Sermons on Adoption

Sermons on Adoption

Luke 23:26-56

Showdown at the Cross Introduction:  During Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness, Satan tempted him to accept glory without suffering.  Any one of us would have caved at that choice, but Jesus didn’t.  In saying no to Satan, Jesus chose to live for the day of his death.  He chose to accept a crown only after carrying a cross. At one point, Luke records that “Jesus took the twelve aside and told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written…

Galatians 3:6-14

Who Is a True Jew? Anti-semitism is one of the horrible realities of the 20th century; in fact, it has been a reality for three and a half millennium.  But it has always been difficult for me to understand.  I grew up in a home where Jewish people were loved and respected.  When I was a kid growing up in St. Louis my father was on the board of the Messianic Witness, a mission to the Jews.  I went to Clayton High School when it…