Sermons on Government
Romans 13:1-7
Conscientious Christianity Introduction: Before making the move from the marketplace ministry into seminary and the pastoral ministry, my good friend Brad Harper had me speak to the elders. When I met with them, one of the elders asked me what has turned out to be a life-changing question. He asked, “Paul, if the elders would recommend that you not leave the marketplace and pursue theological education, what would you do?” Now I had spent about three years praying, evaluating, and planning to make that…
1 Peter 2:13-25
The Godly Reaction to Unfairness: Submission Introduction: Today and next Sunday we are going to be dealing with topics in 1 Peter 2 & 3 that I think are increasingly difficult for Americans to look at objectively. All of them have to do with authority– the authority of government over its citizens, the authority of management over labor, and the authority of husbands over their wives. Fortunately, that third one won’t come up for another week and the Lord may return by then. Seriously, these are tough issues, and there are…
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…