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Sermon: Blood and Water
In this sermon clip, Greg Boyd talks about how question in baptism and communion have cause division in the church throughout history. In the rest of the sermon he discusses why baptism and Communion are important sacraments to the Christian community. Greg also shows us how the Anabaptists understood these sacraments and how Woodland Hills performs these today.
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Anabaptists, Baptism, Communion, Greg Boyd, Non-Violence, Persecution, Woodland Hills Church
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