I’d like to suggest this morning that evil is not so much “out there” as it is “in us,” or […]
Text: Titus 3:3-7“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the […]
Text: I Corinthians 6:9-11(This particular sermon was a “tag team” effort where I preached the first part, and Pastor Bob Boerman preached the […]
Text: VariousToday we’re wrapping up our series called, “Beyond the Tomb,” during which we’ve studied the various appearances Jesus made between […]
Text: Acts 9:1-31Are you thirsty for something better? Do you have a thirst deep inside for a brand-new life? Is your soul parched and dry? You don’t have to stay that way. Come to Jesus and the rivers will begin to flow.
Text: John 7:37-39This has been a week unlike any other in my lifetime. Last Wednesday the new movie by Mel Gibson, “The […]
Text: Isaiah 53Last week we focused on the applause that comes from heaven when we do the hard work of making peace […]
Text: Matthew 5:10-12As Jesus continues to communicate the blessings that come from beatitude living, let’s summarize what we’ve learned so far Matthew […]
Text: Matthew 5:6This 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 1:16Our final purpose is evangelism: we must share with those in our world, with those beyond our world, and we must care about the whole world.
Text: John 17:18