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Clues to the Kingdom Introduction: Please turn to Luke 13 with me, and we will read verses 10-30: On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could
Table Talk: Parables About Banquet Invitations Introduction: Four days from now most of us will be gathered around a table for Thanksgiving Dinner with our families. Some of us will invite others to enjoy that meal with us—perhaps some very special friends or
Come at All Cost, But Count the Cost Introduction: I love odd-numbered years because there are no national elections. I never cease to be amazed at the fact that so many politicians in our country, of both major parties, are so willing to tell people whatever
Lost and Found Introduction: Please give attention to the Word of God, as found in the 15th chapter of Luke: “Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes
What’s So Amazing About Grace? Note: This sermon was preached at First Free St. Louis in a series on Marks of a Healthy Church. Please give attention to the Word of God, as found in the 15th chapter of Luke, beginning in verse 11. Jesus has just told two fasci
The Other Prodigal Son Introduction: Today is Christmas Sunday. The music and worship have drawn our attention to Advent in a special way, but if you looked at the sermon title and outline, you might wonder whether the pastor even knows it’s Christmas. Yes, an
A Bad Man’s Good Example Note: This sermon was preached at First Free Wichita in 2004 in a series on Finding Financial Freedom. Introduction: Every one of us in this room this morning has a set of priorities, a ranking, if you will, of those things that we con
OCCASION: Christmas Eve Service A Short Christmas Sermon SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Some of you no doubt snickered when you read the title to my sermon and then saw my name next to it. It seemed like a contradiction, didn’t it, for you know my addiction to exp
The Rich and the Wannabees SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: A wag once said, “What good is happiness? You can’t buy money with it.” You, know, I suspect that describes the attitude of a lot of people today, including not a few who profess the name of C
Rich Man, Poor Man: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Introduction: Our Scripture text for today comes from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 16, verses 19-31. This whole chapter is about money. It opens with the parable about the Shrewd Manager–a parable we studi
Nitty Gritty Discipleship Introduction: I was thinking about preaching in blue jeans, a work shirt and my Wells-Lamont gloves this morning because our passage is one where we are going to get dirty. But I wasn’t sure how that would come across. Let’s look toge
Remember Lot’s Wife Introduction: Surely one of the most fascinating stories in the Bible is the story of Lot and his wife, as recorded in Genesis 13-19. Lot was a nephew of Abraham, living about 21 centuries before Christ. He and Abraham grew very wealthy in