On January 3, 2010, Pastor Ostella began expository preaching through the Gospel of Luke. His final sermon from Luke, preached on November 10, 2013, looks at Luke 24.50-53.



  1. BulletLuke’s Narrative about Jesus: Beginning the Story (Lk 1.1-24.53) [text] [audio]

  2. BulletLuke’s Introduction to His Narrative (Lk 1.1-4) [text] [audio]

  3. BulletThe Angelic Announcement of the Birth and Mission of John (Lk.1.5-25) [text] [audio]

  4. BulletThe Angelic Announcement of the Virgin Birth of Jesus (Lk 1.26-38) [text] [audio]

  5. BulletThe Encounter of Mary, Elizabeth, John and Jesus (Lk 1.39-56) [text] [audio]

  6. BulletEvents Associated with the Birth of a Son to Elizabeth (Lk 1.57-80) [text] [audio]

  7. BulletThe Birth of the Messiah (Lk 2.1-20) [text] [audio]

  8. BulletThe Purpose of the Birth of Christ (Lk 2.6-20) - Preached on 12/25/2011 [text] [audio]

  9. BulletThe Prophecies of Simeon and Anna (Lk 2.21-38) [text] [audio]

  10. BulletSimeon and Anna Proclaiming the Gospel of the Firstborn (Lk 2.21-38, Pt.2) [text] [audio unavailable]

  11. Bullet[Communion] The Covenant Keeping Resolve of the Young Jesus (Lk 2.39-52) [text] [audio unavailable]

  12. BulletJohn’s Preaching in Preparation for the Coming One (Lk 3.1-20) [text] [audio]

  13. BulletJohn’s Baptism for the New Israel (Lk 3.1-20, Pt.2) [text] [audio]

  14. BulletJohn’s Baptism, the New Israel, and “Covenant” Children (Lk 3.1-20.pt3) [text] [audio]

  15. BulletThe Triune God in the Ministry of Jesus (Lk 3.21-22) [text] [audio]

  16. BulletAn Extraordinary Family Tree (Lk 3.23-38) [text] [audio]

  17. BulletThe Temptation of Christ, Son of Adam (Lk 4.1-13) [text] [audio]

  18. Bullet[Communion] Remember Our Power-Filled Teaching-Preacher (Lk 4.14-21) [text] [audio]

  19. BulletJesus’ Gospel of Divine Particularism (Lk 4.22-30) [text] [audio]

  20. BulletTeaching the Truth with Commanding Authority (Lk 4.31-37) [text] [audio]

  21. BulletPreaching the Gospel of the Kingdom in Word and Deed (Lk 4.31-44) [text] [audio]

  22. BulletCatching Men by the Gospel (Lk 5.1-11) [text] [no audio available]

  23. BulletMen-Catching by the Gospel Then and Now (Lk 5.1-11, Pt.2) [text] [audio]

  24. BulletThe Gospel in a Leper’s Cleansing (Lk 5.12-16) [text] [audio]

  25. BulletThe Authority of Jesus to Forgive People Paralyzed by Sin (Lk 5.17-26) [text] [audio]

  26. BulletBeing a Christ-Follower (Lk 5.27-32) [text] [audio]

  27. BulletNew Wineskins and New Cloth (Lk 5.33-39) [text] [audio unavailable]

  28. Bullet[Communion] Remembering Jesus as Prophetic Lord of the Sabbath (Lk 6.1-5) [text] [audio]

  29. BulletChristian Sabbath Keeping (Lk 6.6-11) [text] [audio]

  30. BulletThe Founding of Eternal Glory in the Making (Lk 6.11-19) [text] [audio]

  31. BulletIntroducing the Sermon on the “Mount” (Lk 6.17,20) [text] [audio]

  32. BulletThe (Marks of the) Blessed Person (Lk 6.20-26) [text] [audio]

  33. BulletThe Blessed Person’s Blessings: A Snapshot of Heaven (Lk 6.20-26) [text] [audio]

  34. BulletThe Cause of the Blessed Person’s Blessings (Lk 6.20-26) [text] [audio]

  35. Bullet[Communion] Remembering the Lord of Beatitude and Woe (Lk 6.20-26) [text] [audio]

  36. BulletThe Challenge of Loving Your Enemies (Lk 6.27-30) [text] [audio]

  37. BulletLoving Your Enemies from the Heart (Lk 6.29-30) [text] [audio]

  38. BulletThe Golden Rule in Loving Your Enemies (Lk 6.31) [text] [audio]

  39. BulletImaging God in Loving Your Enemies (Lk 6.32-36) [text] [audio unavailable]

