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Wholly Devoted

The Lord's Day Morning January 2, 2011 “Wholly Devoted” Luke 16:1-13 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 16 as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke. This is a hard parable. The commentators sometimes wrestle with this to understand what Jesus is speaking about. It's hard for a number of reasons. One is, in this parable, Jesus commends a dishonest squandering manager as the example to His disciples, and this causes people to ponder. And then it's not quite clear exactly what the manager is doing to extract himself from the situation that he's gotten himself into in this parable. Let me outline it for you and then I want to tell you a few things about it so that you can appreciate the…

What Will Jesus Cost You?

The Lord's Day Morning December 5, 2010 Luke 14:25-35 “What Will Jesus Cost You?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to the gospel of Luke to the fourteenth chapter. We’re going to be looking at verses 25 to 35 today as we continue our way through this gospel together. Before we read the Word, I want you to be on the lookout for a number of things. First of all in this passage, I want you to be on the lookout for three “cannots.” Three times in this passage Jesus announces people who cannot be His disciple. You’ll see it in verse 26, 27, and 33. Now that out to get your interest — who cannot be a disciple of Jesus? He tells you in verse 26, 27, and 33. Even more provocatively, when you look at His answers, He tells you that…

Why was I a Guest?

The Lord's Day Morning November 28, 2010 Luke 14:7-24 “Why was I a Guest?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 14. We’re going to be looking at verses 7 to 24 today. And as you get to that passage in your Scripture, I'd like you to take your hymnals back out and turn right back to number 715, the hymn we just sang, because I want you to see an image that's used in the hymn and compare it to what we're about to read. The first stanza of this hymn speaks about thanksgiving to God for the good harvest that He's provided. It's the classic harvest hymn. We sing it very often at Thanksgiving time. I'm sure that was the occasion it was originally intended for. But in the second, third, and fourth…

Jesus: The Dividing Line

The Lord's Day Morning September 19, 2010 Luke 12:49-59 “Jesus: The Dividing Line” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 12. We’ll be looking at verse 49 to the end of the chapter. As you look through this passage, let me give you a few clues along the way to help you follow the train of argument. There are at least three parts to the passage we're going to look at today. First, in verses 49 and 50, and especially in…

It’s Not about Martha. It’s about You

The Lord's Day Morning May 9, 2010 Mother's Day Luke 10:38-42 “It's Not About Martha. It's About You.” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III As we continue to prepare for worship, let me invite you to take your hymnals in hand and turn to number 115. Our opening song of praise is “All Creatures of Our God and King,” a glorious text set to one of the most beautiful and majestic hymn tunes that we have. We’re working through the gospel of Luke in our preaching. We've come to the…

Sent Out

The Lord's Day Morning April 11, 2010 Communion Sunday Luke 10:1-16 “Sent Out” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever. Let all who fear the Lord say His loving kindness is everlasting. Let us worship Him. If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 10 as we continue our way through the gospel. As we look at this passage in which Jesus sends His disciples out again on a mission, I want you to be…

The Cost of Discipleship

The Lord's Day Morning March 28, 2010 Palm Sunday Luke 9:57-62 “The Cost of Discipleship” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you want to take your hymnals in hand you can turn to number 97 because our opening song of praise is “We Praise You O God, Our Redeemer, Creator” and you may want to use those words as we prepare for worship. Let me mention two other things about the songs that we’ll sing today. We’ll sing Theodulph of Orlean's hymn, “All Glory, Laud, and Honor.” This is a…

The First Lesson in Christ’s School of…

The Lord's Day Morning February 7, 2010 Luke 9:23-27 “The First Lesson in Christ's School of Discipleship” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 9. We’ll be looking at the twenty third through the twenty seventh verses in this great chapter together. The subject of this passage is self denial. Connie said to me before the morning service that she would be praying for me because she knew this would be a hard sermon to…

You Are What You Do

The Lord's Day Morning October 11, 2009 Luke 6:39-49 “You Are What You Do” Dr J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 6. We’re going to be looking at verses 39 to the end of the chapter as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke. These are Jesus’ words at the end of Luke's recounting of the Sermon on the Mount. These are the stirring words of exhortation and challenge that Matthew also records at some greater length in…

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