Category: 2015 Sermons

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2015-04-12: Luke-The Investigative Gospel – Bringing Joy To The Lord’s Heart

Sermon Audio: Bringing Joy To The Lord’s Heart
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 10:1-24
Duration: 22:32
Size: 10.3 MB

Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Bringing Joy To The Lord’s Heart
Luke 10:1-24

1. There Is A Call That Needs Answering

But we do know that when Jesus called they were ready to go.

It is the notion that there is just too much work to do in God’s mission field, and I am only one person what difference can I make.

It is impossible to earnestly pray for the Lord to send laborers into the harvest and not make ourselves available to be a part of the answer.

2. There Is A Consequence That Needs to Be Considered

What is at stake is the eternal destiny of every person who hears the gospel.

People sometimes reject Jesus because of Christians, may that never be true of us.

3. There Is A Joy That Needs To Be Tempered

There is a joy that needs to be tempered by remembering that spiritual highs and emotional victories will come and go but…

4. There Is A Grace That Needs To Be Remembered

The disciples need to remember that while it is true that they’ll be with the Lord forever, it is not because of anything they have contributed but because of His grace.

5. There Is A Privilege that Needs to be Contemplated

He rejoiced because the understanding of that truth did not depend on natural abilities or education.

What is God like? Exactly as Jesus has revealed him.

  • The world is perishing with Christ.
  • Jesus is coming soon.
  • There is a great territory to be covered, a great harvest to reap.
  • The need for reaching many as quickly as possible with the gospel is urgent.
  • Jesus is Still Sending Are You Going?
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2015-03-29: Luke-The Investigative Gospel – Palm Sunday: Seen With Fresh Eyes

Sermon Audio: Palm Sunday – Seen With Fresh Eyes
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: John 12:12-19
Duration: 21:26
Size: 9.81 MB

Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Palm Sunday – Seen With Fresh Eyes
John 12:12-19

The challenge every year is to read these accounts with fresh eyes.

We See a Strong Declaration of Love

Jesus was not looking for public demonstrations on his behalf. He was not seeking the spotlight…until today.

This procession was not frivolous, it was purposeful. It was not provoked by vanity but by compassion and love.

It is likely that at the very time Jesus was dying on the cross, the lambs were being slaughtered for the Passover feast. He was the Lamb of God taking on the sins of the world.

Are you hiding from the very One who wants to love you more than you have ever been loved before?

How easy it is for us to talk about the love of God. How difficult it is for us to accept it.

We also See a Strong Reason for Hope

The Old Testament is filled with prophecies about the coming king, the Messiah.

The fact that you don’t understand what is going on in your life, does not mean that God is not at work.

Jesus loves you. He faced the mobs for you. He endured torture for you. He went to the cross for you. He went there so you could be free; free from sin’s addiction, free from the treadmill of futility, free to live.