Podcasts, sermons, and other presentations made by the Pine Tree Church of Christ.
The parable of the persistent widow is about prayer... but what does it teach us about prayer? The more we pray about something the more likely we will get God to change his mind? Or is there more go…
Luke 17:11-19 - the Healing of the Ten Lepers
We take a slow walk through the text during then first part of the sermon. After that, we talk about some of the lessons learned from this story:
From Jesu…
Luke 16:19-31 - the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Another Shocking Parable
the 3rd "Rich Man" Parable in Luke
A Parable that Stimulates the Imagination about the Afterlife
Who is Invisible to You?
W…
Luke 16:1-9 - the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. This is probably the most confusing parable that Jesus taught, and it's definitely the most widely debated. We will spend some time walking through th…
Today's text is Luke 15:1-10. Jesus tells three "lost and found" parables. One of them is very famous (the Lost Son/Prodigal Son).
We start with this: why does Jesus tell these parables in the first …
Luke 14:25-33 is the main text for this sermon. We are continuing in our sermon series called "Outsiders." Today's text deals with discipleship, specifically discipleship for the long haul. The quote…
Luke 14:1-24 is the main text for this sermon. We are still in the "Journey to Jerusalem" section in the middle part of Luke's Gospel.
Luke 12:13-21 - This is known as the Parable of the Rich Fool. What does this teaching have to do with us as disciples today? Jesus seems to really warn against greed. Is this something that we have …
Luke 11:1-13 - today we study the next unique text in Luke's Gospel found in the "Journey to Jerusalem" section. It starts with a request from the disciples, "teach us to pray." Jesus goes on to give…
Today we focus on Luke 10:25-37.
Who is my neighbor?
How do we understand the depths of such a familiar parable (the Good Samaritan)?
Luke 9:43-56
New series through the "Journey to Jerusalem" section in Luke's Gospel. His travel begins at Luke 9:51 and He doesn't arrive in Jerusalem until late in Ch. 19. In-between you have several…
Today we wrap up our series on our 7 commitments.
Our 7th Commitment: We Will Be Mission Minded for the Lost of the World
During this sermon, several themes converge: the 7th commitment, Christmas, an…
Today we take a look at commitment # 6: We Will Have an Outward Focus on Our Local Community.
Matthew 25:31-46
Commitment # 5 - We Will Make Disciples Who Make Disciples.
Mark 1:14-20; Mark 2:13-17; Mark 3:13-19
7 Commitments (abbreviated)
Today, Lane Brown from the Chandler St. Church of Christ joins us to to bring a message on 2 Thessalonians.
Today we focus on our 4th commitment: We Will Nurture Marriages and Young Families.
The main passage we used was Eph. 5:21-6:4
Here are our 7 Commitments:
7 Commitments (abbreviated)
Today we discuss commitment # 3 - We Will Pursue Unity Focused on Jesus
Here is the original wording to this commitment:
3) We, being a diverse group, will pursue unity as we focus on Jesus.
This lesson focuses on commitment # 2: We Will be a Loving Intergenerational Family. These commitments were originally presented in 2016. We have taken them, abbreviated them, and are now looking at…