Posts Tagged ‘cultural christianity’
How Many Times Have You “Gotten Saved”?
March 9, 2010Sermon Mix
February 25, 2010Here is a good “Sermon Jam” of Paul Washer. A lot of truth in here…
Tragedy of Modern Misunderstanding
February 5, 2010
Church Design
January 3, 2010Ask any good Pastor what his job is and he will tell you, “My job is to bring glory to God through by feeding and guiding the flock of God’s people, the congregation of my Church. I am to use the Word of God to feed them, to help them grow in knowledge, understanding and relationship with their Heavenly Father who has adopted them. I am to lead them into what is spiritually sound and protect them from what is false.” If the above description of a Pastor’s job is accurate, then that explains why most sermons are the way they are. Almost all sermons are structured to feed God’s Word to the congregation, made up of believers. OK, that seems Biblical. In the 21st chapter of John’s Gospel we see Jesus instructed Peter to “feed His sheep”, which he did for the rest of his life. Almost all modern churches are trying like crazy to get people to come in and try them out. We hear ads on the radio saying, “We are the relaxed church for people like you” and billboards inviting people to try a church that, “Builds families” or acknowledges that “We all need choices”. All this marketing is being aimed at getting unsaved people in church. The big question is Why? When they get there they will hear a message designed to be heard by believers, they will most likely not hear the Gospel….
Read the complete article Church Design HERE (PDF file)
WHO is coming out of the American Baptismal Waters?
January 3, 2010Is the Baptism commonly done in America being done in a Godly and Biblical way? It is fairly obvious that Baptism is often marginalized as a nice tradition in our culture, but I have come to the conclusion that we are seeing something much more serious (even deadly) being played out in many of our local baptism ceremonies. In fact, I recently witnessed a baptism ceremony that made me feel very uncomfortable, and was the inspiration for this article. Please read Baptism or Inoculation (PDF file) with a Bible in hand and a prayerful heart.
a look at the common message
January 3, 2010This video gives a comparison of the salvation message most commonly preached in America with the salvation message preached in the Bible. It provides a lot of food for thought. Check it out, compare with Scripture and let us know what you think!
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Judging Others in a Backward Church
January 3, 2010The topic of judging others is a serious one, and has lead to more people quoting Scripture ignorantly and out of context than perhaps any other. But can a Biblical look into this subject also serve to help us see how our modern-day Churches should be structured and run? That is, can a short study of this topic shed light on how we “Do Church”?? I believe it can. Click HERE for a short and to-the-point study (PDF file) of judging others, and how it relates to the American Church. It is a somewhat sticky but very necessary topic!
