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Luke 4:14-30 Introduction When my great-grandfather was in Russia in the early 1900’s, he and a preacher friend of his made plans for evangelistic services. He owned a flour mill and his hope was that the workers at the mill and others in the town would hear the gospel. They had done this before, but…

Luke 18:1-19:10 Introduction When I was in high school, there was one person who was kind of my ideal. The things that were valued by most people in the school were good looks, popularity, athletic ability, musical ability and good marks. Some kids were goof offs, but had great athletic ability. Some…

Luke 13:18-30 Introduction Those of you who are 30 years old and older will remember the American diplomats who were imprisoned in Iran for over a year. In January 1981, they were released. As a symbol of welcome home, many people carried out the words of the song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old…

Luke 12:13-34 Introduction Helmut Thielicke tells the story about a child who “had shoved his hand into the opening of a very expensive Chinese vase and then couldn't pull it out again. Parents and neighbors tugged with might and main on the child's arm, with the poor creature howling out loud all the…

Luke 24:1-12 Introduction Do you remember the song, “There’s a hole in the bucket?” Henry - there’s a hole in the bucket Lisa - well fix it! Henry - How shall I fix it? Lisa - With straw! Henry - The straw is too long. Lisa - Well cut it! Henry - With what shall I cut it? Lisa - With the axe! Henry -…

Luke 6:17-49 Introduction Sometimes when Carla longs to visit Kristen in Banff, or wants to bring some food to the boys or worries about one of the children, I tell her, “Oh, your such a mother.” Which is of course absolutely true. That kind of behaviour is normal and expected for a mother. I would be…

Luke 8:22-56 Introduction Sometimes on application forms they ask the question, “Who is your family doctor?” I have always had trouble with that question because we don’t really have a family doctor. Every time we move, which has been about 8 times in our married life, we have had to find a new doctor.…

Luke 4:1-13 Introduction Have you seen the advertisement for products that help you quit smoking? There seem to be quite a lot of them lately. I noticed one of them that has a disclaimer at the bottom which says, “to be used with will power.” I thought that was ironic because the problem in the first…

Luke 24:1-12 Introduction Do you remember the song, “There’s a hole in the bucket?” Henry - there’s a hole in the bucket Lisa - well fix it! Henry - How shall I fix it? Lisa - With straw! Henry - The straw is too long. Lisa - Well cut it! Henry - With what shall I cut it? Lisa - With the axe! Henry -…

Luke 19:28-48; 22:1-6 Introduction Today is a day that we celebrate every year, a day of rejoicing and hosanna’s! It is the day on which we remember that Jesus is king. I have memories of making palm branches in Sunday School, of children parading with palm branches and of singing songs like “Crown Him…

Luke 21:5-36 Introduction Suppose you have a business. If that business was not making money and if the employees were not happy and if the product you were selling was not catching on, in other words, if it was all falling apart, would you consider that normal? Would you think that your business was…