Luke 2 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” Peace. Where is it? The angels appeared to shepherds in the vicinity of Bethlehem promising peace. With the…
Luke 1 & 2 We are focusing this Advent on four words in the Christmas story. The first Sunday I preached on fear, last week Kelly preached on Joy and next Sunday I will be preaching on Peace. Today I was supposed to talk about Doubt, but as I looked at the text, I became…
Luke 2:8-20 In February of 1985 my wife and I took one of the best vacations we have ever had. My parents had invited us to come with them to the British Virgin Islands. We left Newark, New Jersey in a snow storm, handed our winter coats to my sister who had driven us to…
Luke 9:18-45 With today’s text of the Transfiguration, we come to a most remarkable scene. It is a pivotal event in the life of Jesus and must have been a mystery to the three disciples privileged to be there. Matthew, Mark and Luke all record this event in the life of Christ but not John…
Luke 24:36-49 Last week, Easter Sunday, I talked about the transformation that took place on Easter morning. In the period between Good Friday, the crucifixion of Jesus, and Easter when he was resurrected from the dead, the disciples of Jesus lived in an environment of despair, discouragement and fear. The sermon last week talked about…