Tonight, I am going to begin the first of a number sessions where we’re going to talk about Auburn First Baptist Church. This is the last session where I’m going to embed that in a much larger—and I think more more important—story. And so, from here on out, I’m going to be talking more about…
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Why are we Baptists? What do we believe? Do all Baptists believe the same? These and many more questions are discussed in this four-part series, presented at Auburn First Baptist Church on 21 July 2013. Download the MP3 audio files of these four sessions, along with handout PDFs, linked below: Our Baptist Theological Legacy: The…
The early Christians seemed to have had mixed feelings about tradition. On the one hand, they rejected traditions that they thought were oppressive or pointless. But, on the other hand, there were traditions that were good traditions, and the early church recognized this. [button link=”http://auburnfbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/02_AFBC_BaptistLegacy_Humphreys_20130721.mp3″]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]
It is very important for you to understand historical context. So, if I start with Auburn First Baptist Church, you have missed the whole point. Because, Auburn First Baptist does not simply pop up. It is part of a very long tradition which defines it and which helps explain why First Baptist Church is the…
Western society, it seems to me, is continuing to live off the principle of its Christian legacy, as it slowly edges away from confidence in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As the principle disappears, it becomes more and more evident how bleak life can be apart from our faith. [button link=”http://auburnfbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AFBC_Humphreys_20130317.mp3″]Download MP3 Audio File[/button]