Tag: theology
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Sermon: Baptism and the gospel – Matthew 28:19-20
At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, the risen Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into the world and to make disciples and to baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Churches disagree on virtually every aspect of how a baptism is done and what it…
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The case for believer’s baptism
Baptism is a subject that has a rich tradition within the church and which has, at times, been the source of heated division. The importance of baptism is almost universally agreed upon within Christendom. But from that common starting point, churches have diverged on nearly every aspect of baptism. Questions which have been at the…
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The hardest commandment: love your neighbor
Throughout the Bible, there are lots of commands to love people. Why? Obviously because it’s important. But it’s also interesting that the command keeps coming up. The fact that it has to be told to us over and over again points to the fact that it’s actually hard for us to do. The Bible doesn’t…
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Warning signs of abusive churches
In Paul’s letter to the Galatians, the church had been infiltrated by people who had corrupted the gospel message and were seeking to add law onto grace. In Galatians 5:1, Paul said for freedom, Christ has set us free. Sadly, many churches fall into similar problems today with authority that is not Biblical and which…
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Evangelism Training Podcast #7 Jordan Acer
In this episode, we talk with Jordan Acer about being a minister outside of the church. Most Christians are not pastors or elders, but that doesn’t mean that theyr’e off the hook as far as serving the church in meaningful ways. No matter what a person does professionally, that can be an extension of his…
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