Alva Baptist Church

Luke 8:1-15 Part 3

Does the way you face life, 

bear witness to the power of God to overcome?

Luke 8:1-15 Part 4

Why does Jesus share truth in parables 

so that so that 'seeing they may not see, 

and hearing they may not understand' ?

Luke 8:1-15 Part 5

Romans 11 

illustrating God's committment to correction 

and why he hides truth in parables

Luke 8:1-15 Part 6

the parable of the sower and the soils

Luke 7:36-50 Part 1

Leadership, hospitality and worship: 

What do you expect from the church when you think about those words.  

What are you looking for when you look to the church? 

Does that line-up with what God values?

Luke 7:36-50 Part 2

Jesus knows the thoughts of His host Simon the Pharisee.  

God knows the ponderings of our hearts; 

and He still loves us and speaks the truth to us.

Luke 7:36-50 Part 3

"Who is this, who even forgives sins?"

Isaiah 53 shares the description of the suffering servant:

"Stricken for the transgression of My people"

It is because of this that Jesus is able to say in Luke chapter 7: 

"Your sins are forgiven."

Luke 7:36-50 Part 4

Simon the Pharisee, forgiven little, loves little.  

The sinful woman knows how deeply she needs a savior.  

But we all face the same deep need, whether we know it or not.  

Worship reflects how much we recognise our deep need and God's great provision.

Luke 7:24-35 Part 1

This week we see Jesus speaking about His messengers. 

What do you look for in a spiritual leader?

Luke 7:24-35 Part 2

Challenging unrighteousness doesn’t offer a way-out of guilt and shame.