Sermons

​The Good Shepherd Finds His Lost Sheep – Pastor Ascher
 
Luke 15:1 – 7
 
John 3:16, 17
 
Four Layers to the Story:
1. The Story Itself
2. The Ethics of the Story
3. The Theological Issue
4. The Christological Application
 
 
Four “Hooks” on which to Hang the Information in the Story:
1. Lost
2. Sought
3. Found
4. Celebrated
 
Luke 15:3, 4, 5, 6, 7
 
Luke 19:10
 
Isaiah 53:4 – 6
 
Luke 15:7  

​The Joy of the Lord: The Salvation of the Lost – Pastor Ascher
 
The attributes of God are typically divided into two categories:
 
1. Incommunicable
 
2. Communicable
 
Luke 15:7, 10, 32
 
 
Three things to keep in mind about the stories in Luke 15:
 
1. Clarity
 
2. Centrality
 
3. Complexity
 
 
Four layers to the stories in Luke 15:
 
1. The Simple Story
 
2. The Ethics
 
3. The Theology
 
4. The Christology
 
Luke 15:1, 2

The Necessary Attitude for Salvation, Pt. 2 – Pastor Ascher
 
Luke 14:25 – 35
 
I. A WILLINGNESS TO ABANDON PAST PRIORITIES
 
Luke 14:26, 27, 33
 
II. A WILLINGNESS TO APPRAISE PRESENT POWERS
 
Luke 14:28, 29, 30, 31, 32
 
 
III. A WILLINGNESS TO GIVE ALLEGIANCE TO FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
 
Luke 14:34, 3 

​The Necessary Attitude for Salvation – Pastor Ascher
 
Luke 14:25 – 35
 
I. A WILLINGNESS TO ABANDON PAST PRIORITIES
 
Luke 14:25
 
The Savior’s Evangelistic outline:
1. Get out of false religion
2. Understand your sin
3. Fear God’s judgment
4. Confess Christ as Lord and Savior  
 
Luke 14:26, 27

​The Savior’s Invitation to God’s Great Banquet – Pastor Ascher
 
Luke 14:15 – 24
 
Luke 14:15
 
I. THE INVITATION
 
Luke 14:16, 17
 
 
II. THE EXCUSES
 
Luke 14:18, 19, 20
 
 
III. THE INCLUSION
 
Luke 14:21, 22, 23
 
 
IV. THE EXCLUSION
 
Luke 14:24