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Is Your Earth Suit Wearing Out? In case you have any doubt in your mind, the answer to the question in my sermon title this morning is, “Yes.” Our bodies begin to deteriorate the moment we’re born, and the rate of deterioration speeds up considerably as time g
Here Comes the Judge! Last Lord’s Day we introduced the issue of future judgment at the Judgment Seat of Christ, and today we’re going to delve into it in much more detail. To many in our pluralistic, tolerant, subjective, and relativistic culture, judgment se
Joy to the World: God’s Enemies Can Become His Friends! As we enter this Advent Season, we need to be reminded once again that Christmas is ultimately the story of God reaching out to those who are alienated from Him and inviting them to become His friends. Th
Reasonable Fanaticism I have an article I want to read this morning entitled, “It’s a Strange World.” It’s very relevant to my sermon topic this morning. “Shy sedate, conservative, normally very quiet people scream at the top of their lungs, yell obscenities a
Are We to Engage the Culture or Separate Ourselves from It? Yes! We return this morning to our study of 2 Corinthians, which we started in September and interrupted with Advent. Our text for today is one of the most familiar passages in the book, but that does
The Deadly Difference Between Regret and Repentance I want to talk today about one of life’s most painful experiences–the feelings of regret and remorse that can overwhelm us when we have done something wrong that we suspect might change the course of our life
Generating a Spirit of Generosity I want to say a word about where I will be next Sunday and who our guest speaker is going to be. Some of you remember Carlton Harris, who served as our summer intern 25 years ago and who preached here 18 months ago. After 13 y
Grace: A New Standard for Giving SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I think it’s been over three years since I last stepped out of a series to preach a stewardship sermon. I am not even doing that today. I am stepping away from Galatians, but I am not de
Giving: What’s In It For Me? My sermon title today, “Giving: What’s In It For Me?”, is a bit facetious, but not entirely. You are probably thinking, “Isn’t giving supposed to be about the recipient, about meeting needs, and about serving God?” Yes, but the fac
SERIES: Christian Stewardship A New Standard for Giving SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I recently heard about an Elder Board that was confronted with a situation that demanded a person of superior wisdom and speech. The need was for this person to go
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Spiritual Predators in the Church My message today is about predators in the church–not a pleasant topic. We’ve heard a lot over the past few years about sexual predators among the clergy. Although the Catholic church certainly has no corner on this plague, I