"Why Belong to Church?"
John 14:15-31
Sermon

Text - John 14:31a ... "I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father."

Billy Graham, preaching in Australia, told the story of a Baptist who wandered into an Episcopalian church for worship. He was amazed at all the standing up, kneeling, and sitting down that went on during the service. But he was so pleased that the sermon was the same joyful gospel. Through a portion of the service the Baptist shouted out, "Amen Brother!" The usher came down the aisle and tapped him on the shoulder and said, "We don’t shout ‘amen’ in here." "But I got religion," said the man. "You may have, but you didn’t get it here."

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