Unedited notes and outlines from sermons I have given at Emmaus Christian Church. I am still working through what style of notes works best for me. Some are manuscripts, some are simple outlines.
Open your Bibles please to Luke 18. We are looking at the first 8 verses today. As your finding it, let me ask a question. Is it easier for you to be patient now than it was when you were … Continue reading Luke 18:1-8 “The Persistent Widow”
Open your Bibles please to Luke 17. We are going to be looking at Verses 20-37 today. These verses deal with a topic that has been popular since Jesus’ time. Do you know Hippolytus of Rome, Sextus Julius Africanus, and … Continue reading Luke 17:20-37 “The Nature of The Kingdom”
On March 3 2019, Emmaus Christian Church Voted 37-5 to institute a new set of By-laws that will move us from a Board of Stewards model to an Elder and Deacon model of Church governance. Here is the Audio of … Continue reading March 3, 2019 Congregational Meeting
Luke 17:11-19 Open your Bibles please to Luke 17. We are looking at verses 11-19. Now, the more I studied this passage this week, the more I see the connections to the passage we looked at last week. We looked … Continue reading Luke 17:11-19 “One Out of Ten”
Before I get into the sermon for today, I want to give you a recap of our board retreat. I want to thank those of you who were praying for us. We certainly felt God’s hand upon us as we … Continue reading Luke 17:7-10 “Unworthy Servants”
Luke 17:5-6 “What Is Faith?” Open your Bibles please to Luke 17. We are going to be looking at two verses today. As with last week, they are short, but packed with theological depth. Now, if you remember last week, … Continue reading Luke 17:5-6 “What Is Faith?”
Luke 17:1-4 “Temptation, Repentance and Forgiveness” Open your Bibles please to Luke 17. We are looking at four very packed verses today. If you were here last week I did a reminder of why we are studying Luke and what … Continue reading Luke 17:1-4 “Temptation, Repentance and Forgiveness”
Friendly reminder: The notes I post are as they were when I preached them. I don’t usually edit them for typos, so I apologize in advance for them. Open you Bibles please to Luke 1. Now, I know what you are … Continue reading Luke 1:1-4 “Return of Luke; Not The Jedi”
January 6, 2019 we heard from Guest Preacher Jon Lowery. INTRODUCTION: Last week Bryan asked us “are we people who are authentic?” he talked about the scars that exist in our lives- spiritual, emotional- basically our past…and how we must … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 “Identity”
Today we are going to be looking at a few passages that discuss this section of our proposed By-laws. Open your Bibles to Acts 6, and then put something there to hold your place and then turn to Hebrews 10:19 … Continue reading Meeting together Hebrews 10:19
