Fellowship Bible Church, Tacoma - Weekly Sermon

It's not the parable of the prodigal son...but TWO lost sons. And in Luke 15:25-32, the elder brother steps on the stage. What's the danger of "moralism" apart from the gospel? How can we spot the an…

In the first half of Jesus's famous Prodigal Son story, we hear one clear message: God will restore any sinner who comes to him for rescue. But as we'll see, that title is a bit of a misnomer. There'…

How could your life be transformed in the coming year if you began to know God better? In this exposition of 2 Peter 1:1-11, Yuri Karpenko helps us see how the knowledge of God's excellence through J…

It's natural to reflect on the passage of time around Christmas: past, present, and future. This can also be unsettling (right, Scrooge?). In this sermon, we'll see from the scriptures how the incarn…

In Luke 15, Jesus tells a series of three stories: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son...or is it "sons"? What we'll see as we walk through this passage is that there is more than one way…

In this passage, we hear a clear call from the lips of Jesus: consider the cost. Prospective followers will be warned - and current followers reminded - that following Jesus means putting him #1. Ove…

It's Thanksgiving week - so why not talk about feasting? In our passage today, we hear Jesus (at a feast!) talk about the great Messianic feast. What constitutes true honor? Who should you invite whe…

Why did Jesus die? This is one of the driving questions throughout Luke's gospel, and quite possibly the most significant question in all of scripture. In our little passage today, we see the outline…