Sermons on Luke

Prodigal

Shame vs. Guilt  Guilt (Law punishment for behavior, right/wrong, individual focused)   Shame (ostracized, how will others look, community focused)   Luke 15:1-2 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”  Luke 15:11-13 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. “Not long after…

Vision Sunday 2019

Luke 9:1-3 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.”  The Kingdom is about the King!   We enter the Kingdom we don’t bring it here!  Dependence   Luke 9:12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the…