Tag: Lent 1C

  • The Decisive Moments – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    The Decisive Moments – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    Decisive Moments When you look back on your life what have been some of the decisive moments?  I’m not asking about the routine decisions and choices we make every day. I’m asking about those decisions that have profound and lasting consequences. They are the decisions that reveal who we are and what it means to Read more

  • Facing Our Greatest Temptation – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    Facing Our Greatest Temptation – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    What comes to mind when you think about temptation? What tempts you? What is your greatest temptation today?   I ask those questions because I think what we often call a temptation isn’t really a temptation. We often think about temptations as a struggle between ourselves and some other thing or person. We’re tempted to Read more

  • Life Is Promise And Risk – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    Life Is Promise And Risk – A Sermon On Luke 4:1-13

    The promise and risk of life come to us asking for a response. Jesus had decisions to make. And so do we. We make decisions everyday of our life; decisions and choices about what to do, who we want to be, how we want to live. We sometimes call them temptations. We feel torn and… Read more

  • Rethinking Temptation: It’s More Than Just Saying No – A Sermon on Luke 4:1-13

    Rethinking Temptation: It’s More Than Just Saying No – A Sermon on Luke 4:1-13

    Luke 4:1-13 Jesus overcame the temptations in the wilderness. He made it possible for us to overcome our temptations. Be like Jesus and just say no. Does that sound familiar? I wonder if that’s how we often hear today’s gospel (Luke 4:1-13). I’m guessing most of us know the just say no story or some Read more