by Darren Hammermeister | Sep 15, 2017 | Baptism, Christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ - Baptism, Jesus Christ - Ministry, John the Baptist, Messiah, Saviour
Please take the time to read the passage (Luke 3:21-38) before the post below. In this passage Luke presents the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry. In order to properly understand this passage we need to be aware of certain features: First, Jesus’ earthly ministry...
by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 30, 2017 | Christ, Easy-believism, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Messiah, Obedience, Repentance, Salvation
We saw from the previous post on this passage that John the Baptist was not like so many modern-day preachers who use smooth sounding words to ingratiate the audience. John told the people of Israel what they needed to know. Verses 10-14 show us how the people...
by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 15, 2017 | Christ, Gospel of Luke, Insincerity, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Judgment, Kingdom of God/Christ, Repentance, Sin
Before you read this post, prepare yourself by reading Luke 3:1-20 in your Bible. In this passage, Luke records information regarding John the Baptist’s ministry. Though this passage is one literary unit, because of its length, we will consider its contents in two...
by Darren Hammermeister | Jul 25, 2017 | Gospel of Luke, John the Baptist, Sermons
Please take the time to personally read Luke 1:57-80. We have looked at three literary units in this gospel so far: Verses 1-25 contained God’s announcement to Zacharias that his barren and aged wife, would give birth to a son (John the Baptist) who would be used by...
