Sermons on Matthew (Page 5)
A Christian Response to the Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Jesus here warns His followers about trying to correct the sins of others when we ourselves are in sin. He says that the measuring stick we apply to others will be applied to us. In light of the Supreme Court ruling, Christian’s first response should be: 1. Repent We must repent for our own sins before we will be able to see clearly how to advance the cause of Christ in our land. We must repent of our own: Rejection…
What is the Church?
Over the next few months we are going to be taking a break from John’s Gospel and begin to look at the Church in the book of Acts. Our key concern will be what the early Church was, and how we can conform to what Jesus has established His Church to be. Our first question is, “What is the Church?” The Greek word for church is “ekklesia” Jesus chose a Greek word that had no religious connotations whatsoever. The same…