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On The Sabbath They Rested

The Lord's Day Morning November 27, 2011 “On The Sabbath They Rested” Luke 23:50-56 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke 23. We’re going to be looking at verses 50 to 56 today, so we’ll come to the end of the chapter as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke. We've been looking at the crucifixion of Jesus and now Luke brings us to the ultimate point of Jesus’ humiliation — His burial. And he goes into much detail about facts surrounding Jesus’ death and burial. He's showing us the reality of Jesus’ death in the details of His burial and there are important theological reasons why he would go into so much detail about the burial of Jesus. As we read this passage today, I want you to be…

Father, into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit

The Lord's Day Morning November 20, 2011 “Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit” Luke 23:44-49 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 23 as we continue to make our way through the gospel of Luke. The last two times before this time we've been together we've been in a passage in which Jesus is on the cross. Luke gives us the first word of the cross in this passage and he gives us the last word of Jesus from the cross in the passage that we're studying. The very first word has to do with forgiveness, and therein Luke reminds us that Jesus is on the cross in order that our sins might be forgiven. That's illustrated, and we saw it last time we were together, in the story of the penitent thief…

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…

This Do in Remembrance of Me

The Lord's Day Morning August 14, 2011 “This Do in Remembrance of Me” Luke 22:14-19 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 22. We’ll be looking at verses 14 to 19 today. When we looked at the first part of this chapter last week, we said that it was the last Passover, and it is. Let me remind you of where this is happening. Jesus and His disciples are in an upper room somewhere inside the city walls of Jerusalem,…

Who Is the Greatest?

The Lord's Day Morning March 14, 2010 Luke 9:46-56 “Who Is the Greatest?” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III 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. If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Luke chapter 9. We’ll begin in verse 46 as we continue our way through the gospel of Luke. If you look at this passage there are three parts to it. Luke…

Hymns of the Faith: O Sacred Head Now Wounded

Hymns of the Faith “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” Isaiah 53 A Presentation of First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi With Dr. Ligon Duncan, Dr. Derek Thomas, and Dr. Bill Wymond Dr. Wymond: Good morning! This is “Hymns of the Faith,” brought to you by Jackson's First Presbyterian Church. The minister of the First Presbyterian Church is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Stay tuned for “Hymns of the Faith.”… Here with “Hymns of the Faith” is Dr. Ligon Duncan. Dr. Duncan: Thank you. And…

Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ…

The Lord's Day Morning January 20, 2008 Philippians 2:8 Fighting for Joy, Growing in Humility, Knowing Christ and the Peace that Passes Understanding: A Study of Philippians “The Obedience of the Death of Christ” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Philippians 2. We’re going to be looking at verses 5-8 today. We've been studying this great letter for a number of weeks, and we have been in this section of this great letter…

Zeal of Phinehas

Wednesday Evening Numbers 25:1-18 Numbers — With God in the Wilderness: “The Zeal of Phinehas” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Please open your Bibles to Numbers 25. The last time we were in Numbers together, we were finishing the story of Balaam. And the last we heard of Balaam (or so we thought) was in these words in Numbers 24:25 — “Then Balaam rose and went back to his place.” And all of us all along had been a bit puzzled about this Balaam character because, for instance, in Numbers 24…

With God in the Wilderness (28) Snakebit

The Lord’s Day Evening Numbers 21:1-9 With God in the Wilderness “Snakebit” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III The last time we were together in Numbers, we were looking at the overwhelmingly sad and moving passage found in Numbers 20. In the midst of arduous demands of leadership in the wilderness, Moses is going to suffer family bereavement in the loss of his sister, serious opposition and complaints from the people of God, intense frustration from their rebellious spirit, a loss of temper that…

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