A Christian’s Response to Religious Liberty

Last updated on: July 3, 2018 at 5:32 pm By Jim Erwin

A Christian’s Response to Religious Liberty A Christian’s Response to Religious Liberty is the fourth sermon from Matthew 22:15-22 in the series on Counter Culture Christianity about the importance of religious liberty. Let me share with you two different significant historical figures who shaped the Baptist influence on religious liberty in American history. First, there was Roger Williams: On a wall in Geneva Switzerland, there stands the Reformation Wall. This wall commemorated the people who extended religious liberty and freedom... Read more

A Christian’s Response to Children

Last updated on: June 24, 2018 at 10:25 pm By Jim Erwin

A Christian’s Response to Children A Christian’s Response to Children is the third sermon in the sermon series on Counter Culture Christianity from Proverbs 24:10-12 about the five ways that a Christian can respond to children. “If you do nothing in a difficult time, your strength is limited. Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter. If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,” won’t he who weighs hearts consider it? Won’t he who... Read more

How a Servant Shows Compassion

Last updated on: July 9, 2018 at 9:50 am By Jim Erwin

How a Servant Shows Compassion  Mark 1:29-45   Compassion should drive how we serve other people. We should not minister out of obligation or compulsion, but out of a caring desire for the person who needs help. We need to help people because we care for them. This is the message we get from this section of Mark. In these verses, we are introduced to the idea that Jesus shows compassion. When He ministers to people, He does it because He... Read more

Submitting to the Authority of Jesus Christ in My Life

Last updated on: July 9, 2018 at 9:31 am By Jim Erwin

Submitting to the Authority of Jesus Christ in My Life Mark 1:12-28 We talk about following Jesus and we use the phrase “Savior and Lord.” We talk about this as Baptists as if it were a two-step process. First, Jesus saves me and then I submit to Him as my leader for eternity. We talk about this submission as if it were a process. In some ways, it is a process. It is a process of growth. At the same... Read more

How to Be a True Christian Witness

Last updated on: July 9, 2018 at 9:26 am By Jim Erwin

How to Be a True Christian Witness We begin a new series of the Gospel of Mark. Mark is written with a fast action-packed pace. It’s the Gospel for the attention deficit disorder generation. Mark is written with quick transitions and moves along very quickly. Here, in these verses, we see that Mark quickly reminds us that there are seven traits to being a true Christian witness. SEVEN TRAITS OF A TRUE CHRISTIAN WITNESS 1. Slave – Bondservant – (Mark... Read more

A Christian’s Response to the Culture

Last updated on: July 26, 2018 at 1:42 pm By Jim Erwin

A Christian’s Response to the Culture A Christian’s Response to the Culture from Matthew 5:13-16, is the third sermon in the series on Counter Culture Christianity in which it addresses six different ways to influence the culture. A June 2014 article published by missiologist Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Research states that fewer people may be calling themselves Christians in the future—and the trend may be a good thing. Greg Jao, national field director of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, agrees with the... Read more

A Christian’s Response to Poverty

Last updated on: June 4, 2018 at 2:14 pm By Jim Erwin

A Christian’s Response to Poverty Today, we have a wide contrast between the rich and the poor. There is a high concentration of wealth that is centered on a very few people. At the same time, there are a wide variety of people who are poor. By poor, I mean people who are eking out a living so that they can put food on the table. What is a Christian’s response to poverty? What are we to do about it?... Read more

Dr. Paige Patterson Is Completely Out From SWBTS

Last updated on: May 30, 2018 at 10:17 pm By Jim Erwin

Dr. Paige Patterson Is Completely Out From SWBTS I reported on Dr. Patterson’s removal as President. I said then that Dr. Patterson was out from SWBTS. The situation has since escalated. From the latest report of the SWBTS Board of Trustees Executive Committee: During the May 30, 2018, Executive Committee meeting of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) Board of Trustees, new information confirmed this morning was presented regarding the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against a student... Read more

Attendance Trends and Our Need for Revitalization

Last updated on: May 30, 2018 at 6:30 am By Jim Erwin

Today I welcome Dr. Ken Hemphill. Ken is a nominee for President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Ken was President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary while I was a student there. He is a prolific writer and has held various positions in the SBC. You can read more about Ken, as well as his candidacy and his vision for the Southern Baptist Convention. Ken is a proven leader with proven integrity who has the capacity to unify people. This... Read more

Ecclesiastes Sermon Series

Last updated on: May 25, 2018 at 10:20 am By Jim Erwin

Ecclesiastes Sermon Series Below, I have compiled the sermon series that I preached from Ecclesiastes. This series was one of the most challenging and most enjoyable series I have preached. You are welcome to look through these links for sermon ideas of your own. On the bottom, I have linked to a series of posts that I have written that are related to Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 Is Life Pointless? Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 How Can I Be Happy? Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 What Is... Read more

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