The title is really wrong. It should say “Musings on the Messenger,” but I want to keep my options open for further reflections on sermons, the sermonizing process, and the nature of proclamation. However, I must begin whatever musings I am compelled to offer with the messenger himself (or herself, as the case might be). READ MORE
“Write This Down…” provides a restatement of selected points or observations from various teaching venues at which Pastor Matthew speaks. The following material is from Pastor Matthew’s sermon entitled, “Trust God Completely!”, part of the series called “Momentum,” the weekend of November 7, 2010 at Bethel Church: Momentum is a strategic partnership Bethel Church has READ MORE
In his book entitled, An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical & Global Perspectives,Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen referred to the church as the altera civitas, that is, the other city, an idea in which the church is “an alternate community ready to challenge prevailing assumptions about the way of life and beliefs.” To be such a unique city, to READ MORE
