Luke 8:4-18 God is generously planting seeds. Everywhere Jesus went, people flocked [kept coming over and over] to him from town to town. Jesus tells the crowd a parable (an earthly story with a heavenly meaning) of a farmer sowing seed. The farmer would have sown “broadcast style”. He would have had a shoulder bag…
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More Than A Prophet (Luke 7:1-17)
MOTIVATE Attending a funeral can be an awkward experience. As a child I passed going to the funerals of both my grandfathers. My first funeral was my senior HS of a friend, Chip Smallwood. I balled, seemed unfair bc of his youth. My first funeral as a pastor was Mr. Stanberry. I was about 20…
Kingdom Living (Luke 6:20-49)
MOTIVATE “Hayden Planetarium in NY City ran an advertisement in NY newspapers inviting those who would like to make the first journey to another planet to submit an application. Within a matter of days, over 18,000 people applied. These applications were then given to a panel of psychologists, who upon reviewing them concluded that…
Something Old, Something New (Luke 5:33-39)
MOTIVATE In weddings, there is a traditional rhyme that goes like this: “Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. And a six-pence in her shoe.” According to various wedding sources, this rhyme was in use during the late Victorian period and in 1894 was listed as a ‘Puritan Marriage Custom’. “Something old” symbolizes…
Growing Godly Generations 