February ← 2011 ← First Evangelical Free Church

Why does church membership matter?

Feb

2011

There it is…the question that nobody likes to ask and, let’s be frank, most don’t like to answer. After all, isn’t church membership just some sort of old tradition that really isn’t found in the Scriptures? Isn’t it just some way to tell who should be tithing the most? The idea of church membership has ...

“Var star det skrivet?”

Feb

2011

“Var star det skrivet?” Who would know that four small words from another language would form the basis of one of our most important beliefs in the EFCA. Four small words…and yet a concept that is the very bedrock of our beliefs: “Where stands it written?” Such was the question during the early years of ...

Philippians 2:12-18 Instructions for Living Arrows

Feb

2011

Pastor Miller preaches on the text of Philippians 2:12-18. The outline for the sermon can be found below. You can listen to the sermon by clicking here. What does it mean to seek personal holiness? Is it ever appropriate to seek to please God by our obedience? If so, then how? With Christ as our ...

Why the church matters…

Feb

2011

It is popular these days to downplay the role of the church in the life of the Christian. “I don’t need the church,” some say; “The church has caused so much suffering in the world,” others comment. Numerous books have been published about how the church is irrelevant, needs to be reworked, should be abandoned, ...

Philippians 2:1-11 The Humble Ruler

Feb

2011

This sermon is next in the Philippians series. It is based upon Philippians 2:1-11. The first segment of the audio is made up of the installation of our 2011 officers. The sermon begins at the 4:05 mark. Click here to listen to the sermon. The outline for the sermon follows. “The Humble Ruler” –Philippians 2:1-11 ...

On being important…

Feb

2011

What does it look like to “be important?” in our world? A lot of times, it comes down to money, or power, or coming from the right family, or perhaps saying and doing the right things. Maybe it comes down to how much of the Bible you can quote or how often you serve at ...

Philippians 1:19-30 In Life and In Death: With Christ

Feb

2011

Here is Pastor Miller’s sermon on the next section of Philippians. He speaks on Philippians 1:19-30. Please click here to listen.