As Jesus continues to communicate the blessings that come from beatitude living, let’s summarize what we’ve learned so far Matthew […]
Text: Matthew 5:6All week long I’ve been thinking about the phrase “Father Almighty” and trying to decide what it really means. It’s […]
Text: VariousMatthew 26:53 tells us what Jesus said: “Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at […]
Text: Matthew 5:5“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists […]
Text: Hebrews 11:6I like to begin my messages with something that makes us laugh when I can (though some of you probably […]
Text: Matthew 5:4This 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 1:16I’ve received some wonderful green and gold gifts recently. This Packer headband keeps my ears warm, and this cap announces […]
Text: Matthew 5:3Each year at Calvary we choose a theme and a theme verse that serve as our ministry focus. We started […]
Text: John 7:16-17In a classic comic, Calvin and Hobbes are talking about the New Year when Calvin says, “I’m getting disillusioned with […]
Text: Matthew 5:1-2“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, […]
Text: Psalm 37:23-24