Sermons on Luke

Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: October 30, 2022Text: Luke 19:1-10 One of the most common questions I am asked is from folks who wonder, “Whichversion of the Bible should I be reading? Which one is the best?” The answer I always give is, “Whichever version inspires you to read the Bible! There is no best.” There are interpretations of the Bible that serve different purposes, and it’s a helpful exercise to read the same verses from multiple versions to see what…

Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: October 2, 2022Text: Luke 17:5-10 When my niece Briley was little, she was really good at telling on her parents. Every time I would talk to her, she would tell me another story about some egregious thing they had done to her. Almost forgot her in a store. Burned dinner. Lost the family cat for several hours. She has pretty outstanding parents which probably made it easier to keep track of the wrongs they committed against…

Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: September 25, 2022Text: Luke 16:19-31 CEB Last week we heard the parable of the middle manager who turned his loyalties from those at the top of systems of power to those who were most impacted by those systems. In this week’s parable the middle manager has seemingly disappeared and we’re introduced to two new characters: a rich man, and Lazarus.The rich man is really, really rich. Filthy rich. Only wears purple and fine linen, has his…

Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: September 18, 2022Text: Luke 16:1-13 CEB If you poll church folks about what their favorite parables told by Jesus are, they would include the Good Samaritan, the lost coin and the lost sheep, the prodigal son….The parable of the middle manager rarely makes the list. It’s a complicated parable. If you listened to the scripture reading in one go and said, “Ah yes, that makes perfect sense to me,” then you are already ahead of me.…

Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: July 3, 2022Text: Luke 10:1-11 The Eve of the 4th of July Eve is not an official holiday, but maybe it should be. OnChristmas Eve we tell the story of Christmas Day, pondering its implications for our lives. On New Year’s Eve we look ahead to the New Year, making promises and resolutions, vowing to continue the work began in the last year to be the people we long to be.On Thanksgiving Eve, if you go…

Preacher: Pastor Liz Miller Date: February 27, 2022 Text: Luke 9:28-36The story before the story goes like this: Jesus had gathered the disciples, calling them from their homes and their families and their work to follow him out into the world. Together they teaching whoever would listen. Soon crowds were gathering. The disciples were amazed but they were also tired, so one evening they asked Jesus to send away the crowds, just this once, but Jesus said no. The people…