  40. BulletCultivate a Forgiving Spirit (Lk 6.37-38) [text] [audio]

  41. BulletJudge Rightly (Lk 6.39-42) [text] [audio]

  42. BulletThe Practice of Judging Rightly (Lk 6.41-42) [text] [audio]

  43. BulletEncouragement to Love and Forgive (Lk 6.43-45) [text] [audio]

  44. BulletObedience to the Lord Jesus (Lk 6.46-49) [text] [audio]

  45. BulletRemembering the Preacher of the Sermon on the Plain (Lk 6.20-49) [text] [audio]

  46. BulletJesus Marvels at the Faith of a Roman Soldier (Lk 7.1-10 [text] [audio]

  47. BulletCommanding Bodily Resurrection (Lk 7.11-17 [text] [audio]

  48. BulletQ & A between John and Jesus (Lk 7.18-23 [text] [audio]

  49. BulletJesus’ Assessment of John (Lk 7.24-28 [text] [audio]

  50. BulletJesus’ Assessment of Israel (Lk 7.29-35) [text] [audio]

  51. BulletLove, the Evidence of Being Forgiven (Lk 7.36-50) [text] [audio]

  52. BulletThe Purpose of Parables (Lk 8.1-10) [text] [audio]

  53. BulletThe Meaning of the Parable of the Sower (Lk 8.4-15) [text] [audio]

  54. BulletLessons from Parables and the Sowers Parable (Lk 8.4-15) [text] [audio]

  55. BulletAn Exhortation to Careful Hearing (Lk 8.16-18) [text] [audio]

  56. BulletThe New Family of Jesus (Lk 8.19-21) [text] [audio]

  57. Bullet[Communion] Who Then Is He? (Lk 8.22-25) [text] [audio]

  58. BulletCasting Out Demons from a Possessed Man (Lk 8.26-39) [text] [audio]

  59. BulletThe Conquest of Jesus over Sickness and Death (Lk 8.40-56) [text] [audio]

  60. BulletPromise of Cleansing and Resurrection (Lk 8.40-56) [text] [audio]

  61. BulletThe Work of the Disciple-Apostles (Lk 9.1-10a) [text] [audio]

  62. BulletJesus’ Training of the Twelve for the Feeding of Thousands (Lk 9.10b-17) [text] [audio unavailable]

  63. BulletPeter’s Confession (Lk 9.18-22) [text] [audio]

  64. BulletThe Deep Roots of Christian Obedience (Lk 9.23-27) [text] [audio]

  65. BulletEncouragement to Deep-Rooted Obedience (Lk 9.23-27, Pt.2) [text] [audio]

  66. BulletSeeing the King’s Glory (Lk 9.28-36) [text] [audio]

  67. BulletSeeing the King’s Glory in Prophetic Perspective (Lk 9.28-36 Part 2) [text] [audio] [post-sermon discussion]

  68. BulletTransfiguration as Gospel (Lk 9.28-36 Part 3) [text] [audio]

  69. BulletDeliverance from Demonic Affliction (Lk 9.37-45) [text] [audio]

  70. BulletDiscipleship in the Context of the Demonic (Lk 9.37-45) [text] [audio]

  71. BulletPossessing True Greatness (Lk 9.46-50) [text] [audio]

  72. Bullet[Communion] Our Heavenly-Minded Savior (Lk 9.51-58) [text] [audio]

  73. BulletWhat Is Required to Follow Christ? (Lk 9.57-62) [text] [audio]

  74. BulletAn Introduction to the Mission of Other Disciples (Lk 10.1-24) [text] [audio]

  75. BulletSummary of the Mission of Other Disciples (Lk 10.1) [text] [audio]

  76. BulletThe First Instruction for Mission: Pray for Laborers (Lk 10.2-3) [text] [audio]

  77. BulletProclaim the Kingdom (Lk 10.3-9) [text] [audio unavailable]

  78. BulletPrinciple Three of Mission: Proclaim Kingdom Judgment (Lk 10.10-16) [text] [audio unavailable]

  79. BulletTrue Joy in Christian Mission (Lk 10.17-20) [text] [audio]

  80. BulletThe Joyful Prayer of Jesus (Lk 10.21) [text] [audio]

  81. BulletWho is this Awesome Son? (Lk 10.22) [text] [audio]

  82. BulletBlessed Eyes and Ears (Lk 10.23-24) [text] [audio]

  83. BulletWhat Is the Mission of the Church? (Lk 10.1-24 in Retrospect) [text] [audio unavailable]

  84. BulletThe Good Samaritan’s Law of Love (Lk 10.25-37) [text] [audio]

