Today is October 31st. It’s Halloween. It’s also Reformation Day, the day in 1517 that a monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses (or proposals) to the door of the castle church located in Wittenberg, Germany. The Protestant Reformation—that Luther’s actions brought about—included a return to the teachings of the Bible above and beyond the […]
Monica Lewinski. Oscar Pistorius. OJ Simpson. Lindsay Lohan. Tiger Woods. Lance Armstrong. Richard Nixon. Pete Rose. The list goes on of people who actually had a lot going for them until they did stupid things, immoral things, and/or illegal things that got them noticed for the bad in their lives instead of the good. The […]
When is the last time you were cut to the heart by something you’d done being made public? How did you deal with it? Listen to this message on the Apostle Peter’s sermon found in Acts 2:14-41 and see why 3000 people became followers of Jesus Christ that day!
My license plate proudly states “Land of Lincoln.” Want to know why that is? It’s because by many measures, Illinois hasn’t had an honest politician since then. Land of Lincoln, our glory days! No one wants a license plate that says Land of Blagojevich since it’s hard to pronounce, harder to spell, and would probably […]
King David, the Jews’ favorite son, spoke of the Resurrected Messiah and in Acts 2:25-35, the Apostle Peter appeals to the Jews to heed David’s prophecy. Click the link below to listen to the message “David Said.” It was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on October 19, 2014 by Barbara Shafer. […]
Last week we saw that one of the ways people try to diminish the Gospel and discredit the works of God would be to ridicule it. Today, I wanted to look at the speech Peter gives in response so we can see a really good outline for how to present the Gospel by addressing the […]
Answering the question “Who will be saved?” this message on Acts 2:16-24 was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church of Racine, WI on October 12, 2014 by Barbara Shafer. Click on this link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXShtOdONo4
On Wine and Wonders: A Tale of Two Explanations Have you ever been mocked? Been made fun of? Had someone ridicule something you said? It can be even worse than being outright rejected, yes? It’s worse because rejection says that at least your thought is being taken seriously even if your opponent presents arguments to […]
This sermon, On Wine & Wonders, was first preached at Plymouth Congregational Church in Racine, WI by Barbara Shafer (10.5.2014). Click link below to hear the message on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dMofYudk0s&feature=youtu.be
