WHO SHOULD CONSIDER LEADING? (5 OF 6)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-13
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Who Should Consider Leading? (5 of 6)
Series: Run Away Bride: A Study of 1 Corinthians
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 4:1-13
''Jazzland'', a New Orleans-themed park, was built on acres of swamp-land outside of the city in 2000, was purchased by Six Flags and changed names in 2002. During Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags was completely flooded and an estimated 70-80% of the park was destroyed, leaving it much too expensive to fix. The park has been slowly rotting, decaying, and sinking into the swamp for the past five years since disaster struck. Churches decay without godly church leadership.
The diversity of American church leaders can even be seen in some of the more famous sermons in American history.
1. Massachusetts colony Governor John Winthrop's ''City Upon a Hill'' (1630) sermon - actually about ''Christian charity'' - is seen by many as a charter for the founding of America.
2. A century later, Jonathan Edwards's ''Sinners'' sermon is viewed as the most eloquent of all Calvinist arguments (and Calvinism played an immense role in U.S. mental culture until the Civil War).
3. Martin Luther King's ''I Have a Dream,'' which spurred a great social change and, by being on television, first introduced Americans broadly to the cadences of black preaching.
The importance of the church's leadership is incalculable.
The famous skeptic philosopher David Hume was once observed on his way to hear George Whitefield preach one of his five o'clock morning messages on Christ. The observer chided Hume: ''I didn't think you believed in God.'' Hume replied, and referred to Whitefield: ''I don't. But I am convinced this man does.''
If the church is strong, it must have strong leaders. There is an increasing need for godly leaders. Christian leaders are pastors, Bible study leaders, and deacons among others. Some of these leaders were apostles and others were, apparently, local leaders, of varying degrees of effectiveness, which had risen to prominence followi ...
Series: Run Away Bride: A Study of 1 Corinthians
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 4:1-13
''Jazzland'', a New Orleans-themed park, was built on acres of swamp-land outside of the city in 2000, was purchased by Six Flags and changed names in 2002. During Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags was completely flooded and an estimated 70-80% of the park was destroyed, leaving it much too expensive to fix. The park has been slowly rotting, decaying, and sinking into the swamp for the past five years since disaster struck. Churches decay without godly church leadership.
The diversity of American church leaders can even be seen in some of the more famous sermons in American history.
1. Massachusetts colony Governor John Winthrop's ''City Upon a Hill'' (1630) sermon - actually about ''Christian charity'' - is seen by many as a charter for the founding of America.
2. A century later, Jonathan Edwards's ''Sinners'' sermon is viewed as the most eloquent of all Calvinist arguments (and Calvinism played an immense role in U.S. mental culture until the Civil War).
3. Martin Luther King's ''I Have a Dream,'' which spurred a great social change and, by being on television, first introduced Americans broadly to the cadences of black preaching.
The importance of the church's leadership is incalculable.
The famous skeptic philosopher David Hume was once observed on his way to hear George Whitefield preach one of his five o'clock morning messages on Christ. The observer chided Hume: ''I didn't think you believed in God.'' Hume replied, and referred to Whitefield: ''I don't. But I am convinced this man does.''
If the church is strong, it must have strong leaders. There is an increasing need for godly leaders. Christian leaders are pastors, Bible study leaders, and deacons among others. Some of these leaders were apostles and others were, apparently, local leaders, of varying degrees of effectiveness, which had risen to prominence followi ...
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