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Ana-What?

Ana-What?

In this sermon clip from last weekend, Greg discusses how throughout Scripture, we see a strong emphasis on positive traditions in the Church. In both the Old and New Testament, God repeatedly calls his people to be anchored with a sense of history. In this sermon, Greg explains why the Anabaptist tradition is closest to Woodland Hills.

If you’d like to view the whole sermon as well as other sermon resources you can find them on the Woodland Hills Church sermon page.

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