Sermon Series: "What's the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?"
I based this sermon series on a book by Martin Thielen entitled "What's the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?" The following excerpt from the Amazon Kindle page gives you and idea of the content of the book and the intent of the sermon series. I strongly encourage you to purchase the book and read it.
"Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe, and ten things they don't, in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. With an accessible, storytelling style that's grounded in solid biblical scholarship, Thielen shows how Christians don't need to believe that sinners will be "left behind" to burn in hell or that it's heresy to believe in evolution. And while we must always take the Bible seriously, we don't always have to take it literally.
At the same time, Christians do need to believe in Jesus--his life, his teachings, his death and resurrection, and his vision for the world. A great benefit of those beliefs is that they provide promising answers to life's most profound questions, including: Where is God? What matters most? What brings fulfillment? What about suffering? Is there hope? Thielen articulates centrist, mainline Christianity in a way that's fresh and easy to understand, and offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest needs."
"Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten things people need to believe, and ten things they don't, in order to be a Christian. This lively and engaging book will be a help to seekers as well as a comfort to believers who may find themselves questioning some of the assumptions they grew up with. With an accessible, storytelling style that's grounded in solid biblical scholarship, Thielen shows how Christians don't need to believe that sinners will be "left behind" to burn in hell or that it's heresy to believe in evolution. And while we must always take the Bible seriously, we don't always have to take it literally.
At the same time, Christians do need to believe in Jesus--his life, his teachings, his death and resurrection, and his vision for the world. A great benefit of those beliefs is that they provide promising answers to life's most profound questions, including: Where is God? What matters most? What brings fulfillment? What about suffering? Is there hope? Thielen articulates centrist, mainline Christianity in a way that's fresh and easy to understand, and offers authentic Christian insights that speak to our deepest needs."
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April 21, 2013 Scripture: Series: "What is the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian?" Sermon#4 Is the Church Still Relevant? We experienced Technical Difficulties and the entire sermon was not recorded. |
Easter Sunday Sermon 2013
Scripture: John 8:31-38 Sermon Series: "What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian" Sermon#1:Your Momma Don't Dance, and Your Daddy Don't Rock and Roll" This is also the Sunday that we celebrated our first Back Pack Food Project collection. Nearly 11,000 items were stacked in boxes in our sanctuary that were given to the Powell Valley Primary School Back Pack Project. April 14, 2013 Scripture:Matthew 27:45-50; 28:1-7 Series: "What's the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian" Sermon #3: Suffering and Death-Hope and Resurrection |
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April 28, 2013 Scripture: Series: "What is the Least I Can Believe and Still be a Christian? Sermon # 5: "Do I Have to Be Saved?" |