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Who Is a True Jew? Anti-semitism is one of the horrible realities of the 20th century; in fact, it has been a reality for three and a half millennium. But it has always been difficult for me to understand. I grew up in a home where Jewish people were loved and
Why, Then, the Law? For two months now you’ve heard again and again from this pulpit that obedience to the Law, or human effort of any kind, cannot save a person. After all, that’s one of the principal messages of the book of Galatians. No matter how long your
To Hear the audio to this sermon click on the LISTEN button above! Why Should a Son (or Daughter) Act Like a Slave? To listen to this sermon click on the LISTEN button above. To LISTEN to this sermon click on the LISTEN button above. In August we started a stu
When Pastor and Parishioner Clash SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I’m not sure that there’s any more conflict in the average church than in the average business or political party or social organization, but it certainly seems to get more publicity. W
What Has Happened to All Your Joy? Did you know there is no such thing as a joyful legalist? Think about it for a moment. I’ll bet you can’t think of a single person who is both a committed legalist and a joyful person. And I’m positive you can’t name a legali
Two Sons, Two Covenants When I was in Seminary my homiletics professor waxed eloquent on more than one occasion on the advantages of expository preaching, as opposed to topical preaching or textual preaching. Among the advantages he reiterated were that it kee
The Only Thing that Counts TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE I heard about a preacher of the last century who preached on the same text, John 3:16, every Sunday for five consecutive years and never preached the same sermon. Well, I’ve bee
Sinnerama! Turn with me please to one of the most discouraging passages in the entire Bible, but also one of the most realistic and relevant, Galatians 5:19-21: The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; {20} idolatr
And Now for the Rest of the Story . . . Paul Harvey had a wonderful way of telling stories. He led you along thinking you knew exactly where he was headed, and then before you knew what hit you he would introduce a surprise ending with the phrase, “And now for
In Pursuit of the Fruit TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE If over the past five months our study of Galatians has succeeded in getting you to identify aspects of legalism in your own life, convinced you that God hates it, and opened your
Walking the Walk My sermon in a sentence is this: The principal evidence as to whether the Holy Spirit is controlling a believer’s life is seen in how he treats his brothers and sisters in Christ, which in turn is often determined by how he thinks about himsel
The Law of the Harvest TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE One of the sorriest areas of American politics for the past century or so has been our government’s farm policy. More often than not, it is a system that rewards non-production, fav