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Luke 23:26-43

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Thomas C. Short

And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!" The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar, and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who were hanged rai...

2. Dear Mrs. Day

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it...

3. Good and Evil Live Side by Side

Luke 16:1-15

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Thomas C. Short

When I was a youth, I went to the movies, and I always came away from the theater knowing who were the good guys and who were the bad guys. The good guys usually wore fine clothing, rode white horses, used better English, had wholesome faces, and were nicer to their animals. Their saddles were often studded with jeweled stones. Many signs were given to help me understand who was good and who was b...

4. Good News for the Multitudes

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them, "If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of yon, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the...

5. She Needs It the Most

Luke 16:19-31

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Thomas C. Short

A man went to visit in a home where there were several children, and, trying to relate to the kids, he asked one of the girls about her doll collection. "Which is your favorite doll?" he asked. "Promise not to laugh if I tell you?" she questioned. He promised not to laugh, and the little girl got up, went into another room, and brought back a worn-out, tattered doll that looked like a refugee from...

6. Unexpected Cost

Luke 14:25-35

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Thomas C. Short

Pastor Thomas Short tells the following story: when I was in college I was one of several young men who decided to go to work on the railroad during summer vacation. At that time, there was very little automation on the railroad, and most of the work was done by manual labor. Many people warned us about the job. It was a hot job ... very, very hot. It was difficult. Everything out there was heavy....

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1. A Criminal, A Cross, and the Christ

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

2. Dear Mrs. Day

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

3. Good and Evil Live Side by Side

Luke 16:1-15

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Thomas C. Short

4. Good News for the Multitudes

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

5. She Needs It the Most

Luke 16:19-31

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Thomas C. Short

6. Unexpected Cost

Luke 14:25-35

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Thomas C. Short

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