Sermons on Asceticism
Exodus 20:17
SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places SPEAKER: Dick High SERIES: Ten Stupid Things People Do to Mess Up Their Lives Note: This sermon was prepared by Pastor Andrus but was delivered by Pastor Dick High because of Mike’s illness that Sunday. Introduction: This summer we have been examining the Ten commandments, and today our focus will be on the last one. But that will not be the end of…
Romans 6:1-14
Call to Holy Living Introduction: You are not a Christian because you lead a Christian lifestyle; rather you lead a Christian lifestyle because you are a Christian. There are tens of millions of religious people in this country of ours and countless millions in other lands, who are staking their eternity upon the notion that they are Christians because they try to lead a relatively Christian lifestyle. But if that were possible, why do you suppose the Apostle Paul, the greatest Christian theologian…
Colossians 2:16-23
Religious Answers that Don’t Work SCRIPTURE: Colossians 2:16-23 SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Few would deny that preoccupation with the world, its values, its priorities, and its possessions is a major hindrance to the growth of many Christians today. What we don’t always realize is that there are two diametrically opposed ways in which this preoccupation manifests itself. Christians may become preoccupied with this world by indulging in its activities and priorities, which destroy spiritual insight and growth. But Christians may also become…