Iowa Falls Evangelical Free Church Sermon Podcast Jeremy Nelson

We are anxious people living among anxious people. Sometimes our anxiety looks like crippling paralysis and sometimes it looks like frantic plate-spinning. As we continue in Luke 12, we'll notice the tone change in today's passage. After a series of rebukes and warnings, Jesus speaks a gentler, reassuring word to His disciples. Anxious people like us desperately need to hear what Jesus says.

It is good to gain an income through work and it's wise to plan for the future. But can security and joy be attained through selfishly storing up earthly treasures? The world says it's possible and our hearts are prone to believe it. But what does Jesus say?

What or whom do we fear? Does the answer to that question impact how we live our daily lives? It does.... probably more than we know.
As we turn to Luke 12, the crows around Jesus are growing in number but Jesus huddles up with His disciples to talk to them about fear. We need to hear this too.

We have a lot of decisions to make. Some of them big. As Christians we don't just follow our hearts and do what feels right. Rather, we seek to discern "What is God's will?" We wish God would give us clear answers to this question in His Word. Today, a week ahead of a big decision for our church, we turn to a passage that clearly answers the question: What is the will of God?

When someone speaks to us, they typically expect a response of some sort. God speaks to us in His Word. How do we rightly respond? Today we continue in Luke 11 and hear what Jesus has to say about responding to God's Word.

When 2 things are pitted against one another, we often feel comfortable landing somewhere in the middle. But is that possible when it comes to spiritual things?
In today's passage, the spiritual power of God in Christ is pitted against the spiritual power of Satan. And Jesus makes it clear that there is no in-between, no neutral ground spiritually speaking.
Let's make it clear that we have joined with Jesus.