Sermons by Michael Andrus
2 John
Truth and Love: They Go Together Like Hand in Glove SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus PLACE: Beacon Church in Goddard, KS. Introduction: It’s good to be back with you this morning. I gave Pastor Eric a list of possible passages for these two weeks he has asked me to fill in while he and his family are on vacation. Among the list I gave him were what I call the NT Postcards, the one-chapter books of the New Testament, of which there are four—Philemon, 2 and…
3 John
Three Men and a Church TO HEAR THE ENTIRE SERMON CLICK THE LISTEN BUTTON ABOVE SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus PLACE: Beacon Church in Goddard, KS. Introduction: Good to be back again this morning! You’ve undoubtedly seen the sign on a moving van somewhere around Wichita, “Two Men and a Truck.” I decided to adapt their name for my sermon title today, because “Three Men and a Church” is quite descriptive of what we find in the NT postcard known as Third John. I call the…
GOD’S HEART FOR EVANGELISM
Evangelism Seminar at First Evangelical Free Church of Wichita God’s heart for evangelism SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus I want to talk to you about a couple of topics this evening: “God’s Heart for Evangelism” and “The Importance of the Gospel in Evangelism.” But let me start out by defining the key term, Evangelism. It is essential that we know what we’re talking about when we use this term. It does not mean proselyting. It does not mean converting. It is not even mean…
2 Timothy 2:1-26
SERIES: Three Keys to Growing Healthy Churches Feeding the Flock SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: As a pastor in one of the dynamic growth areas for the Free Church, I am often asked by people within and outside our denomination, “What is the key to the success you have experienced in church planting and church growth?” They seem to be looking for some logistical secret, technique, or methodology they can copy that will result in automatic growth and multiplication. And, indeed, there are…
Acts 2:42-47
SERIES: Three Keys to Growing Healthy Churches Fostering Fellowship SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I got a phone call Friday from David and Judy Constance, former members of our church who moved to Detroit six months ago. In the course of our conversation, I asked them how things were going. The boys were fine, David’s job was fine, the house was fine, the neighbors were fine, even the weather wasn’t bad. But church was another matter. They said they had attended 13 or 14 churches…
John 8:36; Galatians 5:1
SERIES: Three Keys to Growing Healthy Churches Fanning the Fires of Freedom SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I believe there are three keys to planting and growing healthy churches: feeding, fellowship and freedom. So far in this series we have talked about how important it is to feed the flock and to foster fellowship. Now this morning I want us to talk about the third essential, which is that we must allow God’s people the freedom to grow up in Christ. Freedom is a…
Exodus 19-20
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives God’s Top Ten: The Secret to Life SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus I grew up in conservative churches all my life, and then I attended Bible college and seminary for eight years. However, I was well into my first pastorate here when I realized a rather startling fact: I had never in my entire life heard a sermon on the Ten Commandments! In trying to understand the reason for that strange omission…
Exodus 20:1-3
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Worshiping the Wrong Gods SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I suppose I should start off today with an apology to Dr. Laura Schlessinger for trading on the name of her two best sellers, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up their Lives, and Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up their Lives. A Free Church pastor friend of mine first borrowed the title for a series he was preaching on the…
Exodus 20:4-6
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Worshiping God in the Wrong Way SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Please turn with me to the Book of Exodus, chapter 20. We are going to read the first six verses: “And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an…
Exodus 20:7
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Treating God’s Name Carelessly SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: In our series on the Ten Commandments, we have done an introductory message and then spent two weeks on the critical issue of idolatry–worshiping other gods and worshiping the true God by use of images. Both are forbidden. Today we come to the third commandment, as found in Exodus 20:7: “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD…
Exodus 20:8-11
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Failing to Work and Rest SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Our series on the Ten Commandments brings us today to the fourth commandment. The fourth commandment may be the riskiest one to preach in the evangelical church; certainly, it is the most controversial. There is actually little disagreement over the other nine. It’s not that everyone keeps them, to be sure, but few evangelicals would argue with the fact that God alone deserves…
Exodus 20:12
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Failing to Honor Our Parents SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I read the following social analysis this week: “The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward,…