Luke 18:1–8 | Sermon Topics

March 30, 2025

Fifth Sunday of Lent: The Sunday of the Judge

Unknown preacher

On the fifth Sunday of Lent (Sunday of the Judge), the preacher encourages the congregation to persevere in their Lenten disciplines even if they have stumbled, then expounds the parable of the unjust judge and the widow. He draws two lessons: persistence in prayer and confidence in Christ as the perfect judge. He connects this to the previous Sunday's parable of the unjust steward, identifying the rhetorical pattern of arguing 'from the stronger' — if even flawed people do good things, how much more will God, who is perfect, act for our benefit. He illustrates this with examples from Matthew 6, parental love, and human sacrifice, culminating in God's sacrifice of his Son and the promise of resurrection.

Luke 18:1-8; Luke 16:1-13; Matthew 6:25-30

March 10, 2024

The Sunday of the Judge: Accountability and the Fear of God

Unknown preacher

Using Der Grigor Grigoryan’s decision to serve families of children with Down syndrome in Armenia as an example, the preacher explains that fear of God means accepting personal responsibility before Christ, the merciful but perfectly just Judge.

Luke 18:1–8; 2 Timothy 2:15; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 9:10