Worship Services on Luke (Page 3)

Thanksgiving Eve: “No Matter What!”

READINGLuke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’…

Worship (10:30 AM Contemporary) “Warts and All”

Text: Luke 7:36-47 The mark of our most meaningful relationships is that the person sees us at our worst and loves us anyway.  The same is certainly true of Jesus, who knows everything about us and still loves us fiercely.  When we understand this, it leads us to love more deeply and to receive Jesus’ love with overflowing gratitude and praise.

Worship (9:00 AM Traditional) “Warts and All”

Text: Luke 7:36-47 The mark of our most meaningful relationships is that the person sees us at our worst and loves us anyway.  The same is certainly true of Jesus, who knows everything about us and still loves us fiercely.  When we understand this, it leads us to love more deeply and to receive Jesus’ love with overflowing gratitude and praise.

Worship (10:30 AM Contemporary) “Success”

Text: Luke 12:13-21 Success can be a double-edged sword.  Even while God is equipping us to “do all things through Christ who strengthens [us],” Jesus warns us that “life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”  How do we measure our success and have we ever “arrived” or does God call us to deeper purposes than success as our world defines it?