West Laurel Baptist Church

Introduction We are going to see an episode in the life of Christ today that we could pass over pretty quickly, but... I hope and pray that it will teach us a lot about the person and the heart of Jesus. There tend to be two theological extremes in orthodox Christianity Rational - somewhat cold - very…

Introduction Good Morning! Business Meeting in 2 weeks. We have seen in our study of Luke so far that Jesus has authority... in his teaching over demons over sickness over nature and over the law itself. Today we will meet a man that truly understands authority. We are going to see someone who embodies…

Introduction Good morning! Last week Jesus spoke some very hard truth to me, and hopefully to you. I have dealt with it continually this week. ((You know, if I preached on tithing, and you don’t tithe, you could just go fix it. You could set up a bank draft and be done.)) But... Jesus told us that we…

Introduction Luke has shown us over the past few weeks that Jesus has authority... in his teaching over demons over sickness over nature and this week we will see that he has authority over the law. Jesus was not a law breaker but... as the law giver, he knows the spirit of the law and the correct interpretation…

Introduction Last week we looked at the parable of the soils. My belief is that most of the people attending church in this country are 3rd soil people. Those are folks who Jesus described as... 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked…

Introduction Good morning. This is going to be a tough sermon this morning. Some of the sermons in Daniel were tough because the passages took a lot of study and then I had to figure out how to relay to you what I learned clearly and within the time frame. This is hard in a completely different way.…

Introduction Last week we saw the temptation of Jesus by Satan in the wilderness. We saw that while Jesus was hungry, isolated, and weak in the flesh he still overcame Satan. He knew what the Word of God said, and how to apply it. We too can have victory over temptation by knowing and correctly applying…

Today we are going to look at the temptation of Jesus. It is more accurate to say one of the temptations of Jesus, because we will read that after Jesus successfully rebuffed Satan’s attempts, Satan departed until an opportune time. == You will sometimes hear Jesus referred to as the second Adam. The…

Introduction Good Morning! Last week we saw the authority of Jesus... in His teaching over demons and over sickness Ultimately, right before His time on earth was done, he told his disciples that ALL authority had been given to him. == Chapter 5 shows us the holiness of Jesus. I want to give you our…

Introduction Last week we saw John the Baptist proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. We talked about what repentance is and what it produces in the life of a believer. We saw that repentance means unconditional surrender to God. For those of us who have repented, He is the…

Introduction Good morning! (missed you - vacation - hope you missed me) When you think of the preaching of John the Baptist, what comes to mind?... What was his central message? (Repentance) Why do you suppose that message is largely absent today? People will not often tolerate being told what to do…

Introduction Luke tells us basically everything that we know about the early life of Jesus. There is a whole lot that we do not know. Having three kids, I cannot imagine what a sinless 2 year old would look like... Can you? Lots of parents who don’t believe in the doctrine of man’s depravity and original…

Introduction wk 1 we saw 2 different responses to the Word of God Zechariah - doubted and wanted a sign got a sign - he was struck dumb Mary - accepted with humility and submission (even though didn’t understand) Hopefully we learned to respond like Mary when we encounter the Word of God - lk 1.38 38…

Introduction Good morning! We are going to do something a little different today. In my humble but correct opinion, preachers should normally take a passage, find the main point of the passage, and make that the main point of their sermons. Then the preacher should explain and illustrate things that…

Introduction Luke is one of the three synoptic Gospels along with Matthew and Mark. syn - together optic - see so, the synoptic gospels tell the same basic story about the Lord Jesus. John wrote his Gospel later and was thoroughly familiar with the other gospels. Of course John did not write to correct…

Introduction Last week we looked at the Rise of Greece The division of Alexander the Great’s empire into four parts. The Rise of the Seleucid king, Antiochus IV His persecution of the Jews. =============== Then we transitioned to his greater and later counterpart, the end times antichrist. He will win…

Introduction Last week we saw the prelude to Daniel’s last vision. In that prelude, Daniel was blessed with a vision of the pre-incarnate Christ. Then he was ministered to by an angel. We got a glimpse into the reality of Spiritual warfare. We saw that the prayers of the saints have effects in the physical…

Introduction Daniel has one more vision to tell us about. The content of his final vision is found in chapters 11 and 12 . Chapter 10 is a prelude to that vision. Chapter 10 is very important though as it gives us a unique glimpse into the relationship of prayer and Spiritual Warfare . Much of what the…

Announce prayer list - starting from scratch. Announce Sunday School thoughts - Tell me if you want literature by next Sunday . Introduction Last week we looked at Daniel’s prayer. Today we will look at God’s answer. There is some good news and some bad news . Good news - present Babylonian captivity…

Introduction Daniel’s life and habits are obviously worthy of our imitation . We need to learn from this prayer that is recorded for us. Question: If God is sovereign , why pray? (elaborate) The better question is... Why pray unless God is sovereign? Prayer is often the means that God uses to bring about…