Highlands Baptist Church Sermons (Centennial, CO)

Nov 04 2024 417 ep. 36 mins 2

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Preaching and teaching from Highlands Baptist Church, CO

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Sin, Faith, and Duty

Nov 04 2024 44 mins

In Luke 17:1-10, Jesus teaches on three topics related to Christian discipleship. These texts should be read in context of the Gospel, which gives weight and motivation for Christians to obey. While temptations to sin are sure to come, we should never entice others to sin. We should pay attention to how our conduct may be leading others into sin (vs 1-4). While it may be difficult,

The Rich Man and Lazarus

Oct 29 2024 43 mins

In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus teaches a parable about a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. In this parable Jesus confronts the Pharisees' love of money. While the rich man and Lazarus seem to be extreme opposites in life, what they do share in common is they both die. Jesus shocks his listeners with surprising outcomes for these characters after their death. The rich man is in torment

Kingdom Minded Management

Oct 21 2024 41 mins

In Luke 16:1-18, Jesus teaches a parable about the values of his kingdom in regard to wealth. Jesus surprises us by commending the dishonest manager. Jesus isn't commending his dishonesty; rather, he commends his shrewdness. He's saying that the people of this world exercise shrewdness and forward thinking about their money. Citizens of God’s kingdom should do so even more. This

Lost and Found

Oct 14 2024 27 mins

Luke 15 is Jesus’ response to Pharisaical grumbling (15:1-2). He responds with a parable (a simple story that conveys spiritual truths). It’s one parable (15:3 “So he told them this parable”) with three different episodes — a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son. The actions of the shepherd, woman, and father become illustrations of God’s character, and what God is d

This Man Receives Sinners

Oct 07 2024 17 mins

Luke 15 is Jesus’s response to Pharisaical grumbling (v.2). The entire chapter is a response in parable form. It’s one parable with three different episodes. It’s his explanation for why he “receives sinners and eats with them” (v.1). There’s the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin, and the parable of the lost son. Both sons are lost in different way

Counting the Cost of Discipleship

Sep 30 2024 36 mins

In Luke 14:25-35, Jesus is very clear about the cost of following him. It demands much more than learning to become a Pharisee, a scribe, or a ruler of the synagogue. It doesn’t hinge on family name, tribal identity, or education. Discipleship involves hate, cross-bearing, counting the cost, and renouncing all to follow Jesus. At one point, Peter seems to have laid his cross-beam

An Invitation to God's Great Banquet

Sep 23 2024 42 mins

Luke 14:1-24 is an invitation and a warning. There are four sections that warn how selfishness can keep us from entering the kingdom, and from accepting an invitation to God’s great banquet. Selfishness in relationship to religion (14:1-6) Selfishness in relationship to position (14:7-11) Selfishness in relationship to giving (14:12-14) Selfishness in relationship to priority (1

The Narrow Door

In Luke 13:22-35, Jesus’ first response to the question about whether or not it will be few who are saved is to compare the kingdom to a narrow door. It’s not a complex interstate highway system with many ways and options for entrance and exit. It’s a single narrow door. Jesus then explains that this narrow door, which has been left open to all who would strive to enter, will

The Kingdom Is Not What You Expected

Sep 09 2024 40 mins

Luke 13:10-21 combines the healing-exorcism of a woman on a Sabbath day with two short parables. It’s a conflict story, in a religious environment, on a religious day, with a religious ruler. But the Jews recognize neither the kingdom of God, nor the King himself. Instead they fixate on violations of law. Jesus is provoking them to answer this question — “Why am I healing thi

Unless You Repent, You Will All Likewise Perish

Jesus did not hesitate to preach about topics that are largely avoided in today’s church. Sin, judgment, and repentance are unpopular but vital truths for believers and unbelievers. Twice Jesus says in Luke 13:1-9, “I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (vv. 3, 5). In the Bible, the word repent means “to change one’s mind.” The Bible also tel