Sermons and homilies rarely do much for me, occasionally one hits home. I attribute that to my having had to go it on my own for most of my life and can read as good or better in a book.
Yes, we all have sins for sure. Guess I don't want to go into which are the worst ones.
I appreciate your sharing about your experience.
No two EFCs are alike, so it’s important to check them out. Most that I saw tend to be Bible Churches, with heavy focus on scripture during the sermon. Right now we’re in a series of sermons going through the second half of Romans (the first part was covered previously). Really intense, and they work in how it ties to the Gospels and OT. I actually learn a lot during the sermons.
On the sins, my specific feelings were that I can’t differentiate my “lifestyle” sin from homosexuality. I have twice in my life been suicidal, and struggle mightily with depression. I can’t say that’s any less of a sin. At some levels I believe it to be a worse sin. I acknowledge it as such and do my best to transform my life away from it and closer to what God wants me to be.
I really enjoy talking with you on this.
Here’s the link to the church I’m joining: http://www.ccefc.org/s/index.cfm?SSID=26
That shows all the different sermon subjects and speakers, and if you click on them, you can get the downloadable audio.