As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
This outline continues a series preached in 2002. For my own edification (and hopefully yours), I’ve restudied the passage and made some improvements to the outline. This one is probably now a two-part sermon, maybe even three.
“The church released a four-minute video on its Web site, comparing the white two-piece cotton ‘temple garments’ to the priest’s cassock, nun’s habit, Jewish prayer shawl, Muslim’s skullcap and Buddhist monks’ saffron robes.” WPost
Jim Bakker hawking food for the apocalypse
“Along with the Time of Trouble Beans, which consists of 14 totes full of black bean burger mix for $3,000 and End of the World Biscuits, food items include End of the World Gravy and Kevin’s Krazy Lasagna.”
Many Conservative Evangelical churches are now seeing a Biblical call for Plurality of Elders in church leadership.
We are at the end of our constitution Re-Write and anticipate a vote to recommend the new constitution by the Deacon Board in Nov or Dec. Then a 2-4 month education and discussion period, followed by a congregational vote this spring.
“[T]he city… subpoenaed communications, including sermon notes and email, from five area pastors related to ‘HERO, the Petition, Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality, or gender identity.’ The pastors were not involved in the lawsuit but were involved in encouraging people to sign the petition.” CPost
“Pastor Crowley and I had travelled different paths and yet came to the same place. I ‘got out’ because of my convictions. He ‘stayed in’ and fought for his convictions. Who was right? Who was more courageous? Who was more of a ‘fundamentalist’?”
“The success of your ministry isn’t about size or speed, regardless of those ‘large church lists.’ God isn’t going to judge you based on those things because those are human measurements.” CPost
Discussion