“Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to […]
Text: Romans 1I read a story in the recent issue of Christianity Today about a high-profile pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who started […]
Text: Romans 1:8-17A rebellious man, who had been living out the lusts of his flesh, finally started feeling like there had to […]
Text: Romans 1:1-7This sermon gives the history of how the Apostles’ Creed came about and explains the importance it has in the Christian church throughout history as well as in our individual lives. The Apostles’ Creed is a declaration of faith recognized by all branches of true Christianity. For 2,000 years the Apostles’ Creed has served as a succinct statement of the irreducible minimum of the Christian faith. It is the common heritage of the true Christian church. It offers a broad survey of Christian doctrine, that focuses all on God as the object of the faith, and what he has done for believers. In this declaration of beliefs, the God of the Christian church is sharply distinguished from the gods of other religions by what he has done for his believers. The authority of these statements of belief embodied in the Apostles’ Creed lies entirely on the Word, that is the Bible, and not on any personal or private interpretations. It follows then that a person who professes to be a Christian must therefore subscribe or believe in everything stated in this creed, at the very least, as a start of what the Christian must believe. The Creed reminds us that truth is not optional. There are boundaries to the Christian faith. Not everything is negotiable. Some things must be believed if you are to call yourself a Christian. You can choose to live outside those boundaries, but if you do, you aren’t a Christian and you shouldn’t call yourself one.
Text: Romans 1:16Sometimes the title tells the whole story. My sermon today is about the wrath of God. It is truly a […]
Text: Romans 1:18-20It’s a tough question to think about because at its heart, it touches many people we know personally. Taken at its widest point, the question involves friends and neighbors who seem utterly resistant to any talk of spiritual things. They never come to church, they never read the Bible, they show no interest in learning more about Jesus Christ. And what about those millions of people in other lands who lack even the opportunity to say “No” to the gospel? How can God allow such a thing to happen?
Text: Romans 1:18-20There are some messages that pastors would rather not preach. This sermon definitely falls into that category. It’s not that […]
Text: Romans 1:24-32There is a remarkable resemblance between the world described in Romans 1 and the world we live in at the […]
Text: Romans 1:21-23The subject for this morning is perhaps the most troubling question that Christians can face. The fate of those who […]
Text: Romans 1:18-20Certain texts of the Bible are so familiar to the Christian that they require almost no introduction. They are the […]
Text: Romans 1:16-17