Evaluating 40 Days of Community

Some time ago, I received an email from Rev. Chris Currey in Ontario on this topic and I thought it was so good and relevant that I got permission from him to post it on my God’s BMW blog here. I think the following short snippet is very relevant to my discussion of Rick’s gospel [...]

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Subsequent to my earlier posting on Rick’s video entitled “What It Means to Follow Christ”, I wanted to elaborate on Rick’s other gospel presentations.

I was browsing Rick Warren’s website, http://purposedriven.com/, and I noticed a video link on the main page entitled “What it Means to Follow Christ” (Windows Media: high / low). Rick presents the gospel message in this video, and to tell you the truth, this was the best gospel presentation of Rick Warren’s that I have [...]

The content of the gospel is not something we have been given creative license with. We are not to water it down (ie. only mention the good parts and leave out the life that Jesus is calling us to), but neither are we to hide it under an emotional experience (setup the “atmosphere” to seduce [...]

I think we all want to get back to following the example of the early church as documented in the book of Acts. I certainly do. Is it true, then, that the evangelistic preaching of the Apostles as recorded in Acts emphasized one’s love relationship with God and personal life enhancement? If not, did these [...]