[While the outline is my own, I am indebted for much of the detailed content of this sermon to the book Citizen Christians, edited by Richard D. Land & Louis A. Moore (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994, ISBN 0-8054-1237-9).]
One of the most wonderful promises of God–wonderful because of its great scope–is [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2009 in Sermons
Posted on February 22nd, 2009 in Sermons, The Purpose of the Church
The Difference a Purpose Makes
It’s amazing the things you find when you move. Gizmos and gadgets, tools and connectors, whose original purposes have long been forgotten. Odds and ends that have essentially been rendered useless because you and no one else can remember [...]
Tags: Acts 5, Matthew 22
Posted on February 21st, 2009 in Corporate Motion: The Book of Acts, Sermons
“I Have Decided to Follow Jesus / No turning back, no turning back…” The words to the hymn by John Clark and William Reynolds (© 1959 Broadman Press) are familiar to Baptists and other evangelical groups. It is sometimes humorously noted that many evangelical churches are notorious for omitting [...]
Tags: Acts 5