Luke 15:1-10 (click to display NIV text) Aug. 11, 2013 Pastor Dwight A. Nelson “Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ ” Some of the authorities were not happy with Jesus because he ate with tax collectors and sinners, two of the main groups […]
Luke 13:18-30 (click to display NIV text) Aug. 4, 2013 Pastor Dwight A. Nelson “People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the Kingdom of God.” I remember in my seminary days that one central question among students was, “Which church or denomination will […]
Luke 12:22-37 (click to display NIV text) July 28, 2013 Pastor Dwight A. Nelson “For the pagan world runs after all these things (what you will eat and drink) and your father knows that you need them. But seek his Kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” Jesus has been talking in […]
Luke 12:1-12 (click to display NIV text) July 14, 2013 Pastor Dwight A. Nelson “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Indeed, not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Jesus said that in his […]
Luke 11:29-36 (click to display NIV text) July 7, 2013 Pastor Dwight A. Nelson “For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.” “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not […]