Sermons on Motives
Galatians 2:11-14
SERIES: Great Church Fights Heavyweight Bout Over Doctrine and Practice SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Two weeks ago, we learned that there are three major kinds of conflict in the church: positive, negative, and neutral. Then last Sunday we examined a case of negative conflict–one stirred up by divisive politics in the Church. Today we turn our attention to a case of positive conflict—one in which the motive of the person who stirred it up was good, his method of tackling the problem was correct, and…
Luke 14:1-24
Table Talk: Parables About Banquet Invitations Introduction: Four days from now most of us will be gathered around a table for Thanksgiving Dinner with our families. Some of us will invite others to enjoy that meal with us—perhaps some very special friends or a new family in the neighborhood or an international student. Suppose you invited a dozen guests for Thanksgiving Dinner. In the middle of the meal one of them did something really offensive to everyone else, then instead of apologizing he…