Sunday's Sermon (Acts 2:36-41)

The Blessings of an "Extended Family" Congregation
The Lord’s Church
Four Expository Sermons on Acts 2:36-47
With Particular Applications for Smaller Congregations

SERMON ONE: The Identity and Destiny of the Visible Church

Introduction: An average American church in today’s missionary environment

I frequently take some time in September to consider together with you where we are as a church, and where we seem to be going.

I recently read a newspaper headline with these words: "Religion takes a back seat in Western Europe." The picture below the headline showed the inside of a big cathedral in some European city with a small number of worshippers, mostly elderly women. A story like that always catches my eye because missionaries serving in Europe have told me that their situation in France or England is similar to ours here in the Northeast, where we are pretty well aware that we are not exactly the buckle of the Bible belt...
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