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Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Richard Patt

This is the kind of sermon topic that the preacher hesitates to advertise ahead of time. If people come to church to hear some good news, this topic doesn't sound too promising. But I ask you to brace yourself and stick with it. The words we consider here are from the lips of none other than a merciful and loving Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. His words often contained some hard truths, but they a...

2. Living The Alternatives

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

"Christ" is the Greek word for Messiah or King. To believe in Jesus Christ, therefore, is to affirm more than certain doctrinal statements about his divinity or the assurance of eternal life. To believe in Christ is to refuse to acknowledge anyone else in this life as King. It is to insist that the powers and principalities of this world do not have authority over us, even when they appear to be i...

3. Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:5-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

The Lukan travel narrative (Jesus' journey to Jerusalem) is interrupted rather abruptly in today's text by two distinct thoughts, the first of which is a demand placed upon him by the "apostles" (v. 5) by whom Luke clearly means the Twelve: "Increase our faith!" The request is the Lukan version of the Matthean account in 17:20 where it is attached to an incident in which the disciples, having been...

4. Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

From the moment we enter kindergarten we are told that if we work hard, follow the rules, keep looking ahead, and set goals, we will be rewarded. Good grades in high school will get us into a good college. Graduate at the top of the class and we will get a good job. Work hard, keep our noses to the grindstone and a better position and a bigger paycheck will come our way. Politically we may live in...

5. Lessons in Discipleship

Luke 17:11-19, Luke 17:1-10

Teach the Text

R.T. France

Big Idea: True discipleship cannot be undertaken casually; the service of God demands all that we can bring to it. Understanding the Text In 17:11 Luke reminds us that Jesus and his disciples are still on the journey to Jerusalem. Much of the journey narrative (9:51–19:44) consists of teaching given to the disciples. In the last few chapters this has largely taken the form of parables, and we wi...

6. Sin, Faith, Duty

Luke 17:1-10

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

Four sets of sayings are combined here that have no obvious relationship to one another except that each one is about discipleship. (1) Jesus warns the disciples about the danger of causing others to stumble in their faith (17:1–3a). It would be better if a person were dead than that he would lead another into sin. (2) From the subject of leading others into sin, Jesus moves to the topic of forgiv...

7. Sin, Faith, Duty

Luke 17:1-10

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

This section consists of five units tied loosely together by the theme of faith: (1) a warning against causing someone to stumble (vv. 1–3a); (2) a saying on forgiveness (vv. 3b–4); (3) a saying on faith (vv. 5–6); (4) a saying on duty (vv. 7–10); and (5) the cleansing of ten lepers (vv. 11–19). The idea of faith is seen most clearly in the third and fifth units (vv. 5, 6, 19). However, when the c...

8. Faithquakes

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Ron Lavin

A woman who went through her first earthquake in California said, as it was happening, "I think a train just hit our apartment building. I think our foundation is gone. We better pray." A faithquake is something like an earthquake. Something comes along and shakes us up. Something shakes our very foundations. Through the foundation-shaking event, we want to know more about God and faith. Somethi...

9. Worthless Slaves

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

George Reed

In the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones has to choose which cup would have belonged to Jesus and been used at the Last Supper. There are dozens upon dozens to choose from and each seems more lavish than the next. He chooses the one which is the most simple and would most likely reflect the lifestyle of a simple carpenter. It is the correct choice. While there may be some problems with u...

10. Just a Little Faith Will Do

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Presbyterian pastor Dave Wilkinson tells a hilarious story about Randy Johnson, a former quarterback for Oklahoma State University. Randy is a nephew of the late President Lyndon Johnson. It had not been a good year for Randy Johnson or the Oklahoma State team. And, to top it off, for the last game of the year, they faced the mighty Oklahoma Sooners. The game with the Sooners was almost over. The...

11. The Problem Is Not Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Christians are funny people. In one of his books, Chuck Swindoll tells about a lady who wanted desperately to go on a tour to Israel. But she wanted a sign to confirm that it was God’s will. The morning after she began planning the trip, she woke up at 7:47 a. m. The tour group to Israel was planning on flying over on a 747 jet. That was her “sign” that confirmed God was going to bless this trip....

12. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

A man named Adrian Plass authored what he calls his Sacred Diary. In it, he tells how he once bought a book on faith that told him that real Christians should be able to move mountains by faith. So he decided to try it. He practiced with a paper clip. He put it on his desk and willed it to move. Nothing happened. He tried commanding it in a loud voice. Still nothing happened. He tried it again th...

