Full of the Holy Spirit and Led in the Wilderness
Click here for an audio version of this sermon. "Christ in the Wilderness" by Ivan Kramskey Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! They had been attending worship faithfully each week for about two months. Actively participating in two Bible studies each week, they just seemed to drink in everything, asking the most insightful questions. This young couple was the kind of prospective members that we pastors just dream about. “We think we’d like to join your church,” they said. “But before we do, we want to know just what you believe and teach. We’ve seen the summary on your website, but do you have a book or something more in depth that we could read?” I could have chosen a number of books, including the Small Catechism or the Book of Concord, but I gave them a book called “Spirituality of the Cross,” by Gene Edward Veith, a summary of his own odyssey through the American religious wil...