Reaching the Poor

Luke 4:16-19

Nov 4 2007

Advent and the Life of Jesus Isaiah 9:2, .., Luke 4:13

Seeing the Whole Story		Luke 1:1-4, Isa 9:2-7	2006
Unfolding of the Story		Luke 1:5-25,57-80	2006
A Role in the Story		Luke 1:26-56	2006
The Scope of the Story		Luke 2:1-20	2006
The Mission Announced		Luke 2:21-40	Jan 7 2007
The Mission Embraced		Luke 2:41-52	Jan 14 2007
The Mission Launched		Luke 3:1-22	Jan 21 2007
The Mission Challenged		Luke 4:1-13	Jan 28 2007

Peter's Progress Matthew 14:22-2Peter 1

The Call to Follow		Luke 5:1-11	2005
The Challenge of Faith		Matt 14:22-33	2005
The Content of Faith		Matt 16:13-23	2005
New Freedom		various	2005
New Fearlessness		Acts 5:13-42	2005
New Frontiers		Acts 10,11,15	2005
New Failures		Galatians 2	2005
New Future		1 Peter 1:3-9	2005
New Focus		2 Peter 1	2005

On a Dark & Stormy Night

Luke 8:26-39

2004

Loving Our Neighbors

Luke 10:25-37

1999

Cool Water for Thirsty Souls Jeremiah 2:9, .., John 7:39

The Horror of the Heavens		Jeremiah 2:9-13	1999
One Woman's Journey		Luke 10:38-42	1999
The Pleasure of Your Company		John 7:37-39	1999

The Messianic Prophecies Psalms 35:9, .., Luke 4:21

Jesus: Born Of A Virgin		Isaiah 7:10-14	1993
Jesus: Born To Rule		Isaiah 9:6-7	1993
Jesus: Born Of Mary To Save		Psalm 35:9	1993
Jesus: Born In Humility		Micah 5:2-3	1993
Jesus: Born To Be Worshiped		Psalm 72:1-11	1993
Jesus: Born to Serve		Isaiah 61:1-2, Luke 4:16-21	1993

