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The Ministry of Word & Sacrament
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The Ministry of Word & Sacrament
Before he ascended into heaven, Jesus didn’t give his followers any instructions for creating amazing worship experiences. He also didn’t inform them as to how they could go about transforming culture, or the various steps they could take to have their best life or best world now. Rather, Jesus instructed his disciples to go and […]
The Foolishness of Cross-Centered Preaching
The Apostle Paul wrote that “the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1Cor. 1:18). Today, however, it is not only the content of our gospel that is considered foolish, but also the very method of preaching itself […]
What is the Purpose of a Sermon?
Many people today confuse preaching with therapy, seeing Jesus as a kind of life coach who gives us “be happy attitudes” to help us cope with life’s disappointments, along with practical principles for self-transformation. Others view preaching as a kind of political speech, where Jesus becomes the mascot of either Democratic or Republican policy prescriptions. […]
Spreading the Word
On this program, the hosts will be taking a brief survey of the book of Acts in order to see what the ministry of Word and sacrament should look like in actual practice. By examining Peter’s inaugural sermon on the day of Pentecost, what we discover is that the apostle pointed his hearers to the […]
Discussing Our Differences on Baptism (1)
Over the past few weeks we’ve been focusing on the ministry of Word and sacrament. On this program, we’ll begin to discuss some of the differences between Reformed, Lutheran, Anglican, and Baptist views on the nature and meaning of a sacrament. Should we even use this word? When it comes to baptism, should we think […]
Discussing Our Differences on Baptism (2)
Last week we began a discussion of some of our differences on the nature of the sacraments in general, and of baptism in particular. On this program, the hosts will continue this discussion and will also address the thorny issue of baptismal regeneration. Finally, the hosts will conclude their discussion with the question as to […]
