Sermons on Salvation
“So it was not you who sent me here, but God: . . .” Gen. 45:8a
Jesus is his own typological pointing. He dies a little that day near the mediterranean so that the dogs get to eat the crumbs. He’ll do more later.
“You cannot serve God and wealth.” Luke 16:13
Salvation is a gift, not something earned.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. Luke 10:39
Raise your hand if you got caught up in house cleaning when you really had something else your were supposed to be doing.
“Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” Luke 10:36
It’s not a point of privilege but an act of mercy that will determine our neighbor for us.
Jesus said “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.” Luke 10:17
It’s not about you. It’s about who God is.
“[Jesus] set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Luke 9:51
We must be changed so that what God has always been doing can happen in and through us.
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” Luke 8:38
Addiction is a natural response to a life lived on substitutes.
“you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.” Luke 15:31b
That’s what we call love; exactly that thing that you have more of when you give it away.”
“No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.” Luke 13:5
The little girl said, “I just want to die trying to save somebody’s life.”