Sermon: Mature Faith 03/22/2010
Things changed over the weekend. I learned that there was going to be a "white pride march" in Jackson, put on by a questionable group known as Battalion 14. As I wrestled with the implications of this for our city, I woke up Sunday determined to speak about it. The result was this sermon, spoken mainly "off the cuff," from my heart, connecting ideas from Romans 12:1-3 and 15:7, Galatians 3:26-29, and especially Ephesians 2:11-22, about our unity and oneness in Christ. I especially focused on the teaching in Ephesians that reminds us that Jesus destroyed the wall of hostility that existed between ethnicities. I reminded us that as followers of Jesus we are called to love and serve our neighbor. Racism, or the propagation of such by hiding behind "free speech" or silence, has no place among Christians. We are called to speak the truth about evil wherever we find, and in whatever form we find it. I hope you enjoy this sermon and learn from it. Please leave some feedback. Sermon: Mature Faith Sermon Home Page: Broken Heart 03/04/2010
The church is whole when is of one heart. We break God's heart--and the church's heart--when we practice deception within the church. Are you breaking the church's heart or working to mend it? Please review these study notes on possession from Acts 4:32-5:11, Sunday's sermon outline, and the slides. Study NotesSermon OutlineSermon SlidesBroken Heart View more presentations from Jeremy Hoover. |  I do not post to this blog on a regular schedule. Typically, I post bible study notes or resources that I'm working on for use at the Horton Road Church of Christ, where I preach, or short articles about ministry and church leadership. Occasionally I post a book review.
For more regular "microblogging," or to connect with me online, do so at Twitter or Facebook. I upload and post my sermon from Sunday each Monday. You can find sermons and an RSS link at my Sermons page. You can listen to sermons online or download them in MP3 format. On Thursdays, I upload my sermon outline and sermon slides (and study notes, if they are available) to my Sermon Home Pages page. There, you can download or view these resources ahead of worship on Sunday. Although I work for the Horton Road Church of Christ in Jackson, Michigan, this blog represents my own thoughts and does not necessarily correspond to the views and workings of the Horton Road Church of Christ.
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