Sermons on Jesus
Focus on the Kingdom
Luke 6 reveals growing tension between Jesus and the Pharisees, particularly over their interpretation of the Sabbath. When the disciples pick and eat grain, the Pharisees accuse them of breaking Sabbath rules. Jesus responds with David’s example of eating the consecrated bread when he was hungry, showing that God’s commands are not meant to become burdens that ignore genuine human needs. He declares that the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. The conflict intensifies when Jesus heals a…
Jesus Saw
Luke 5:27-39 Jesus of Nazareth was drawing crowds with his teaching and miracles, and the religious leaders, suspicious of a man with no formal training, began investigating him. Everything that follows flows from one moment: passing a tax office, Jesus saw Levi — later known as Matthew — a tax collector despised as a traitor and a cheat who had grown rich by overcharging his own people. Ignoring the scandal, Jesus simply said, “Follow me.” Levi left everything, rose, and…
I Am Willing: Strange Things in Luke 5
After a night of fruitless fishing on the Lake of Gennesaret, Peter is asked by Jesus to push into deep water and let down the nets once more. The request seems senseless – the work is done, the nets are being washed, and fishing is best at night. Yet at Jesus’ word, the nets fill to breaking, and Peter falls to his knees: “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man.” Even doubt, when it yields to trust, opens…
Jesus: Authority, Compassion, and Mission
Luke 4:31-44 Jesus is shown as the one who teaches with authority, commands unclean spirits, heals sickness, and cares for people individually. In Capernaum, his authority is revealed when a demon recognizes him as the Holy One of God and is immediately cast out. His power is also seen when Peter’s mother-in-law is healed from a severe fever and immediately begins serving, and when Jesus personally ministers to the many sick who come to him. The crowds are amazed and…
Jesus: Obedience in the Wilderness, Power Over Temptation
Luke 4:1-30 Jesus enters the wilderness immediately after His baptism, led by the Holy Spirit, and fasts for forty days. The devil tempts Him three times: to turn stones into bread, to gain the kingdoms of the world by worshipping him, and to test God’s protection by throwing Himself from the temple. Each time, Jesus responds with Scripture, choosing obedience to God over physical comfort, worldly power, and shortcuts. Unlike Adam, who succumbed to the devil’s “Did God really say?”…
The Joy of Finding Christ
Jesus’ early life reveals His family’s faithful obedience to God’s law. Mary and Joseph carefully followed the commands given through Moses, presenting Jesus at the temple, where their humble offering reflected their circumstances. Yet they also unknowingly brought the true Lamb who would one day become the perfect sacrifice for the world. At the temple, two elderly believers received extraordinary blessings. Simeon, led by the Holy Spirit, recognized the infant Jesus as the promised Messiah and praised God for allowing…
The King in the Manger: God’s Sovereign Plan Revealed
Caesar Augustus believed he was exercising absolute power by ordering a census, yet his decree simply became the means by which God fulfilled the prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Human rulers act according to their own purposes, but God directs history to accomplish His promises. Jesus entered the world in complete humility. Rather than being born in a palace, the eternal King was wrapped in cloths and laid in a manger because there was no room…
Jacob’s Benediction
As Jacob nears the end of his life, he gathers his twelve sons to pronounce blessings that are not merely personal predictions but prophetic revelations reaching into the “last days.” While each blessing reflects the character and history of the sons, together they form a remarkable portrait of the coming Messiah. Reuben’s blessing points to the promised Son of God. Simeon and Levi, associated with violence, the Law, and the curse, foreshadow Christ taking upon Himself the curse of the…
Easter
Follow the final days of Jesus, showing how events unfold in precise alignment with long-standing prophecies. Jesus enters Jerusalem humbly, is received with praise, and then cleanses the temple with righteous zeal, confronting practices that hinder true worship. His mission is revealed as the reconciliation of humanity with God. As Passover approaches, its rituals are shown to foreshadow a greater fulfillment. During the final meal, Jesus redefines the bread and wine as symbols of a new covenant through His body…
Surely the LORD is in this Place
Esau, seeing Jacob blessed again and realizing his own marriages displeased his parents, attempts to correct his course by taking another wife from Ishmael’s line. His reaction appears outwardly adjusted but lacks true surrender. It reflects the difference between superficial regret and genuine repentance—wanting the blessing without embracing the covenant. Meanwhile, Jacob travels alone, exhausted and afraid. With no shelter but a stone for a pillow, he falls asleep in an ordinary, unnamed place. There, without prayer or preparation, heaven…
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