Jesus, Savior of the Lost Luke 1:1, .., John 21:19

Christmas: A Season of Mystery		Luke 1:1-38	1988
Christmas: A Season of Joyful Song		Luke 1:39-80	1988
Christmas: A Season of Salvation		Luke 2:1-21	1988
Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?		Luke 2:21-38	1989
Parents! Where are your Children?		Luke 2:39-52	1989
Can We Hope to Start Our Lives Over?		Luke 3:1-20	1989
How Can We Know that Jesus is the Sone of God?		Luke 3:21-38	1989
The Secret to Resisting Temptation		Luke 4:1-13	1989
How Should We Respond to Open Doors, Closed Hearts?		Luke 4:14-30	1989
How Should We Respond to a Sick Society?		Luke 4:31-44	1989
How Can We Experience Our Full Potential?		Luke 5:1-12	1989
Have You Ever Hungered For Wholeness?		Luke 5:12-26	1989
Who Is Really Able To Forgive Our Sins?		Luke 5:17-26	1989
How Can We Bring Wholeness To Our Neighborhood?		Luke 5:27-39	1989
What Is The Problem With Living A 'Religious' Life?		Luke 6:1-11	1989
Where Is The Life In The Living When The Living Seems Lifeless?		Luke 6:12-26	1989
How Should We React Toward Those Who Hate, Curse And Mistreat Us?		Luke 6:27-38	1989
How Can We Know If We Are Genuine Christians?		Luke 6:39-49	1989
How Can We Cancel Our Appointment With Death?		Luke 7:1-17	1989
Is Jesus The Son Of God Or Do We Look For Someone Else?		Luke 7:18-35	1990
What Do You See When You Look At Others?		Luke 7:35-50	1990
Do You Think Or Do You Know You Are A Christian?		Luke 8:1-21	1990
Where Is Jesus When You Need Him Most?		Luke 8:22-25	1990
Do You Believe In The Devil?		Luke 8:26-39	1990
To Whom Do We Turn In Times Of Sickness And Death?		Luke 8:40-56	1990
Are You Living Up To Your Full Spiritual Potential?		Luke 9:1-17	1990
How Do You Become A Disciple Of Jesus?		Luke 9:18-27	1990
Do You Believe In The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ?		Luke 9:28-36	1990
When God Speaks Are You Willing To Listen?		Luke 9:37-50	1990
Are You Willing To Become A Disciple Of Jesus Christ?		Luke 9:57-10:24	1990
What Shall I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?		Luke 10:25-37	1990
Discipleship: A High Calling		Luke 17:1-19	1991
How Can We Gain Control Over Our Distracted Lifestyle?		Luke 10:38-42	1991
Are You Willing To Say, 'Lord, Teach Me To Pray'?		Luke 11:1-4	1991
Does God Our Father Really Hear And Answer Our Prayers?		Luke 11:5-13	1991
Whom Do You See When You Look At Jesus?		Luke 11:14-36	1991
When Jesus Looks At Us, What Does He See---Our Mask Or Our Heart?		Luke 11:37-52	1991
Do You Know How To Survive In A Hostile World?		Luke 11:53-12:12	1991
How Should We Live In An Affluent Community?		Luke 12:13-34	1991
Are You Prepared For Jesus' Second Coming?		Luke 12:35-48	1991
Can You Read "The Signs of the Times"?		Luke 12:49-59	1991
What Does God Really Want From Me?		Luke 13:1-9	1991
How Can We Be Freed From The Bondage Of Satan?		Luke 13:10-21	1991
When Heaven's Door Is Shut, Which Side Will You Be On?		Luke 13:22-35	1991
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Hospitality		Luke 14:1-24	1991
Have You Calculated The Cost Of Becoming A Disciple Of Christ?		Luke 14:25-35	1991
What Is Your Attitude Towards Repentant Sinners?		Luke 15:1-32	1991
Where Are You Investing God's Money?		Luke 16:1-18	1991
Have You Heard The Real Story Of The Rich Man, Poor Man?		Luke 16:19-31	1991
When Will The Kingdom Of God Come?		Luke 17:20-37	1992
Why Pray When You Can Faint?		Luke 18:1-14	1992
How Can We Receive Eternal Life?		Luke 18:15-34	1992
Do You Have The Faith To Begin A New Life?		Luke 18:35-19:10	1992
How Involved Are You In The Business Of The Gospel Of Christ?		Luke 19:11-27	1992
What Really Happened On That First Palm Sunday?		Luke 19:28-44	1992
The Need For Cleansing		Luke 19:45-20:26	1992
Do You Believe In The Resurrection From The Dead?		Luke 20:27-47	1992
What Is The Sign Of The End Of The Age?		Luke 21:1-19	1992
What Is The Sign Of The Second Coming Of Jesus?		Luke 21:20-36	1992
The Final Passover: The Faithful Servant		Luke 22:1-38	1992
Pray That You Will Not Enter Into Temptation!		Luke 22:39-46	1992
Have You Ever Been Tempted To Deny You Are A Disciple Of Jesus?		Luke 22:47-62	1992
What Really Happened At The Trial Of Jesus?		Luke 22:63-23:25	1992
Why Did Jesus Die On A Roman Cross?		Luke 23:26-49	1992
Do You Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus?		Luke 23:50-24:12	1992
Hope On The Road Of Despair		Luke 24:13-35	1992
Have You Ever Doubted That Jesus Rose From The Dead?		Luke 24:36-43	1992
The Breakfast Of Cleansing		John 21:1-19	1992
What Is The Christian's Commission And Message To The World?		Luke 24:44-49	1992

Journeys of Joy

Luke 2:1-20

1990

To Make Ready a People Prepared for the Lord Luke 1:1-80

The Preparation of Zechariah and Elizabeth		Luke 1:1-25	1985
The Preparation of Mary		Luke 1:26-38	1985
The Praise of Mary		Luke 1:39-56	1985
The Praise of Zechariah and Elizabeth		Luke 1:52-80	1985

Studies in the Life of Jesus Mark 5:25, .., John 5:40

Asking The Right Question		Mark 11:27-12	1980
Broken Body, Broken Heart		Mark 5:25-34	1980
Like Father Like Son		John 5:16-30	1980
Pride And Prayer		Mark 9:14-29	1980
Surprised By Faith		Luke 7:1-10	1980
The Long Watch		Mark 13:14-37	1980
The Search For Security		Mark 13:1-13	1980
What About Doubt?		Luke 7: 18 -23	1980
What To Rejoice About		Luke 10	1980
Witnesses		John 5:30-40	1980

The Coming of Joy

Luke 2:10-11

1976

When Stones Cry Out

Luke 19:37-40

1973

What Price Abortion?

