Sermons on Luke (Page 2)

Sermons on Luke (Page 2)

Luke 14:1,7-14 – Take the Lowest Place

WELCOME TO WORSHIP  In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP  Judge of the earth, humble my heart today. I know I can struggle with pride and with looking down on others. I ask for your forgiveness over these self-exalting sins.…

Luke 13:22-30 – Are You Going to Enter through the Narrow Door?

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP God of mercy, I do not deserve to go to heaven. I do not deserve to be counted among your people, and this I sometimes forget when I put my trust in…

Luke 10:38-42 – Christian, Christian, Sit at Your Lord’s Feet

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Gracious Savior, your focus to serve and to give your life as a ransom means my salvation. Give me great focus today, Lord, not primarily on my service to you as we…

Luke 8:26-39 – When the Legions of Evil Encounter Jesus

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Lord Jesus, there are forces out there that are far more powerful and clever than I am. Today remind me of your power over all the forces of evil, especially the evil…

Luke 7:36-50 – Which of Them Will Love More?

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Gracious Lord, help me understand the cost. Today use your Word to show me the price Jesus had to pay for me and the fact that he did indeed pay that price…

Luke 7:11-17 – Jesus Really Is the Lord of Life

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Lord God Almighty, I am powerless against death. The shadow of death reigns over me, taunts me, and fills my heart with fear as it marches forward against every living thing. Remind…

Luke 24:44-53 – The Ascended Lord Blesses Us

WELCOME TO WORSHIP  In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP  Ascended Lord, you are highly exalted and rule over all for the sake of your people. Be with me today as I worship and learn from you, especially as I…

Matthew 26:20-30; Mark 14:17-26; Luke 22:14-23; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 – The Three Unions in Holy Communion

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  WHAT IS MAUNDY THURSDAY? Maundy Thursday receives its name from the Latin phrase novum mandatum, which means, “new command.” It refers to Jesus’ words which he spoke to his disciples on this night, “A new command I give…

Luke 19:28-40 – Our Lord, the Servant

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Lord Jesus, you are the King of creation and deserve all the honor and glory our world can give you. Yet you rode into Jerusalem humbly and gently to show the world…

Luke 22:31,32 – “Satan Has Asked to Sift All of You.”

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Lord Jesus, I am daily being attacked by Satan, the world, and my sin. Tonight open my eyes to the times I fail in these attacks. Lift up my heart with the…

Luke 13:1-9 – God is Looking for My Repentance, Now

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP All-knowing and all-seeing God, my ways are in front of your eyes and you examine all of my paths. You know my sins. You also know what I need. Open my mind…

Luke 23:13-16 – A Part for the Whole?

WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus.  PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Lord Jesus, you were rejected by your own people for me. Forgive me for the times I reject you as they did. Tonight be with my spirit as you show me once…