  85. BulletMary versus Martha: Showing Hospitality as a True Disciple (Lk 10.38-42) [text] [audio]

  86. BulletExemplar and Follower in Prayer (Lk 11.1-2) [text] [audio]

  87. BulletPray for the Glorification of God (Lk 11.2a) [text] [audio]

  88. BulletPray for the Coming of the Kingdom (Lk 11.2b) [text] [audio]

  89. BulletPray for Bread, For Day by Day Bread, for Today (Lk 11.3) [text] [audio]

  90. BulletPray for Forgiveness (Lk 11.4a) [text] [audio]

  91. BulletPray for Deliverance from Temptation (Lk 11.4a) [text] [audio]

  92. BulletThe Promise to Persistent Prayer (Lk 11.5-13) [text] [audio]

  93. BulletFrom the Charge of Demonism to the Blessings of the Kingdom (Lk 11.14-28) [text] [audio]

  94. BulletExhortation to Recipients of Light (Lk 11.29-36) [text] [audio]

  95. BulletHypocrisy and Its Alternative (Lk 11.37-41) [text] [audio]

  96. BulletWoes to Hypocrites (Lk 11.42-54) [text] [audio]

  97. BulletFearing God Rightly (Lk 12.1-7) [text] [audio]

  98. BulletAnswering Fear with Promise (Lk 12.8-12) [text] [audio]

  99. BulletA Warning About Covetousness (Lk 12.13-21) [text] [audio]

  100. BulletPrinciples for Keeping Worry in Check (Lk 12.22-31) [text] [audio]

  101. BulletFear Not, Little Flock (Lk 12.32-34) [text] [audio]

  102. BulletReadiness for the Lord’s Coming (Lk 12.35-40) [text] [audio]

  103. BulletBeing a Wise and Faithful Servant (Lk 12.41-48) [text] [audio]

  104. BulletThe Purpose of the Coming of Christ (Lk 12.49-53) [text] [audio]

  105. BulletBeing Disciples without Being Hypocrites (Lk 12.54-59) [text] [audio]

  106. BulletHow to Think about Sin, Suffering, and Death (Lk 13.1-9) [text] [audio]

  107. BulletThe Gospel of the Kingdom in Sabbath Miracle and Parable (Lk 13.10-21) [text] [audio]

  108. BulletStrive to Enter through the Narrow Door to Salvation (Lk 13.22-30) [text] [audio]

  109. BulletThe Covenant Yearning of Jesus for Jerusalem (Lk 13.31-35) [text] [audio]

  110. BulletHealing on the Sabbath (Lk 14.1-6) [text] [audio]

  111. BulletTake the Lowest Seat (Lk 14.7-14) [text] [audio]

  112. BulletReversal at the Great Banquet (Lk 14.15-24) [text] [audio]

  113. BulletA Serious Call to Serious Discipleship (Lk 14.25-35) [text] [audio]

  114. BulletThe Joy of Finding the Lost (Lk 15.1-32) [text] [audio]

  115. BulletMake Friends through Unrighteous Wealth (Lk 16.1-13) [text] [audio]

  116. BulletAnswering Ridicule with Kingdom Explanation (Lk 16.14-18) [text] [audio]

  117. BulletA Rich Man in Hades (Lk 16.19-31) [text] [audio]

  118. BulletPromote the Good of Little Ones (Lk 17.1-10) [text] [audio]

  119. BulletOne Leper’s Saving Faith (Lk 17.11-19) [text] [audio]

  120. BulletThe Lord’s Prophecy of His Kingdom Coming (Lk 17.20-37) [text] [audio]

  121. BulletA Parable about a Judge, a Widow, and Prayer (Lk 18.1-8) [text] [audio]

  122. BulletA Parable about a Pharisee and a Tax Collector (Luke 18.9-14) [text] [audio]

  123. BulletBringing Children to Christ and Being Like Them (Luke 18.15-17) [text] [audio]

  124. BulletA Dialogue between a Rich Ruler and Jesus (Luke 18.18-30) [text] [audio]

  125. BulletWhat Will Happen at Jerusalem (Lk 18.31-34) [text] [audio]

  126. BulletProclaiming Recovery of Sight to the Blind (Lk 18.35-43) [text] [audio]

  127. BulletThe Seeking and Saving Son of Man (Lk 19.1-10) [text] [no audio available]

  128. BulletThe Effectual Call of the Son of Man (Lk 19.1-10, Pt. 2) [text] [audio]

  129. BulletWhile the King is Away (Lk 19.11-27) [text] [audio]

