Luke: God's Promise Fulfilled
Every good organization has a mission statement. So, does Jesus have one? Today, we’ll learn about Jesus’ mission statement: Jesus went public to preach the good news of the kingdom of God. We’ll see in this passage the good news announced, the good news rejected, the good news displayed, and finally, the good news exported.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptA book we like to give away at our church is titled, Who is Jesus?. Our answer to that question will determine what we do with the rest of our lives. If Jesus wasn’t who he said he was, he can be relegated to the realm of history. But if he really is who he says he is, it changes everything. Pastor Mike argues from Luke 3:21-38 that Jesus is the ultimate Son of God. He was anointed with God’s Spirit, he was declared to be God’s Son, and he was like God’s first son.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptThis week, Pastor Harry Fujiwara joins us from The First Baptist Church in the City of New York to preach God’s Word. From Luke 4:1-13, we’ll see that Jesus is the true, perfect, obedient Son of God.
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Read sermon transcriptTerminology, accents, sports teams—these things characterize true Philadelphians. What characterizes true Christians, though? Who are God’s people, really? We’ll see from Luke 3:1-20 that God’s people are repentant people. God’s people are not characterized by terminology, accents, or sports teams. God’s people are characterized by repentance. And we’ll see that in this passage as we see that repentant people are ready, repentant people are fruitful, Jesus will only save repentant people, and unrepentance only gets worse.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptWhere does your ultimate allegiance lie? We’ll see from Luke 2:41-52 that Jesus’ ultimate allegiance is to his Father. In fact, Jesus has a relationship with his Father like no other. It gives him a wisdom like no other, it gives him a mission like no other, and it doesn’t exempt him from the humanity common to others.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptThe Gospel of Luke does not end with the Christmas story! Even as the cold, dark, post-holiday period of winter sets in for us, the joy of the coming of Jesus remains. In fact, we’ll see from Luke 2:22-40 that Jesus is the joy of every longing heart. He consoles the longing heart, he reveals the longings of the heart, and he redeems the longing heart.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptWhy do Christians celebrate with such joy at Christmas time? Because God has sent us the savior we need.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptThe classic Christmas carol “What Child is This?” is about the birth of Jesus. But this week, we’ll see that many Israelites in Luke ask “what then will this child be?” of another miraculous child, John, and see how his birth is related to the coming of Jesus. With John’s birth, the time of mercy has come. We’ll see that God’s promise to John’s parents has come, God’s covenant fulfillment has come, and God’s preparing prophet has come.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptWhat does it look like to be “great”? How does someone get to be “great”? Is it even something that we should want? This week, Pastor Mike teaches us that God has made his people great through the greatness of Jesus. We’ll see that Jesus is great, Jesus is the greatest, and Jesus has made the lowly great.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptMany times, we feel hopeless about the things we wait for the most: children, good health, a job, deep friendship. Luke 1:5-25 is good news to those who wait for God: God gives real hope to his people when things look hopeless. To see that we’ll talk about when things look hopeless, how to live anyway, the hope God promises, how not to respond to it, and then finally at the hope God provides.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
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Read sermon transcriptHave you ever decided on something, only to later question your life choices when someone asked, “Are you sure?“. Luke’s Gospel was written to remind you that you can be sure of the message about Jesus. We’ll see in Luke 1:1-4 that it’s a message that’s already been fulfilled, it’s a reliable message, and it’s an orderly message.
Resources:
Arthur Just Jr (ed) – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament III (Luke)
Bede – Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Darrell Bock – Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
J.C. Ryle – Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, Vol 1
Daniel Wallace and Darrell Bock on the reliability of the New Testament (video)
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