It matters what we believe because 1) Beliefs Produce Actions, 2) Actions Result in Consequences, 3) Happiness Results. Each should be concerned with believing the right things and understanding how not believing the right things is detrimental to our spiritual welfare.
To be a child of God is to have the blessing of: 1) Forgiveness, 2) Family 3) A Father 4) Felicity. Each should be encouraged in knowing that they are children of God. I hope to use fatherhood as an illustration of what it means to be a child of God.
The counter-cultural truths that our culture refuses to accept are: 1) Homosexuality is a destructive lifestyle; 2) Religious people are more charitable than non-religious people; 3) Religious people live better quality lives than non-religious people. Each one will know that being correctly religious is morally praiseworthy, but accepting these prevailing cultural beliefs promotes immorality. Each one will know that it is an objectively good thing to be correctly religious.
Why should I be involved in personal evangelism? 1) Love 2) Thankfulness 3) Joy. Each should understand these motives for personal evangelism. The aim of this sermon is to motivate the brethren to get involved in personal evangelism.
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/why-pursue-joy-instead-of-happiness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDate written: 13 October 2015 SUBJECT: Christian Joy TITLE: Why Pursue Joy Instead of Happiness? PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will look at […]
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/christian-reasons-for-joy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDate written: 9 February 1997 SUBJECT: Happiness TITLE: Christian Reasons for Joy PROPOSITION: The Christian has much in which to rejoice because of […]