As the 2021-22 fiscal year winds down, giving through the national Cooperative Program Allocation Budget sits just shy of $184 million with one month left in the budget year.
https://t.co/JLI3JRSBDY
The gospel isn’t a social agenda.
The gospel isn’t a political party.
The gospel isn’t a religion.
The gospel isn’t a philosophy.
The gospel isn’t a program.
The gospel is Jesus Christ crucified, resurrected, ascended, enthroned, and reigning.
Every preacher knows that preaching takes a physical, spiritual, mental & emotional toll on the preacher.
Preaching is a tiring experience.
But every preacher also knows that it’s always a “good tired.”
Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ is worth all the exertion & effort.
Non-negotiable:
Jesus is God.
Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus is eternal.
Jesus was virgin born.
Jesus lived a sinless life.
Jesus died a substitutionary death.
Jesus rose from the dead.
Jesus ascended to God.
Jesus is returning.
Jesus is the only way to God.
Your pastor is not a cultural commentator, political strategist, therapist, psychologist, movie critic, or entertainer — he's first and foremost a herald of the Word of God.
C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away grace for power, a temptation the church has often been unable to resist. - Phillip Yancey
One reason why the church at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Have you ever met a person who says they trusted Jesus because religious people scolded them for their morals, their ethics, and their lifestyle choices? In all my years, I have yet to meet a man, woman, or child with such a story.