At first glance, it’s a scary text. The reason it is so scary is multi-layered. In it, Jesus talks about mysterious things, end of the earth things, eternal things, judgment things. Interlaced throughout, though is an intense reality of God’s knowledge of us and love for us. There is a hope and promise here that could be lost by over-theologizing it. This Sunday we will wade into the dangerous waters of exposing our deepest fears with the hope that the Spirit might show us the power of the love of God in the midst of them.

At first glance, it’s a scary text. The reason it is so scary is multi-layered. In it, Jesus talks about mysterious things, end of the earth things, eternal things, judgment things. Interlaced throughout, though is an intense reality of God’s knowledge of us and love for us. There is a hope and promise here that could be lost by over-theologizing it. This Sunday we will wade into the dangerous waters of exposing our deepest fears with the hope that the Spirit might show us the power of the love of God in the midst of them.

This is an intense section within which Jesus delivers what may be His most pointed critique of the religious leaders of the day. In the broader flow of the narrative we will see that Jesus is applying important principles about the light and darkness that is within each of us.

This is an intense section within which Jesus delivers what may be His most pointed critique of the religious leaders of the day. In the broader flow of the narrative we will see that Jesus is applying important principles about the light and darkness that is within each of us.

Some of us spend our whole lives looking for a sign of God’s existence or His will. We have a hunger and thirst for truth and for proof that can be unquenchable. Rightly tapped, that kind of passion can make all of life an adventure and a quest. There is danger, though, that we can be paralyzed into indecision and inaction, always waiting for just a little more. In Luke 11:29-32 Jesus continues to address the skeptics that surrounded Him. In this text He looks back at two stories from the Old Testament and shows Himself to be greater still.

Some of us spend our whole lives looking for a sign of God’s existence or His will. We have a hunger and thirst for truth and for proof that can be unquenchable. Rightly tapped, that kind of passion can make all of life an adventure and a quest. There is danger, though, that we can be paralyzed into indecision and inaction, always waiting for just a little more. In Luke 11:29-32 Jesus continues to address the skeptics that surrounded Him. In this text He looks back at two stories from the Old Testament and shows Himself to be greater still.

In Luke 11:14-28 Jesus is confronted by skeptics. The more spiritual ascribe His work to the devil, the more cynical look for still more proof. Jesus responded by teaching important points on the nature of God’s work and the nature of evil. This sermon focuses on careful encouragement to cynics and skeptics as we look at Jesus’ work.

In Luke 11:14-28 Jesus is confronted by skeptics. The more spiritual ascribe His work to the devil, the more cynical look for still more proof. Jesus responded by teaching important points on the nature of God’s work and the nature of evil. This sermon focuses on careful encouragement to cynics and skeptics as we look at Jesus’ work.

Prayer is a difficult discipline for most of us. This text shows us both an underlying understanding of what prayer is, as well as practical help on how to pray.

Prayer is a difficult discipline for most of us. This text shows us both an underlying understanding of what prayer is, as well as practical help on how to pray.