Christian doctrine represents an expansion of a very simple and basic confession of faith: “Jesus is Lord!” Christians have always insisted that there is something qualitatively different about Jesus that sets him apart from all other religious teachers or thinkers. There is a vitally close
The statement “God is our Father” means that God is like a human father. In other words, God is analogous to a father. In some ways he is like a human father, and in others he is not. There are genuine points of similarity as well as genuine points of dissimilarity. Like all analogies, the
During the time of Christmas, we hear a lot on the television about what we will eat and what presents we will give and receive. However, what often seems lost in the Christmas preparation is Christ. Let’s not miss out on the greatest gift we can ever receive this Christmas – new life in Jesus
Once while hiking in the “Stara Planina” I missed a turn on the path and, in the end, had to go back and hike an extra five kilometers to get back on the right track. Often in life we cause ourselves a lot of trouble and heartache because we miss the path the God has laid out for us. This
When God spoke to his people the first time, a thunderstorm erupted. We can’t expect that every Sunday, so perhaps we have to look within. How eager are we to hear God speak? to listen and obey? In this sermon we find not only thunder and lightning but also a prepared, excited, even fearful