Our culture is filled with churches that are trying to be or do the work of God apart from “covenant relationship” with God. As an increasing number of persons in our national culture seek the relationship of marriage without commitment or covenant, a similar situation has developed in many churches. What does it mean to …
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Fear is paralyzing. Big challenges go unaccepted; big jobs remain undone. The “what if” gets in the way of the “what can be.” I remember taking an evangelism course a number of years ago that defined fear this way: False Expectations Accepted as Real. The ideal New Year’s Resolutions are simple, limited in number, and …
An amazing thing has occurred–in the discussion of biblical concepts and ideas, the church has come down in many places against praise! We make fun of praise songs. We make fun of repeated choruses (despite the repetition of the Psalms, for example Psalm 136). One brother spoke of “7-11” songs–seven words eleven times. Such does …
Last sermon in the series: Do you know Jesus? The rubber meets the road. The answer is not hard, in fact is obvious. What does your life look like? The book of Acts predicts the spread of the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. Through a series of summary statements …
The events of the past week in Honduras have been tumultuous–those of us who love Honduras and the people of Honduras have watched with sadness and hope. We have prayed for our beloved brothers and sisters in Honduras, thousands of fellow-Christians in hundreds of churches established over the past 30 years. We can hardly understand the …
The morning cool didn’t last long today–it was already getting quite warm by the time I met Lupe at 8:15 to ride to church. I had not had the opportunity to worship at Kennedy for several years, and it was a delight to renew friendships and to see the growth of the church. A casual …