  130. BulletRiding a Donkey toward Jerusalem (Lk 19.28-40) [text] [audio]

  131. BulletThe Weeping of Jesus for Jerusalem (Lk 19.41-44) [text] [audio]

  132. BulletArriving at Jerusalem in a Fury (Lk 19.45-20.8) [text] [audio]

  133. BulletThe Triumphant Rejected Stone (Lk 20.9-19) [text] [audio]

  134. BulletThe Tax Trap and Money Obligations (Lk 20.20-26) [text] [audio]

  135. BulletThe Resurrection Trap (Lk 20.27-40) [text] [audio]

  136. BulletChallenging the Scribes (Lk 20.41-21.4) [text] [audio]

  137. BulletProphecy of the Temple’s Destruction and the End of History (Lk 21.5-38) [text] [audio]

  138. BulletA Vision of the Time Between: Scene One (Lk 21.8-19) [text] [audio]

  139. BulletA Vision of the Time Between: Scene Two (Lk 21.20-28) [text] [audio]

  140. BulletA Vision of the Time Between: Scene Three (Lk 21.29-38) [text] [audio]

  141. BulletThe Last Passover Meal [of Promise] (Lk 22.1-18) [text] [audio]

  142. BulletThe New (Christian) Passover Meal (Lk 22.19-20) [text] [audio]

  143. BulletA Betrayer at the Table (Lk 22.21-23) [text] [audio]

  144. BulletGreatness in the Exercise of Authority (Lk 22.24-30) [text] [audio]

  145. BulletPreparation for Pending Trials (Lk 22.31-38) [text] [audio]

  146. BulletThe Lord’s Prayer of Submission and Ours (Lk 22.39-46) [text] [audio]

  147. BulletThe Response of Jesus at the Time of His Arrest (Lk 22.47-54a) [text] [audio]

  148. BulletThe Long-Expected Prophet (Luke 22.54-65) [text] [audio]

  149. BulletThe Final Exchange with the Religious Rulers (Luke 22.66-71) [text] [audio]

  150. BulletJesus Delivered by Pilate to the Will of His Enemies (Luke 23.1-25) [text] [audio]

  151. BulletCross-bearing, Weeping, and Three Crucifixions (Luke 23.26-33) [text] [audio]

  152. BulletFather, Forgive Them (Luke 23.34) [text] [audio] [discussion audio]

  153. BulletMile-Making Reflections on Luke 23.34 (Bible Study) [text] [discussion audio]

  154. BulletRidicule and an “Amen” to a Thief on a Cross (Luke 23.35-43) [text] [audio]

  155. BulletThe Last Words of Jesus from the Cross (Luke 23.44-49) [text] [audio]

  156. BulletJesus Died and Was Buried with Honor (Luke 23.50-56) [text] [audio]

  157. BulletThe Angelic Resurrection Proclamation (Luke 24.1-12) [text] [audio]

  158. BulletSelf-Revelation on the Emmaus Road (Luke 24.13-35) [text] [audio]

  159. BulletThe Incredible Truth of the Resurrection of Jesus (Luke 24.36-43) [text] [audio]

  160. BulletThe Gospel of the Glorified Christ (Luke 24.44-49) [text] [audio]

  161. BulletThe Gospel Call of the Glorified Christ, Pt. 2 (Luke 24.44-49) [text] [audio]

  162. BulletWitnesses of the Glorified Christ, Pt. 3 (Luke 24.44-49) [text] [audio]

  163. BulletThe Ascension of the Glorified Christ (Luke 24.50-53) [text] [audio]



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Other sermons preached from the Gospel of Luke:

  1. Christmas within a Christian Worldview (Lk 2.14) [text] [audio unavailable]

  2. [Communion] The Covenant Keeping Son of God in the Gospels (Lk 2.42) [text] [audio]

  3. Woe to You (Lk 6.24-26) [text] [audio unavailable]

  4. The Wonder of the Son (Lk 10.21-24) [text] [audio unavailable]

  5. Christ Our Teacher (Lk 15) [text] [audio unavailable]

  6. Christ’s Effectual Call (Lk 19.1-10) [text] [audio unavailable]

  7. “Amen” to the Thief on the Cross (Lk 23.32-33,39-43) [text] [audio unavailable]

  8. The Christian Passover Meal (Lk 22.1-15) [text] [audio]

  9. Seeing the Risen Christ (Lk 24) [text] [audio unavailable]