Sermons tagged with ‘gospel of luke’

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What does it mean to turn the other cheek?

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what does it mean to turn the other cheek?

Title: What does it mean to turn the other cheek? Luke: 6:27-29 Jesus teaches we are to love our enemies and that if someone strikes us on the cheek we are to offer the other one.  What does this mean?  Does Jesus expect us to be doormats?  Is this a call to total pacifism?  If […]

The Baptism of Jesus Christ

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This sermon is based on Luke’s account of the baptism of Jesus, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Why was Jesus baptized? Have you ever thought about that? On the surface, it seems completely unnecessary.  John the Baptist was calling people to repent of their sins and he was offering them a baptism of repentance, but Jesus has […]