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A Warm Invitation to Church

This blog has been permanently relocated to https://www.removingbarriers.net Redirecting in seconds... Matthew 4:19 (And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.) “I do not care if you ever darken the doors of my church.” I would often say this to folks I am sharing the gospel with. My wife Jay did not like the tone of that statement and asked me to stop saying it. Tone aside, however, I mean it. I first said it to a person who accused me of evangelizing because I want more people to come to my church so offerings can increase. Our youth pastor lamented in a recent sermon, “We invite folks to a location rather than to the Person of Jesus Christ. That captures perfectly what I have felt all along. Too often, Bible believing Christians make it a habit to invite folks to a location. I decided years ago that I will never invite anyone to church without first tryin...
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The Origins of Sin and Original Sin

Episode 23

Series: Sin and Personal Responsibility - 2 of 3

What is original sin? What is the origin of sin?  What are the ways we can commit sin? Is there such a thing as a sin unto death? What is the unpardonable sin? What is man’s responsibility in all of this? Is there such a thing as the free will or free agency of man? In this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast titled the Origins of Sin and Original Sin, we set out to answer those questions and much more. This is the second part of the a series we are calling Sin and Personal Responsibility. 

 DW joined us again in this episode to help tackle these questions. 

 We concluded the episode with a clear presentation of the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.


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