Why do we have sermons?

10^th October 2010, The Anvil

This is the last in a sermon series that we have been having about various aspects of church and why we do them. In the series we have considered why we gather as church, why we sing songs, why we do Communion; and now, having sat through all those sermons, we will be looking at why do we have sermons.

Our reading this evening is a sermon in the Bible. (Acts 2:14-41)

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2 Kings 18:13-14

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