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Luke Christmas Liturgy – Nunc Dimitis

The Lord's Day Morning December 24, 2006 Luke 2:29-32 Luke's Christmas Liturgy Nunc Dimitis Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke, chapter two. We come today to the fourth of those songs of the Nativity in the Gospel of Luke that we've been studying this month. Isn't it interesting the similarities that these songs have? They regularly celebrate the fulfillment in Christ of God's original promises to Abraham They regularly give glory to God in what He is doing in the sending of the Messiah into this world. They regularly stress the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy in the life and birth of Jesus Christ. We see the same in the passage we're going to study today. Luke is confirming for us many truths…

In My Father’s House

The Lord's Day Morning March 8, 2009 Luke 2:40-52 “In My Father's House” The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Turn with me to Luke 2:40, as we continue through this great Gospel together. We’re at a very special passage when we come to Luke 2:40-52. It is the only story that we have of Jesus between the time of His infancy and the beginning of His ministry as an adult of around thirty years old. So from the time He's a very young child, just weaned, to the time that He is an adult we have no record of His life–only this story. Aren't you thankful that Luke spent those months in Palestine — perhaps while Paul is in prison — going around and interviewing eyewitnesses to the life of Christ? And aren't you thankful that he was able to get to Mary, Jesus’…

John Came Preaching Repentance

The Lord's Day Morning March 15, 2009 Luke 3:1-20 “John Came Preaching…Repentance” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Turn with me to Luke, chapter three. We’re going to be looking at the first twenty verses of this chapter, and as we do so, I'd like to walk you through the outline of what Luke teaches us here about the beginning of John the Baptist's ministry. The first two verses of the chapter give us the context for John's ministry, and it's a sad context, very frankly. If you look at the names that are listed in verses 1 and 2, they are a rogues gallery of the biggest villains of their age. These are the people who were going to be involved not only in John's unrighteous death, but they are going to be involved in the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, the…

Jesus’ Baptism

The Lord's Day Morning March 22, 2009 Luke 3:21-22 “Jesus’ Baptism” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Both Matthew and Mark record the baptism of Jesus. Interestingly, Luke's account of the baptism is shorter than both Matthew and Mark. It is not surprising that it's shorter than Matthew. It's perhaps surprising that it's shorter than Mark. Mark typically is pretty quick and to the point as he recounts history, and Luke is even briefer in describing the baptism than Mark is. In…

Jesus: Son of David, Son of Abraham, Son of Adam, Son…

The Lord's Day Morning March 29, 2009 Luke 3:23-38 “Jesus: Son of David, Son of Abraham, Son of Adam, Son of God” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke 3, as we continue to make our way through the Gospel of Luke. We come today to the genealogy of the Lord Jesus, and as your eyes look at Luke 3:23-28, you may be thinking to yourself quietly (so as not to admit to these thoughts to those around you) Why in the world did Luke…

Tempted, Tried and Never Failing

The Lord's Day Morning April 19, 2009 Communion Sunday Luke 4:1-13 “Tempted, Tried but Never Failing” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III CALL TO WORSHIP: O come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the flock under His care. Let us worship Him. Our Lord and our God, we need You more than food. We love You more than life. We treasure You more than anything. We come today by the gospel; we come today by the…

An Unwelcome Prophet

The Lord's Day Morning April 26, 2009 Luke 4:14-30 “An Unwelcome Prophet” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you’ll open your Bibles to the the Gospel of Luke, the fourth chapter. I remind you that when we were in this chapter last, we were looking at the temptation of the Lord Jesus Christ. We saw parallels between Adam's temptation in the garden and Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. Adam was tempted once in the garden, failed immediately, and three curses followed against the…

A Preacher with Power

The Lord's Day Evening May 3, 2009 Luke 4:31-44 “A Preacher with Power” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III I'd like to invite you to turn with me to Luke 4 as we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke. The whole service conspires together to help us understand the passage. We always try and take care to relate some of what we sing to the substance of what we're reading and preaching, but tonight the C125atechism question that you've already heard asked and answered and meditated upon…

How Jesus Makes Disciples

The Lord's Day Morning May 10, 2009 Luke 5:1-11 “How Jesus Makes Disciples” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 5. As we continue to work our way through this Gospel, let me remind you that the last time we were with the Lord Jesus in this Gospel, at the end of Luke 4, Jesus was preaching in Galilee and in Judea and was proclaiming the kingdom of God. We talked about what that meant for His proclamation to be about the…