Sermons

Remember My Chains

Pastor: Rev. Raymond Woodward
Topic: Soul Winning

COLOSSIANS 4:18 REMEMBER MY CHAINSColossians 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. (Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus)Paul's Conversion* Tarsus was the place of my birth, a principal city of the Roman Empire. The river Cydnus ran through the city into the artificial harbour, one of the engineering masterpieces of the ancient world. It was the same spot where, forty years before my birth, Cleopatra had stepped ashore to meet her lover Mark Antony. It was a busy city, with the bustle of caravans constantly heading out through a crevice in the surrounding mountains called the Cilician Gates, another feat of ancient engineering.* My father was a master tentmaker, and was independently wealthy. Our family held the coveted title of citizens of Rome, which was seldom granted to anyone - not to mention Jews - except in return for a large fee or services rendered to the Empire. We were justly proud of this distinction. My parents were Pharisees, fervent in Jewish nationalism and strict in obedience to the Law of Moses. Even the privilege of Roman citizenship paled beside the high honor of being Israelites!* Tarsus had its own university, but the son of a Pharisee would never study pagan philosophy. So as an adolescent I was sent by sea to Palestine where I studied under the famous Jewish Rabbi Gamaliel. It was there I learned both to expound the law and prosecute those who

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Description: Compassion the missing ingredient without which we cannot fulfill His plan for this sin-cursed world.

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Pastor: Rev. Brian Kinsey
Description: It is my purpose to turn this church into a soul-winning machine where those who do receive the Holy Ghost are discipled and become productive members of the local church.