Sermons on Accountability
2 Samuel 24
SERIES: David: A Person After God’s Heart David’s Greatest Sin SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I regret that my sermon this morning is not a Mother’s Day sermon, but I also remind you that this is not a biblical holiday (though respect for mothers is certainly biblical–and not just the 2nd Sunday in May but every day). Mother’s Day originated in 1908 when a spinster named Anna Jarvis started a letter-writing campaign to set aside a special day to honor mothers, her own…
1 Samuel 18-23
SERIES: Leadership in Hard Times Every Leader Needs a Friend SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: I used to play a little game with my son Andy when he was just a toddler. I would set him on my lap and ask, “Andy, who’s your best friend in the whole world?” If he was in an ornery mood, which was almost always, he would say, “Mommy,” at which I feign great displeasure and tickle him until he changed his answer to “Daddy.” At times…
Nehemiah 9:32-10:39
Making Commitments at a Time of Transition Note: This is the day that First Evangelical Free Church of St. Louis County first worshipped in our new facility at Carman and Weidman. Introduction: For the sake of our visitors and those returning from vacation, we are moving toward the end of a three-month series on Godly Leadership, based upon the OT books of Ezra and Nehemiah. These books describe the trauma of the nation of Israel during the decades after their nation was destroyed…
1 Corinthians 16:1‑9
Spreading the Flame by Giving and Going SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 16:1‑9 Introduction: An interesting thing has happened to me over the past six months. I find the new vision of our church everywhere I look in my study of Scripture, which is encouraging, because it reminds me of how biblically based it is. I also see the vision being lived out in the lives of many of my fellow believers, which also greatly encourages me. The vision, as you well know, is that “we…
Genesis 39, 41, 47
No Substitute for Integrity at Work It’s good to be back with you again, and I’m especially pleased to have my wife Jan with me this weekend. I appreciate her so much and the contribution she made to our ministry here. This church allowed her to be my wife and mother to our two boys rather than the first lady of the church, and that was good for both of us. You treated her like a first lady but didn’t put first-lady expectations…