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Quaesitor
Quaesitor posted a blog entry
The slavery see-saw of Romans 6
Was speaking on the decidedly unAdventy passage (we were coming to the end of a series) of Romans 6:15-23 this Sunday....
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Preaching In Images
One powerful way to think about preaching, especially in this era, is to see the sermon as a series of images. It is set up...
 
JM
JM posted a blog entry
A Christless Gospel is No Gospel at All
Preaching of the Word by the chosen servants of the living God, is the ordained means for the gathering in of the elect. It is...
 
JM
JM posted a blog entry
A Christless Gospel is No Gospel at All
Preaching of the Word by the chosen servants of the living God, is the ordained means for the gathering in of the elect. It is...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Preaching During Advent
We are well in the season of Advent. It is here that we look at the Coming Kingdom from three angles. First we look at it...
 
dave b
dave b posted a blog entry
Concerning the Church and its mandate on planet earth!
Concerning the Church and its mandate on planet earth! In this age of the internet and with such powerful online communities as...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Preaching To Your Demographic?
Today we live in an era that attacks the very idea of preaching to everybody. Our “church growth” consultants tell...
 
Adam McLane
Adam McLane posted a blog entry
Should pastors be formally educated?
It’s becoming increasingly popular in large churches for pastoral staff positions to be filled with people trained in...
4 days ago adammclane.com | Topics: Church..., Bible, education, poll
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Let Your Content Shout
Great sermons will have increases in intensity. Especially as you near the end of the sermon, the intensity of the sermon...
 
The Scholar
The Scholar posted a blog entry
Acton BookShoppe Christmas Sale
Place your order online at our webstore by December 18th for 10% off your entire order and to ensure delivery by Christmas. Use...
 
Quaesitor
Quaesitor posted a blog entry
Jaw-dropping glory: awe at Christmas
Had some fun with my carol service talk last Sunday night. Was striving after the jaw-dropping, the point being that in the end...
 
Wintery Knight Blog
Wintery Knight Blog posted a blog entry
Why do atheists like Dan Barker abandon their Christian faith?
Unbelievable’s latest radio show featured a discussion with former Christian Dan Barker, the founder and co-President of...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Asides And a Confusing Sermon
It seems that preachers often want to add in asides while preaching their sermons.  You know when preachers are on a topic and...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
Prepare
This week's Bible study blog post for i.ucc (Outsider) got an early edit (just some correcting of a little tiny major factual...
10 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, preaching, Luke 3:1-6
 
Bret C
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Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
I first met Kevin DeYoung in the pages of his book Why We’re Not Emergent (Moody, 2008). Somewhere around page 50 I became his fan. Since that time I’ve also had the privilege and joy of becoming his friend. Kevin is the senior pastor of University...
 
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Meet Kevin DeYoung (1)
I first met Kevin DeYoung in the pages of his book Why We’re Not Emergent (Moody, 2008). Somewhere around page 50 I became his fan. Since that time I’ve also had the privilege and joy of becoming his friend. Kevin is the senior pastor of University...
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wdphillips
wdphillips posted a blog entry
Book Review: Feasting on the Word
Recently, I decided to begin using the lectionary texts as my primary plan. I decided to use it for a few reasons. First, it...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
Signs
This week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc (Dangerous talk) got things going, but in this week's sermon at Union...
18 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, Luke 21:25-36, preaching
 
Quaesitor
Quaesitor posted a blog entry
Bible in 1 Hour from LA
Earlier this month, I was speaking at a Korean American church in Los Angeles. One or two of the chaps worked hard to put this...
19 days ago Quaerentia | Topics: Christianity, Jesus, Old Testament, bible
 
Quaesitor
Quaesitor posted a blog entry
Your Life, Your Death, Your Choice? (Christians Facing Issues 3: Assisted Suicide)
This Sunday saw the 3rd in our occasional Christians Facing Issues services, and this time the topic was Assisted Suicide....
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
The Importance of Relating Doctrine to Experience
Most preachers are susceptible to either obliterating the uniqueness of our Christian teaching in relating it to humanity, or...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Addressing Your Blind Spots In The Pulpit
We all have blind spots in the pulpit.  We all have a tendency to migrate to a few themes.  I critically listened to a...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
The Truth (Sunday's sermon)
The Bible study blog entry this week for i.ucc has the same name as this Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational United Church...
25 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, preaching, John 18:33-37
 
Neiswonger
Neiswonger posted a blog entry
Application Without Exegesis: A Destructive Trend
Exegesis is foundational to understand scripture’s application to our lives. The problem is that many in the church want to...
 
Neiswonger
Neiswonger posted a blog entry
10 Ways Daily Bible Reading Will Enhance Corporate Worship
`1. When a scripture is read you will already have some idea of the context of the passage and be able to draw more from...
 
Quaesitor
Quaesitor posted a blog entry
California dreaming – a few pics
Just back from California, after a few meetings in LA and then speaking in a church in San Francisco. Really encouraging time...
29 days ago Quaerentia | Topics: Americas, USA, architecture, general arts
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Is Celebration Entertainment
One question that comes up over and over again is whether celebration is merely entertainment. I have addressed it before on...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
Bitterness of Soul
This week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc (When it's hard to be kind) provides the somewhat ranting beginning for this...
31 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, preaching, podcast
 
Matthew R
Matthew R posted a blog entry
Appropriately preaching, teaching, and defending God's wrath
I am by inclination, believe it or not, much more enthusiastic about preaching God's love, mercy, and grace than I am about...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
Family
This week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc (Functional) provided some initial thoughts for a sermon that begins with Ruth --...
39 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, preaching, