Before Herod and Pilate

The Lord's Day Morning October 16, 2011 “Before Herod and Pilate” Luke 23:6-25 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 23. We’re going to be looking at verses 6 to 25 together. I would invite you, as you’re turning there, to look immediately prior to this section that we're going to read, and then just a little bit after it. You’ll notice that the passage is going to begin with the words, “When Pilate heard this,” which should make you wonder, “What is it that Pilate heard that led him to do what he does in the rest of that sentence and brief paragraph?” And if you’ll look back just a couple of verses, you’ll see what it is that he heard. In verse 5 of Luke 23 you read that the body of…

Rejection

The Lord's Day Morning June 19, 2011 “Rejection” Luke 20:9-18 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 20 as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke together. Now let's look at Luke 20, verses 9 to 18. And remember, we're in the final week of Jesus’ life. This parable is told in each of the three synoptic gospels — Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record this parable. Not all of the parables that occur in each of the gospels are found in all the other gospels. The gospel writers have particular reasons for highlighting certain aspects of Jesus’ teaching. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they tell us exactly what we need to know. The fact that the Lord repeats this parable three times…

What Our Tongues Tell

The Lord's Day Morning August 15, 2010 Luke 12:8-12 “What Our Tongues Tell” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 12 as we continue our way through Luke's gospel. We’ll be looking at verses 8 to 12. Let me outline the passage for you in three parts. First, in verses 8 and 9 you will see Jesus make it very clear to His disciples that He Himself is the nub of the issue. He is the hinge point of judgment. If you acknowledge Him, you will be acknowledged at the final judgment. If you deny Him, you will be denied at the final judgment. And so Jesus makes Himself to be the turning point of salvation itself, the hinge on which salvation turns. Then in verse 10 you have one of these passages in the New…

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Before Herod and Pilate

Rejection