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During the summer months of 2007 we explored Jesus’ Parables in our Friday messages. Jesus was a master story teller. His stories capture our attention. If we are truly listening, they will also change our hearts. (This series began on June 15 and continued through August 10, with an interruption during the month of July while Pastor Cam was away.)
DEATH PLUS ONE DAY. In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus tells a story of two men who die and experience “death plus one day” in starkly contrasted ways. Why did Jesus tell this story and what can we learn from it?
The Parable of the Prodigal Son, found in Luke 15, is one of the most famous of Jesus’ parables. But it has really been misnamed. The prodigal son is not the main character in the story. Jesus began the parable with the words, There Was A Man Who Had Two Sons. It is this man, the father, who is the true main character, and his actions in the story reveal to us the heart of God. In this sermon, we explore the heart of God as it is revealed in the actions of this father toward his two sons.
How would you feel if God called you a “fool”? That is exactly what God did in one of Jesus’ parables. Why? What tragic miscalculations did this man make? In this message, Foolish or Shrewd?, we compare two of Jesus’ parables (Luke 12:13-21 and Luke 16:1-9), contrasting the rich fool and the shrewd manager. Why was the one man called a fool and the second man commended for his shrewdness? And are the choices we make foolish or shrewd?
A Reluctant Friend, a Sinful Father, an Unrighteous Judge: What do these three unlikely characters have in common and what can they teach us about prayer? Find out in this message, taken from Luke 11:5-13 and Luke 18:1-8.
Who Is My Neighbor? In this sermon on Luke 10:25-37 and the parable of the Good Samaritan, we look at the fascinating exchange between Jesus and an “expert in the law”? We will find how Jesus used the man’s own expertise and opinions to expose his prejudices and his need of a Savior. As the ancient story gets through our own defenses, we find ourselves asking a different and far more convicting question: to whom am I a neighbor?