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Francis Schaeffer – Happy Soldier of the Cross
Francis Shaeffer entered my world through the film series How Should We Then Live sometime during my late teen years, or possibly early twenties. Schaeffer (1912-1984) was a Presbyterian pastor, theologian, apologist, and co-founder of the renowned L’Abri community in Switzerland. This quote from The God Who Is There recently jumped out at me: The…
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The Long Way Down
Foundational Truth – Man is fallen and now lives under the curse of sin. Text: Genesis 3 In last week’s sermon we looked at the conditions that made it possible for man to fall: his moral nature and the presence of a genuine moral choice. In this week’s sermon we will look more closely at…
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The Redemption of Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist who vaulted to public fame (or infamy) following his stand against Ontario’s Bill C-16. As such, a man who would have been solidly a “liberal” in the 80’s and 90’s became somewhat of a hero to conservatives. I first came across him following his interview with Cathy Newman a…
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The Fall of Man
Text: Genesis 3 Foundation #4 – Mankind has rebelled against God and now lives under the curse of sin. Introduction: In the 1967 film El Dorado, a gunfighter named Cole Thornton (played by John Wayne) helps his old friend Sherrif P Hara (RObert Mitchum) defend a family’s ranch from a merciless competitor. When Cole returns…
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The God Who Speaks
Text: Genesis 2:15-19. For the complete sermon visit our Youtube page here. Introduction Between the Atheist and the Agnostic, we must admit that the Agnostic is the greater wuss. This is because the Atheist takes to himself the burden of actually proving something – the non-existence of God – which is a very heavy burden…