Preparing for Ministry as Christ Did

Without a foundation on the Logos, society at large becomes illogical, turning upside down the basic principles of social order. In all actuality, we find ourselves living at a time in history in which it seems the world, as well as the church, has decided to abandon reason altogether.

Roger Magnuson is a great storyteller, and this message is no exception, as he brings out the metaphor of sermons and sailboats. As with sailing, a good sermon employs theory and technique. The theory a speaker uses must leverage off the solid principles of the Word of God.

With an unbiased understanding of why people do what they do, the problems associated with politics, economics, civil justice and even the world's major religions fade into the background of the way God's design actually works. The war is not between capitalism and terrorism.

"Look to your right and left. Realize that only one of you is going to make it. The other two of you are going to be totally washed out." So what's the secret to staying strong? Being a person FOR the people, not a person OF the people.