We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - May 5, 2019
Only One Way to Life
Our Lord speaks some very sobering words as He draws His sermon to a close. He is applying the great truths that He has given by calling for a decisive response from each of His hearers. With masterful illustration, He portrays the whole of humanity as being in desperate need of responding to Him so as to find the only one way to life. Eternal destinies for each individual hang in the balance. All turns on how a person relates to this Christ who fulfills all righteousness. In our pluralistic world, these words are more than needed to calibrate our souls and shake all complacency to make much of Christ with hearts, hands, and heralding.
Scripture References: Matthew 7:13-14
