A Christmas Eve candlelight service The Fall (the lights are extinguished) NARRATOR: Gloom… Darkness… Man — the crown of God’s creation, made in God’s image and likeness, the pinnacle of all the Lord had made — sinned (Psalm 8:5). Slowly but surely, like a poisonous weed, sin crept in and overran the beautiful world the …
Altruism is something in very short supply in the selfish world in which we live. It is telling that everyone knows what egoism is, yet very few people know what altruism is. Today it is fashionable to be an egoist — there is even a magazine by that name. The prince of this world has …
Isaiah 40:28–31 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even …
Romans 5:12–21 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— 13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no …
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Acts 10:1-48 It is only natural for believers to feel the need to preach to people of their own ethnic background. However, they often overlook people from other ethnic groups, even if they live in the same community or region where they live. We could call this phenomenon of overlooking our cross-cultural responsibility to evangelize …
/heart to heart/ Some people are born again, attend a church with a leader, listen to the preacher’s words, and yet do not have a pastor. Consciously or unconsciously, they do not recognize the man behind the pulpit as their Pastor. In fact, they accept no one in that role. Sooner or later, however, this …
We have all been asking, “What happens to those who never had the opportunity to hear the gospel?” Is it fair that they will be condemned to hell if it is not their fault that they have never heard about the Bible or the name of Jesus? Not Saved but Punished According to Different Standards Let us …
The Good News: Global Growth of Christianity We are going to talk about the unfinished task of the church, but let us start with the good news. The good news is how much we have advanced in completing our task. Everything with the Great Commission began 2,000 years ago and the church has been making …
There is a specific principle of living that we find in the Bible. We can call this principle “the principle of covenant mercy,” “the principle of steadfast love,” or “the principle of loving kindness.” We find this principle in many passages in the Bible. For example, in Mic. 6:8, we read: 8 He has told …