by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 1, 2017 | Faith, Jesus Christ, Peace, Salvation, Saviour, Sermons
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the passage above by reading it on your own. This passage describes the events related to the presentation of the infant Jesus in Temple. The passage begins with the presentation itself. The Presentation of the...
by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 1, 2017 | Christ, Eternity, Faith, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ - birth of, Messiah, Salvation, Saviour, Sermons
Verses 15-20 were written by Luke to show the varied responses to the birth of Jesus Christ. The Reaction to the Birth (vv. 15-20). An eager visit (vv. 15-16). Considering the fact that Jesus’ birth was a miracle with great spiritual significance, it is interesting to...
by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 1, 2017 | Angels, Christ, Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ - birth of, Messiah, Sermons, Shepherds
If you need to, please refresh your memory of Luke 2:1-20 before you proceed to the comments below. Previously, we read about Jesus’ birth – the political events prompting Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem, as well as the actual birth narrative....
by Darren Hammermeister | Aug 1, 2017 | Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ - birth of, Sermons
Please take time to read Luke 2:1-20 before you read the following post. In this post we will be considering the first 20 verses which describe the birth of our Lord. This particular narrative is probably the most familiar of all of Luke’s, if not of the entire Bible....
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...
by Darren Hammermeister | Jul 19, 2017 | Gospel of Luke, Sermons
Please take the time to read Luke 1:39-56 on your own to acquaint yourself with the text. (The post below will follow the New King James Version. In the past two posts we considered two previous passages from Luke. We first looked at vv. 1-25 which contained the...
