I’m currently in the process of seeking ordination in the Evangelical Free Church of America. Actually, in one sense, I’ve been in this process since 2006. The EFCA has a two-tier ministerial credentialing process that requires those seeking Ordination to first be “Licensed” for ministry. Continue reading
DATE ARCHIVES : October 2014
Something Better Than Justice
At risk of stealing thunder from a future sermon, I’m going to post something about 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (mostly because I don’t plan on preaching anything from 1 Corinthians anytime soon).
Anyway, a while back I was meeting with a couple of guys to work with them on how to better study and interpret the Bible. And for a “practice” text, one of them suggested that we work through the first part of 1 Corinthians 6. Honestly, I love to study the Bible…but I was not sure how applicable studying this chapter would be to us and our goal of learning to interpret the Scriptures well. I thought something that had a little more “relevance” to us might be better. But I agreed to 1 Corinthians 6 as the passage for the next meeting’s discussion.
“The Power of the Gospel for Everyday Evangelism”
This sermon is part of a series that our church has been in called “Everyday Church”…it’s based on a book that all the “Community Groups” at our church are reading together that’s of the same name, Everyday Church (written by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis). I’ve posted some notes on this book and commend it to anyone who wants to think well about what “church life” is really supposed to be.