The Law—Our Weakness and Need

Scripture: “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it” (Luke 17.33, ESV) Main Point: The Law…

The Judge and God—A Contrast

Scripture: “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man” (Luke 18.2, ESV) Main Point: By comparing an unjust…

The Reality of Losing Heart

Scripture: “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” (Luke 18.8, ESV) Main Point: The temptation to abandon faith when God’s…

The Command to Persevere

Scripture: “And He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18.1, ESV) Main Point:…

Building Communities of Grace

Scripture: “What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”…

Sharing the Suffering

Scripture: “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 2.3) Main Point: Living under the merciful Master means entering into the…

The Soft Cancel

Scripture: “But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and…

Jesus, the Canceled Master

Scripture: “The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign…