Sermon based on Luke 15:1-10 There’s a song that some of you may know, one that gets played on Christian radio. It’s called Reckless Love. The chorus has a line that goes, “Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God… He leaves the ninety-nine.” I recently read a story about a church member who works…

Sermon based on Luke 14:25-33 There’s a moment I remember from a few years ago when I was on a long road trip. I was driving from Phoenix to Fort Worth, and after passing a small gas station on the I-40, a road sign came into view: Next services, 52 miles. I see a sign…

Sermon based on Luke 13:10-17 She had gotten used to looking at people out of the corner of her eye. After eighteen years, she could hardly remember any other way of seeing the world. Her spine bent, her back locked, she lived in a posture that forced her down toward the ground. Imagine what that…

Sermon based on Luke 12:49-56 There’s a moment in some conversations when someone says the thing no one wants to say. It’s the awkward truth that hangs in the air like smoke after a candle is blown out.And everyone knows, you can’t unhear it. That’s what today’s passage feels like. Jesus says:“I came to cast…

Sermon based on Luke 12:32-40 Do not be afraid, little flock… That’s how Jesus introduces this new teaching, with a word of encouragement. Do not be afraid. And maybe you’ve heard a phrase like that so often that it no longer registers. Maybe it feels like a spiritual slogan, more “Hang in there” than holy…