I am working through the lectionary for this Sunday. Thus far I have come up with two themes that are interesting to me.
Since I am preaching at an ecumenical congregation, it may serve to take a strong Baptist line and preach about being saved through grace by faith. That could be fun and cause a little conversation. The other option is preaching about how obedience to God can take us through a desert...that our numbers may dwindle, but if we are obedient to our calling...The desert, obedience and church growth.
I know it is too much for one sermon, but those are the connections I am making. Oh! And a friend sent this my way.
You all have a good day. Posted by tripp at March 21, 2006 09:28 AMA Forum For Evangelical Theology
presents
David Fitch, pastor of "Life on the Vine" Church and co-founder of Up/rooted
next Thursday, March 23, Noon, Loder side dining roomDr. Fitch will discuss his important new book, The Great Giveaway, which challenges
the way we do evangelism. No longer should we be concerned primarily for 'decision,'
but we must take baptisms and sanctification as our standards for evangelism. No
longer should we seek to model the Church after 'successful' corporate models.
Success requires a Christoform life.Come and discuss with us the shape of evangelism from someone who practices it in his
church. The book is available at Cokesbury.