Sermon

Sermon Title: Beware the friendly advice of the devil

Passage: Luke 4:1-15

Big Idea: Reject the friendly devil’s temptation to be your own man, and rely on Jesus, who triumphed as the Son of God by trusting his Father’s word.

1. The Son won’t be his own provider, but lives by his Father’s word (vv.1–4)

2. The Son won’t be his own king, but worships his Father alone (vv.5–8)

3. The Son won’t orchestrate his own salvation, but trusts his Father without testing him (vv.9–15)

Wilderness to New Creation: Journey of Grace (Luke 3:1-

Wilderness to New Creation: Journey of Grace (Luke 3:1-38)

旷野中的声音，历史中的恩典 路加福音3:1-38

Introduction: Today is the 157th anniversary Sunday of our church. 

弟兄姊妹，今天是我们的教会157周年纪念主日。

As we stand at this juncture and look back, what do we see? 

Introduction: Imagine, if you had never read the Bible before, what would you think if I told you that God intended to use a teenage country girl to change the entire trajectory of human history? What if I added that this young girl came from a despised village, lived in extreme poverty with zero social status? The girl, as if her whole life was expected to be nothing more than "get married, have children, do housework, and grow old." Would you ever believe that she could become the one whom "all generations will call her blessed"(Luke 1:48)?

But this is precisely the story of Luke 1:26-45. God sent the angel Gabriel, not to the majestic Temple in Jerusalem (as He did with Zechariah in the previous passage of Luke 1:1-25), not to the imperial palaces of Rome, nor to the intellectual academies of Athens, but to Nazareth in Galilee, a…

Shine bright like a follower of Jesus

Passage: John 8:12-20, Matthew 5:14-16

Big Idea: Follow Jesus, the Light of the World, and shine as his lower lights, with his light of life.

1. Follow Jesus, the Light of the World (vv.12–18)

2. Have his light of life (vv.12, 19–20)

3. Shine as his lower lights (Matt 5:14–16)