Larry Powell breathes life into scripture with a preacher's imagination, a poet's turn of the phrase, and a writer's craftsmanship. He gathers vibrant illustrations from everywhere... but most of all, as you ponder these pages, you will look at Jesus Christ. You will listen to him, meditate on his messages, watch him in action. -- Bishop Richard B. Wilke The United Methodist Church The Arkansas Area Here are eleven sermons from John and Luke offering close inspection of texts and providing many modern illustrations. This book offers sermons for use in the Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionaries. Sermon titles include: Show Us the Holy Father (John 14:8-17, 25-27) Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23) Just Speak the Word (Luke 7:1-10) Fleshing Out the Word (Luke 10:1-12) Larry D. Powell is pastor of First United Methodist Church in Malvern, Arkansas. For many years he has been a contributor to "Arkansas United Methodist." He is the author of three other CSS books, Christiainty Is a Verb , I Hear the Rolling Thunder , and Glimpses Through the Dark Glass .