Raymond Eugene Owens was Pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. The service begins with a prayer (0:00-1:39). The service continues with a period of singing (1:40-5:12). After which, Raymond Owens is introduced (5:13-7:00). Owens’s message is on Luke 15. Owens begins with an introduction discussing when he "rediscovered Church” (7:01-9:18). After which, he challenges denominational exclusiveness often practiced by Southern Baptists (9:19-13:13). He continues by discussing three parables from Luke 15 (13:14-16:29). He concludes by stating that “Jesus did not come to found a new religion, He came to awaken faith in God” (16:30-23:03). He closes in prayer (23:04-23:56).
