Tonight I want to share something very dear to my heart as your pastor. This is not so much a sermon as an introduction to a series of sermons which deal with rediscovering the purpose of the church. What are we aiming at? Imagine for a moment that I, as pastor, gave special permission for you to bring…

Tonight I want to continue discussing the purposes of the church. A couple of weeks ago I talked about the first purpose of the church being worship, being grounded in what Jesus stated as the greatest commandment, found in Luke 10:27a You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your…