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Sermons on Luke 4

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Buying the Church Off  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: Just as the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to confront the evil forces, so the Spirit leads the church into the wilderness of the world’s evil. Jesus’ temptations were appetite, prestige and security. Jesus conquered these temptations. The church faces the temptations of appetite, prestige and security as distractions from the ministry to which it is called.
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Choices and Consequences  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: Whenever we choose God’s will and God’s direction, we will find that we are rewarded in many ways. No fidelity to God and his commandments goes unrewarded.
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Tempting and Testing  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: God can use temptations as a test, to prove and strengthen us.
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Spitting at the Devil  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: Luke’s account shows that even after Jesus had rejected the devil’s offer of world power. Jesus’ temptations continued all the way to the cross. As we begin Lent, we’re reminded that temptations will continue through life, that we will sometimes fail and that because of Christ’s faithfulness we can get back up when we fall.
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Faithful Obedience  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness models for his followers a faithful obedience rooted in God’s mission and fueled by a knowledge of the Scriptures.
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Give God a Chance  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 1–13
Summary: Just as Jesus was tempted in the wilderness to give up his mission, so Satan will tempt us to quit. What we need is the vision to give God a chance and defeat the enemy at his own game.
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The Today Factor  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 14–21
Luke 4: 14–21 for LFM
Summary: Most of our focus as Christians ought to be on today: daily work to do, daily benefits to receive and daily tending to perform. But we also need to keep our todays linked to God’s tomorrow.
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This Blessed Day  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 14–21
Summary: In matters of the spirit, we can get lost in the past or the future; it’s only in the present that we encounter God.
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Before Jesus Gets Specific  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 14–21
Summary: By reading only the first part of Jesus’ sermon, we learn that the promises of the Spirit, the good news, release and healing, come from God before we respond. God’s offer does not depend on our correct response.
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All for One  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 14–21
Summary: The body of believers in a local congregation must, by necessity, work as a unit. If one part of the body suffers, the whole body suffers. If one part of the body succeeds, the whole body benefits. There are many distinct parts or roles that Christians can play within the church. When each of these roles are fulfilled in ways that honor God, the local congregation becomes an effective, life-giving “organism.” God not only appoints people to certain roles, but gives them the desire and ability to fruitfully play those roles out.
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Bursting Bubbles, Speaking Truth  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: Jesus was not afraid to correct misconceptions, especially when they were in regard to his identity. Jesus knew how to balance affirmation and challenge when addressing would-be and existing followers. As we see in Jesus’ example, it’s important to speak the truth in love, even when we expect the response to be hostile.
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Some Bad News and Some Good News  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: We begin with two short stories about a man who refuses to accept a doctor’s diagnosis and a woman who refuses to participate in the general confession in church. The response of the people of Nazareth to Jesus in today’s gospel is similar: They refuse to hear his words about healing and liberation because they don’t think they’re sick or bound. But acceptance of the bad news of sin makes it possible for us to hear the good news of forgiveness, and to rejoice in the scope of God’s saving work.
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Who Tells You Who You Are?  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: Jesus’ encounter with the citizens of Nazareth reminds us that people who fail to live up to the expectations of others run the risk of disappointing them, or even making them angry. It is the price we sometimes are forced to pay for living a life of faithfulness to God.
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Insiders and the Energy of God  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: Jesus’ visit to the town he grew up in is not a sentimental journey he makes to bask in his success. He has a message for his hometown audience that he knows will be hard for them to hear. That message is: “It’s not about us. We were not called and chosen and set apart to enjoy God’s life-giving energy and keep it for ourselves. We are called to bring the love of God to the world, to join God in calling all people to be the People of God.”
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It’s Not Just About Us  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: The people of Nazareth were impressed when Jesus told them that biblical promises were fulfilled in him. Their attitude quickly changed when Jesus suggested that those who were not from God’s chosen people might be the first to benefit. They had forgotten that Israel was chosen to be a blessing and light to all nations. Christians today should be reminded not to make the same mistake, and to remember that they are called to be the ones through whom the light of Christ is given to all people.
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God’s Infuriating Grace  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: The fact that God loves all people has not always been well received. But because of God’s love for us, we have a responsibility to grow into maturity, including healing our emotions.
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Should Jesus Have Been So Specific?  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 21–30
Summary: Although God’s radical love for all people sometimes surprises or even shocks us, we depend on God’s forgiveness and love for our relationship to him. Others do not deserve God’s love, but neither do we. Feeling anger at God’s surprising grace may show us where we need to grow.
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Manifest in Four Activities  Click here Click title to view sermon Luke 4: 31–44
Summary: In this Gospel of Luke, we catch a glimpse of what the public ministry of Jesus was like. We follow Jesus on what might have been a fairly typical day for him, a very busy day at that.
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