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Luke 24:48-49: Empowered Witnesses
When I say the word witness what comes to mind? Maybe at first it is the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Or maybe you think of evangelism and witnessing. Perhaps you think of the Great Commission and recognize...
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Luke 24:44-49: Commissioned as Witnesses
Each of the four gospels end with the great commission, and it is reissued again in Acts. 5 times in all we have Christ appearing to His disciples and telling them what to do now...
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Luke 24:36-43: Jesus the Firstborn from the Dead
We live in a world that is fixated on the here and now. We live in what Charles Taylor called an Immanent Frame, a view of existence that is cut off from any sense of...
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Luke 24:13-35: The Road to Emmaus
OUTLINE The loss of hope The return of hope The response of hope INTRODUCTION I have been thinking a lot about hope lately. In part because of the three funerals that we have recently had,...
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Luke 24:1-12: The Resurrection of Christ
OUTLINE The witness of the tomb The witness of the angels The witness of the women INTRODUCTION On March 28th 1980 the so called family tomb of Jesus was found, also called the Talpiot Tomb. ...
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Luke 23:50-56: The Burial of Christ
OUTLINE The fact of Jesus death and burial The significance of Jesus death and burial INTRODUCTION ‘I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born...
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Luke 23:44-49: The Death of Christ
OUTLINE The darkness The curtain The cry The centurion INTRODUCTION What is the significance of the death of Christ? What is accomplished in the death of Christ? Luke answers these questions for us as he...
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Luke 22:47-53: Betrayal and Arrest
OUTLINE Judas’s kiss Peter’s zeal Jesus’s rebuke INTRODUCTION We come to the story of the greatest betrayal in history, the betrayal of Judas. Judas’s act was so wicked that his name is now a proverb,...
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Luke 22:31-38: Preparing the Disciples: Part Two
OUTLINE Christ warns us of satanic testing Christ prepares us for new ministry conditions Christ interprets for us His coming death INTRODUCTION If you have ever gone away and had to leave your kids on...
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Luke 22:21-30: Preparing the Disciples: Part One
OUTLINE Exposing a false disciple Explaining true discipleship Encouraging faithful disciples INTRODUCTION If you knew you were having your last meal with your loved ones before you died, what would you say to them at...
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Luke 22:14-20: The Lord’s Supper
OUTLINE Final Passover First Communion INTRODUCTION We come to the celebration of the Passover in the Upper Room, and what is the last Passover, will become the institution of the first Lord’s Supper. What would...
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Luke 22:1-13 The Betrayal of Christ
OUTLINE The timing The plotting The planning INTRODUCTION We enter now into the last 24 hours of Jesus life before His death on Friday at 3pm in what are called the Passion narratives. I feel...
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Luke 21:29-38: Looking Forward to the Final Day
OUTLINE The certainty of that day Preparing for that day INTRODUCTION We come to the final part of Jesus teaching in the temple. You will notice in v37-38 that there is a summarizing statement describing...
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Luke 21:25-28: The Second Coming of Christ
OUTLINE The response of creation The response of the unbeliever The response of the believer INTRODUCTION We move from the third worst judgement in history, the fall of Jerusalem described for us in v20-24; to...
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Luke 21:20-24: The Fall of Jerusalem
The warning to flee the city The reason for the fall of the city INTRODUCTION If you visit Rome today, among the many sites you will is see the Arch of Titus, an honorific arch...
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Luke 21:5-19: How to Live in the Last Days
Sermon 102: Luke 21:5-19: How to Live in the Last Days OUTLINE Prepare for deception Prepare for upheaval Prepare for persecution INTRODUCTION At the website raptureready.com there is something called the rapture index. This is...