Genesis 9:6, Psalms 139:1-16; Luke 1:39-44

1973

Treasures of the Parables Matthew 18:21, .., John 12:26

What to do While Waiting		Matt 24:45-51	1969
Here Comes the Bridegroom		Matt 25:1-13	1969
To Risk or not to Risk		Matt 25:14-30	1969
God and the Unthinking		Luke 15:1-7	1969
God and the Neglected		Luke 15:8-10	1969
God and the Rebellious		Luke 15:11-24	1969
God and the Respectable		Luke 15:25-32	1969
Get Smart with Money		Luke 16:1-14	1969
The Main Thing		Luke 16:19-31	1969
The Cure to Loneliness		John 12:20-26	1969
Breaking the Resentment Barrier		Matt 18:21-35	1969
The Chance to Live		Matt 22:1-14	1969

On Living Together

Luke 17:1-10

1968

The Making of a Disciple Matthew 28:16, .., Colossians 1:29

The Making of a Disciple - Part I		Matthew 28:16-20	1968
The Making of a Disciple - Part II		Luke 14:25-35	1968
The Making of a Disciple - Part III		Colossians 1:24-29	1968

Adventuring through the Bible Genesis-Revelation

Genesis: The Method of Faith		Genesis	1964
Exodus: Design for Deliverance		Exodus	1964
Leviticus: The Way to Wholeness		Leviticus	1964
Numbers: The Incomplete Christian Life		Numbers	1964
Ruth: The Romance of Redemption		Ruth	1964
Deuteronomy: The Law that Delivers		Deuteronomy	1964
Joshua: Guidebook to Victory		Joshua	1964
Judges: The Pattern of Defeat		Judges	1965
1 Samuel: The Death of the Flesh		1 Samuel	1965
2 Samuel: The Story of David		2 Samuel	1965
1 Kings: How to Lose a Kingdom		1 Kings	1965
2 Kings: A Wasted Life		2 Kings	1965
1 Chronicles: David and the Ark of God		1 Chronicles 1 - 29	1965
2 Chronicles: God's King in God's House		2 Chronicles	1965
Ezra: The Way Back		Ezra	1965
Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Wall		Nehemiah	1965
Esther: A Queen under Control		Esther	1965
Job: The Hardest Question		Job	1965
Psalms: The Worship of an Honest Heart		Psalms	1965
Proverbs: That Men may know Wisdom		Proverbs	1965
The Inspired Book of Error		Ecclesiastes	1965
A Love Song and a Hymn		Song of Solomon	1965
The Salvation of the Lord		Isaiah	1965
Jeremiah: A Profile of Courage		Jeremiah	1966
Lamentations: The Therapy of Trouble		Jeremiah	1966
Ezekiel: Wheels, Bones, and Restoration		Ezekiel	1966
Daniel: The Way to the Future		Daniel	1966
Hosea: The Prophet and the Prostitute		Hosea	1966
Joel: The Revelation of God's Hand		Joel	1966
Amos: God doesn't Play Favorites		Amos	1966
Obadiah: Death to Edom!		Obadiah	1966
Jonah: The Reluctant Ambassador		Jonah	1966
Micah: Who is like God?		Micah	1966
Nahum: The Terrible Wrath of God		Nahum	1966
Habakkuk: History is in God's Hands		Habakkuk	1966
Zephaniah: The Day of the Lord's Wrath		Zephaniah	1966
Haggai: Some Words to Discouraged Carpenters		Haggai	1966
Zechariah: You return to Me,... I'll return to You!		Zechariah	1966
Malachi: Think upon His Name		Malachi	1966
The 400 Years between the Old and New Testaments		None	1966
The Message of Matthew: BEHOLD YOUR KING		Matthew	1966
The Gospel of Mark: HE CAME TO SERVE		Mark	1966
The Gospel of Luke: THE PERFECT MAN		Luke	1966
The Gospel of John: WHO IS THIS MAN?		John	1966
The Acts of the Apostles: AN UNFINISHED STORY		Acts	1966
Colossians: The Power to Endure with Joy		Colossians	1967
The Message Of Romans		Romans	1967
The Message Of First Corinthians		1 Corinthians	1967
The Message of Second Corinthians		2 Corinthians	1967
Galatians: Don't Submit Again to the Slaves Yoke		Galatians	1967
Ephesians: The Calling of the Saints		Ephesians	1967
The Message of Philippians		Philippians	1967
1 Timothy: The Pastor's Primer		1 Timothy	1967
The Message of First Thessalonians:		1 Thessalonians	1967
2 Thessalonians: Restrainers of Lawlessness		2 Thessalonians	1967
2 Timothy: How Not to Collapse		2 Timothy	1968
First John: The Fruit of Fellowship with Christ		1 John	1968
James: The Activity of Faith		James	1968
Second John: The Vital Balance