13. In Need of a "Rally Monkey"

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

What do you do when you need a little extra motivation? When your strength or your spirits are depleted, and you’re facing a big challenge—how do you kick up your energy a notch? In June of 2000, a couple of video board operators for the Los Angeles Angels baseball team decided that their team needed some extra motivation. They were playing the San Francisco Giants and they were behind. So the gu...

14. Invited To The Table

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

In the 1850s, two men in Rutherfordton, North Carolina--Edward Carter and Nathan Young, both of them loyal Baptists--became concerned that there were no good Baptist schools near their town. Carter first became alarmed when he heard that his niece and nephew had converted to Methodism. This dire circumstance occurred at a local Methodist school they attended. Now you can imagine how this affected...

15. Faith-Filled Living

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day,...

16. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

Can you picture this scene? We are sitting on bleachers under the big top having a wonderful time laughing at the clowns, watching lions and tigers jump at the crack of a whip, and gazing in awe as the acrobats perform. We are caught up in the excitement of the circus and join in with the crowd in thunderous applause after each act. The acrobats perform high above us in what seems to us as death-d...

17. How Much Faith Is Enough?

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

The angle from which we view things makes a big difference. Lord Chesterfield once pointed out that a horse looks pretty much like a horse when viewed from ground level, but when you climb up in the loft and look down on a horse from the top, it looks a good deal like a violin. Your perspective is the difference. It is not unusual, in the Gospels, for the same story to be told by two different aut...

18. A Little Forgiveness Goes a Long Way

Luke 17:1-10

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: We do not need a lot of faith to exercise forgiveness. My understanding of this passage comes from combining the meaning of verses 4-6 and 10. Basically, it is our duty as disciples to forgive -- and this I think is Jesus' understanding of faith. The disciples understand this and respond in verse 5 with a request to help them have enough faith to forgive so generously. Props: Acor...

19. Proper 22

Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, Luke 17:5-10, 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter—Lamentations 3:19-26 [OR] Psalm 137 First Lesson—This lamentation mourns Jerusalem as an abandoned widow. Lamentations 1:1-6 Second Lesson—Three generations of Christian faith are noted in this letter of Paul. 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Gospel—When slavery was still accepted, Jesus continues to define the humility of discipleship. Luke 17:5-10 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord ...

20. The Life of Discipleship

Luke 17:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: The Christian way of living is the best way to live, and is God's gift to society. People: We believe it is the best way to live, but it certainly is not the easiest! Pastor: It is not easy, because it is not natural for us to forgive, to have strong faith without proof, and to live as servants instead of volunteers. But society is at its best when we live that way. People:...

21. Faith And Duty

Luke 17:1-10

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: We were hungry and thirsty and had given up all hope. Then in our trouble we called to the Lord and he saved us from our distress. People: We must thank the Lord for his constant love, for the wonderful things he has done for us. Leader: We were living in gloom and darkness, suffering because we had rebelled against the commands of the Almighty God. Then in our trouble we c...

22. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE In many parts of the Christian church, this Sunday will be remembered and, in some places, celebrated as Reformation Sunday, depending on the lectionary followed and the calendar year. Observation of Reformation Day, October 31, is basically limited to schools and seminaries, mostly Lutheran, at that. But the festival itself is undergoing a kind of transformation, emphasizing wha...

23. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10, Lamentations 1:1-22, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Lamentations 1:1-6 Lament for Jerusalem that lies in ruins. The series of seven lections is interrupted by a passage from Lamentations. In 586 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered and burned to the ground. The people were carried away to Babylon. Jerusalem now lies in ruins and is deserted. Along with the city, the holy temple is now a heap of ashes. The book of Lamentations is ...

24. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

Gospel Note Flying in the face of conventional wisdom in any age, the parable contained in this passage (vv. 7-10) asserts that obedient service to God and God's coming reign is actually owned and expected, and not something to be rewarded. The fact that the servants declare themselves "unworthy" comports with Paul's view of salvation as a gift bestowed upon the undeserving unrighteous. Liturgica...

25. How Much Faith Is Enough?

Luke 17:5-10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A seed Good morning, boys and girls. One of the great miracles in the world is how a tiny seed can be sown in the ground and can grow into a beautiful plant, a nourishing vegetable, or a gigantic tree. If you have ever seen one of the giant redwoods out in California, you know how great a tree can grow from a tiny seed. How large is a redwood? Let's all join hands and make a circle (if yo...

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