Entries for the ‘The Gospel’ Category
The Centrality of the Cross: Sermon Notes
On Sunday I preached at Renfrew Baptist Church. Here are the Sermon notes (because I just know your all desperate to read them! lol).
The The Centrality of the Cross
Philippians 3:18-19
18For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19Their [...]
Popular Christian Myth#7: Doctrine is not as important as how you live your life
“Christianity is not about what you believe, its about how you live your life” This type of thinking is very popular among Christians today. Yet as popular as it is, it is fundamentally wrong. It is serious error for at least two reasons.
1) It is a false dichotomy
To argue works over doctrine or action over [...]
Popular Myth#6:Warnings about hell are not relevant for reaching people of ‘today’s’ culture
I remember saying to a visiting lecturer in class one day “I think the church needs to bring back to the forefront of its mind that the lost are perishing and going to hell and that the proclamation of the gospel is the only way to save them” . Her response? “I think that is [...]
Popular Myth #5: Preaching is irrelevant
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” 1 Cor 1:18
We live in the age of ‘conversation’ and ‘dialogue’. This is the language of the generation who believe ‘my truth is as good as your truth’. Since no one [...]