Sermons on Anger
Acts 21:15-23:5
When Falsely Accused Introduction: I am certain there is no one here who has not at some time suffered from the particularly damaging and hurtful experience of being falsely accused. I personally find false accusation one of the most difficult trials to handle with a proper Christian spirit. I can handle disagreement, I can handle disappointment, I can even handle suffering, but I do not deal with false accusations graciously. Therefore, I have found the account of Paul’s experience in Jerusalem in Acts 21…
James 1:19-27
When Religion Is Worthless (or, I Believe in Christian Living) I have given two titles to my sermon today. The first is When Religion Is Worthless, the reason for which title will become clear as we go through the text. The second is I Believe in Christian Living. I want to explain where the second comes from. As you will recall, we did a two-month series in April and May on our proposed new EFCA Statement of Faith, called This We Believe. I took the eight major topics…