Sermons from December 2025
Good News of Great Joy
Although Luke only wrote two of the New Testament’s books (Luke and Acts), his pair occupies as much space as Paul’s thirteen letters. A good reason motivates the volume of Luke’s writing – he wrote to affirm Theophilus’ conviction about the Good News concerning Jesus (Luke 1:1-4). That purpose means Luke’s writings offer insight into the meaning and application of the gospel (“gospel” and “good news” translate the same Greek word euangelion). Luke opens his gospel by recording a prophecy…
Good News is for Everyone: Calling the Ordinary to Experience the Extraordinary
Luke 5:1-11 — The Good News isn’t just for people who have it all together; it meets us where we are, in our fears, our failures, and our everyday lives. Jesus shows us that His kingdom welcomes outsiders, restores the hurting, and calls us to follow Him fully. Hearing the Good News means more than admiring Jesus from the sidelines; it’s about leaving the nets we cling to, stepping into obedience, and letting our lives reflect God’s mercy and love.…
Good News of Great Joy
Although Luke only wrote two of the New Testament’s books (Luke and Acts), his pair occupy as much space as Paul’s thirteen letters. A good reason motivates the volume of Luke’s writing; consider the purpose driving his composition: Luke 1:1-4 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good…
Looking Back and Forward
1 Chronicles 12:32 — 1 Chronicles 12 lists those who joined David while he was being pursued by King Saul (1 Chronicles 12:1). That list includes 200 chiefs from the tribe of Issachar, noted, not for their military accomplishments, but instead for their “understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”(1 Chronicles 12:32). Wise council carries an obvious advantage. However, the Bible offers a different definition of “wisdom” than the one’s commonly embraced by the world – the…