Luke

Luke – Part 1 – Introduction to the book of Luke

Rory Dyer · 20 January 2019

Everything in life is influencing what we believe, in Luke we hear from reliable oral tradition, eye-witness testimony and detailed written record about what CS Lewis called the true myth.

Luke – Part 2 – Introduction to the book of Luke

Rory Dyer · 27 January 2019

Church is not meant to be a preaching centre. We have been given the Word of God so that our lives, our nation and the world can be changed. Through Luke this week we learned two more reasons why we can believe the Bible.

Luke – Part 3 – Abundance intersects barrenness

Steven Dollenberg · 3 February 2019

Receiving the gracious gift of the abundance of God to end the barrenness in our lives.

Luke – Part 4 – Embrace your purpose

Dalene Reyburn · 10 February 2019

From Mary's life and song, we can learn what it is to embrace our purpose - which is nothing more than to know God, and make Him known. (Luke 1:39-56)

Luke – Part 5 – The greatest song in History

Rory Dyer · 17 February 2019

In Zechariah’ song (the Benedictus) we have a declaration of praise as we hear of our redemption, the horn of salvation, our cancelled debt and the dawning of a new day!

Luke – Part 6 – In the days of Cyril Ramaphosa how do you hear God?

Rory Dyer · 3 March 2019

Through fallen messengers with an un-fallen message, through the hardships of life and the truth of God’s word, God speaks to us, and shows us the way of humility as opposed to the way of power.

Luke – Part 7 – Slow, Supernatural, Significant

Steven Dollenberg · 10 March 2019

How Mary fought for and defended the truth of God’s word to her can be seen by the detailed account she gives 60 years later. She clearly cemented these events into her memory, resulting in slow, supernatural, significant growth by responding to God’s word.

Luke – Part 8 – Baptism – What is it all about?

Andy Leisewitz · 17 March 2019

In Luke Chapter 3 we see how the word of the Lord came to John calling him to preach a message of baptism for the forgiveness of sin in preparation for the coming of Jesus. To understand the full implication of John’s message we need to understand baptism from a Biblical viewpoint.

Luke – Part 9 – Ransom Stories – Tracing Luke’s preparation for Salvation

Steven Dollenberg · 24 March 2019

Through chapters 1, 2 & 3 Luke weaves a golden tapestry into the narrative like a string of pearls about Jesus the saviour, redeemer or ransomer. This is not just true in Luke’s gospel but all though history we have fictional and factual stories of ransoms being demanded, refused and paid. From Frank Sinatra’s son to Aldo Moro, from John Paul Getty the third to Walter Kwok Ping-sheung.

Luke – Part 10 – Tone of the voice from heaven

Rory Dyer · 31 March 2019

Our biggest problem in life is that we listen to voices from earth and not from heaven. We live unsure of what God’s tone of voice says about us.

Luke – Part 11 – The brackets of sonship

Rory Dyer · 14 April 2019

In between the brackets of sonship, John the baptiser comes with a Holy Spirit filled bazooka of truth to confront and destroy everything that is holding us back from the Father and Son coming close together in perfect partnership. He takes a metaphorical axe to the root of everything holding us back: Excesses of our personalities, Religion, Culture and Pride.

Luke – Part 12 – From water to wilderness

Dalene Reyburn · 28 April 2019

Jesus goes straight from the water (His baptism), into the wilderness (His temptation). In the water – the faith-building place of acceptance, blessing and commissioning – the Word of God came over Him. And in the wilderness – the desolate place of danger, rejection and fear – the Word of God came out of Him. This is a pattern, for us.

Luke – Part 13 – Exposing the negatives

Christian Mulol · 5 May 2019

Luke turns the genealogy around so that we will see Jesus side by side with "Adam the son of God" showing that "Jesus the son of God" is the new Adam who overcomes in the wilderness as He begins his ministry.

Luke – Part 14 – The Gospel according to Jesus

Steven Dollenberg · 19 May 2019

As Jesus returns to Galilee, teaching in their synagogues we see how it was Jesus’ practice to gather on the sabbath, read God’s word and proclaim the Truth it contains, which was an overflow of His faith in God’s word and His ways.

Luke – Part 15 -The Sermon that nobody likes

Rory Dyer · 26 May 2019

How do you respond when challenged by Jesus? Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth in the early part of His ministry, preaching about the year of the Lord’s favour. The initial response is amazement at His gracious words but this amazement is quickly turned to furious anger when the people’s ideas are challenged.

Luke – Part 16 – The greatest invitation

Adrian Quinlivan · 2 June 2019

As we start to immerse ourselves in the story of Jesus we see how He begins to say follow me, come change the world with me. That call goes out to ordinary men that would later become disciples of Jesus. That same call goes out to you and me, inviting us a life lived with God, to a partnership that is changing the world!

Luke – Part 18 – The great adventure

Geoff Kirsten · 9 June 2019

Luke – Part 17 – Particularly for Rory Dyer

Rory Dyer · 9 June 2019

The grace of God is simultaneously the most beautiful and the most challenging of Jesus’ teachings. Through the correct lens we can understand the peoples response in Luke 4 but in their anger they missed the gracious invitation.

Luke – Part 19 – Community

Steven Dollenberg · 23 June 2019

The character of our shared life has the power to draw people into the kingdom of God or push them away from it. How we live together is the most persuasive sermon we will ever get to preach.

Luke – Part 20 – Privilege, Promise and Pain

Steven Dollenberg · 30 June 2019

Luke – Part 21 – Dinner with the Doctor

Dalene Reyburn · 7 July 2019

The gospels are full of accounts of Jesus healing people. In Luke 5:17-32 we see that Jesus is more intent on healing our souls than our sicknesses. But why does Jesus heal? How does He heal? Who does He heal? What should our response be when Jesus heals? What should our response be when He doesn’t heal?

Luke – Part 22 – He calls, heals, loves and fills me

Rory Dyer · 14 July 2019

Luke – Part 23 – Lord of the Sabbath

Steven Dollenberg · 21 July 2019

Luke – Part 24 – Moving Sunday

Rory Dyer · 28 July 2019