Hope Community Bible Church
Sermon Archive

Date: 1-10-10
Title: Seeing Christ in the Strangers
Text: John 20:11-15; Luke 24;13-27; Matthew 25:31-40

I. Seeing Christ in the Strangers Who Depress Us
"She turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus...She supposing Him to be the gardener,” John 20:14-15

  1. Our suspicions – John 20:11-13
  2. Our suppositions – John 14-15

II. Seeing Christ in the Strangers Who Disprove Us
"Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him....Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem,” Luke 24:15-16,18

  1. The Scriptural facts – Luke 24:13-27
  2. The Spiritual faith – Luke 24:28-32

III. Seeing Christ in the Strangers Who Displease Us
"I was a stranger and you took me in;” Matthew 25:35

  1. The Actions – Matt. 25:31-36
  2. The Answer – Matt. 25:37-40