7; I Pet. 1:18,19)

B. For self (Gal. 2:20; Col. 3:1-4)

 Self...

“As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.”  (Ezekiel...

Recognizing Jesus through the Breaking of the Bread!

Luke 24:35

Context: Luke 24:13-35

 

The emotional distress that griped them.

The spiritual confusion that blinded them.

The radical revelation that transformed them.

God’s Unspeakable, Indescribable Gift!

“Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.”

II Cor. 9:15

1. This verse is an Example of Grace.

2. This verse is an Expression of Gratitude.

It is Peerless.

It is a Perfect gift.

It is a Preeminent...

Luke 2:7; 27-34; Matt. 2:1-3

1. He was ostracized by the secular world of His day.

2. He was opposed by the political world of His day.

 3. He was overlooked by the religious world of His day.

The secular world crowded Him out!

The political...