Author: Alan Holden

Introduction Calvary is where the Plan of the Ages was consummated. Calvary is where we received the plan and the promise of eternal salvation. Calvary is where the greatest battle of all time was fought and won. This is the most remarkable place ever encountered by mortal man. This Place is Holy Ground. It Was…

Introduction Pastor Goodbody was in his office late Friday afternoon. He was trying to figure out what to do for his children’s sermon on Sunday morning. In frustration, he walked to the window to look out. Next door, he saw Nell Neighborly standing underneath a tree, with one hand on her hip, and the other,…

The Greatest Giver Thesis: The measure of one’s gift does not involve how much one gives but how much remains. “Jesus Saw the Rich,” v. 1 A. Their Assets B. Their Apportionment–“Should we pay taxes to Caesar?” Luke 20:22. C. Their Arrogant Pretention–their announcement of their giving with trumpets, Matthew 6:2-3. “Jesus Saw the Poor…

Commendation for a Spirit of Sacrifice, vv. 1-4 A. Jesus did not criticize the rich who gave generously. B. Jesus highly commended the widow who gave sacrificially. The Danger of Being Deceived, vv. 5-9 Collision Course with Catastrophe, vv. 10-24 A. Disciples of Jesus are always exposed to trouble, v. 12. B. A time of…

The Wicked Husbandman God Owns the Vineyard, Israel A. The Wicked Tenants are the Pharisees. Tenants pay just dues to the owner for the privilege of farming His land. The Pharisees are wicked tenants because: they reject the claim of the owner they work for themselves they manipulate the vineyard, or spread more manure than…

The Parable, vv. 1-11, Our Relationship to Christ A. The Heavenly Father is the Owner B. Christ is the Vine C. Believers are the Branches To be fruitful, Christians must abide in Christ. Abide in Christ by living in His Word and pray, v. 7. Abide in Christ means obey His commands, v. 10. Abide…

Where Do We Draw the Line? Where do we draw the line: in pleasure, in speech, in action, and in doubtful things? The Bible says that man should love God will all his heart, soul, strength, and mind–that he cannot serve two masters. But there are those who try to serve God and at the…

If the Dead Could Speak Introduction A. Spiritism is the belief and attempt to communicate with the dead. People want to keep in touch with departed loved ones. They want to know about life after death. If the dead could speak, what would they say? B. The Bible does not leave us to wonder. The…

The Thanksgiving Christian, saying the right words but without the right actions A. In Luke, only the disciples of Jesus called Him “Master”; others called Him “Teacher,” v. 13 B. Nine obeyed the Letter of Jesus’s Command: “Go, show yourselves to the priests,” v. 14 C. These nine followed the prescription and were healed. D….

Religious Indignation The Woman A. The Daughter of Abraham B. Woman Crippled “by a spirit” Simon the Sorcerer had the spirit of bitterness, Acts 8:23 A Whispering spirit A Mean spirit Crippled and enslaved to sin C. Woman bound by the infirmity of Satan, v. 16 Jesus A. Teaches at the Synagogue B. Takes the…