Convictions: Holding Our Course On Slippery Pavement Series

“Make full proof of thy ministry.” – Let me sum it up this way: Most Christians and most churches aren’t doing anything. If you want to think of an army that is in battle, God wants us to win, but what most churches do is gather together for weekly briefings, then they never go out to fight. God intends for us to storm this community for Christ, and to do it with everything we have.

There is no reason why we cannot do all of that and stay true to the clear teachings of God’s Word: those beliefs we cling to that we call convictions. Times are changing, people are changing, churches are changing, religion is changing, Christianity is changing, but God’s Word is not. As we close tonight, I want to encourage you to purpose in your hearts to make God’s truths your own. Study them, love them, teach them, practice them, and last of all, let us stand for them.

Works Cited

MacArthur, John. Hard to Believe (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN) 2003

Dr. David Gibbs has given a wonderful lecture titled, Preference or Conviction. The material under this point has been borrowed from this lecture and is modified to fit the needs of this message.

Gibbs, David, quoted from a lecture titled, Preference or Conviction?