713 sermons preached by Michael Andrus.
Why I Believe in the Bible Introduction: What is the most heinous sin a human being can commit? Is it brutal, premeditated murder? Is it the abuse of an innocent child? Is it gross sexual perversion and cannibalism a la Jeffrey Dahmer? Is it the annihilation o
Theological Essay: The Ordinances of the Church: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper Introduction to the ordinances: Jesus gave many exhortations, commands and ethical imperatives to the church, and orthodox Christians consider all His teaching to be equally true an
Theological Essay: The Sabbath: A Requirement or a Choice? Michael P. Andrus August, 2023 Introduction: The Sabbath is a confusing topic for Christians today. In fact, there are at least four distinct views that evangelicals have taken on the issue of Sabbath
Theological Essay: Biblical Ethics of Divorce and Remarriage Introduction: “John Smith, wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor and keep her
Speaking in Tongues: The Gift Not Everyone Wants Introduction: There are many different opinions and a great deal of mistrust between Christians who speak in tongues and those who do not. My hope is that this article might help us get over some of that mistrus
DOCTRINAL LINES: Where? And How? Michael P. Andrus One of the greatest strengths of the Evangelical Free Church may also be an Achilles Heel, namely, its wide toleration of viewpoints not directly addressed in the denominational Statement of Faith. That this i
Ari Widener Memorial Service December 9, 2017 (died December 5) Note: I did not know Ari Widener personally, but his parents were special friends of ours during both of our tenures in Wichita. Russ was head of the Music Department at Wichita State University.
Funeral Service for Judy, Brent, and Hope Beldner November 27, 1996 (died November 23, 24) Note: Dennis Beldner and his whole family, members of First Free in St. Louis, were on a trip to Florida. Just a couple of hours out of St. Louis they were in a terrible
Bill Howse Funeral Service February 24, 2018 (died February 17) Note: Bill and Shirley Howse attended First Free Wichita when I was pastor the first time. Toward the end of my tenure, they moved to the panhandle of Texas, where they owned a huge ranch. We visi
Bill York Memorial Service August 10, 2012 (died July 30) Note: Bill York and his wife Dee came to First Free in St. Louis rather late in our tenure there, but they became very close friends to Jan and me, and they remained so even after we returned to Wichita
Carol Castelli Funeral Service August 7, 2020 (died on Sunday, August 1) Note: I met the Castelli family in October of 1972 and they soon became life-long friends. I was their pastor for ten years in the 70’s and 80’s and again from 2004 until I retired in 201
Charles Brazeal Funeral November 10, 2008 (died November 6) Note: In my 50 years of church ministry, no one ministered to me personally as much as Charles Brazeal. He was the single most supportive lay leader during my two decades in St. Louis, and his death w