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Today we are going to be studying a passage of Scripture that is very familiar to all of us… so familiar, in fact, that I believe every one of you could stand up now and recite it for the congregation. The passage I am speaking of is the Lord’s Prayer.
Luke 11:1-4 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
Before we unpack this prayer and study it verse by verse, I want to take just a moment to make some general observations about prayer. I think we need to ask the most basic of questions… Why should we pray? After all, since God is sovereign, and He knows how everything is going to turn out anyway, why should we pray?
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Luke 10:38-42 – Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42 “But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Don’t panic… I am fully aware of the fact that I preached on this passage last week and I don’t plan repeat myself today. This reminds me of the story of the church who had just voted in a new pastor. Read the rest of this entry »
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Today we come to one of the most well known parables that Jesus ever told… the parable of the Good Samaritan. The term Good Samaritan is known universally… both the saved and the “unchurched Harrys” of the world know what a Good Samaritan is. To call someone a Good Samaritan is to speak well of them. I believe just about every believer and a whole lot of unbelievers know the nuts and bolts of this story… it is short, but oh so powerful. Read the rest of this entry »
