How do you overcome darkness, especially when it seems like it’s propagating and growing stronger? Instead of becoming discouraged and being swallowed up, you shine the light you have even brighter! Jesus in today’s message warns His disciples against the corrupting influence of the Pharisees, comparing it to leaven or yeast. Anyone who bakes bread […]
It’s sickening to see someone act double faced, to say one thing then act another. In our culture, many religious people have received accusations of this hypocritical type of lifestyle: Claiming to be righteous and holy without living their words out. In today’s passage, Pastor Phillip teaches through the last part of Luke chapter 11 […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip picks back up where we left off in our study of Luke chapter 11 and teaches through verses 33-36 where Jesus tells the parable of the light. Here Jesus asks a rhetorical question: Would you put a light under a basket? Here Pastor Phillip explains why Jesus was asking this […]
In this passage, Pastor Phillip takes time away from our normal expository teaching through the book of Luke to ask the question “What is significant about the Incarnation of Christ?” In other words, why did Jesus have to become human, much less a baby? Jesus made several appearances as a human as is told to […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip continues teaching in Luke and in this morning’s sermon discusses how he believes Jesus’ illustration in verses 24-26 of the demon being cast out and returning with 7 additional spirits more wicked than itself, is actually speaking of the state of the nation of Israel at that time. Then He […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip continues teaching through Chapter 11 of Luke where we see the Pharisees bring a false accusation against Jesus, and one that’s egregious. They talk behind Jesus’ back saying that He’s casting out demons by the prince of demons: satan. But Jesus is not moved by this and demonstrates that He […]
In this simple but profound story about Mary and Martha’s interaction with Jesus in their home found in Luke 11, Pastor Phillip teaches about the importance of choosing between the good and the best things when it comes to following Jesus in our lives. Mary had chosen what was best, sitting at the feet of […]