Tag: Luke 4:1-13

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

  March 10, 2025

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

  March 6, 2022

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

  March 11, 2019

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

  February 14, 2016

  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
• Temptation is the Way to Salvation, Luke 4:1-13

  February 18, 2013

  So here’s what I wonder. What if Jesus had said, “Ok. Yes, I’ll do it?” What if he had turned just one small stone into a small loaf of bread? He’s hungry, famished. Why not fill the emptiness? Not a feast or even a big loaf. No butter. Just a little something to get him Read more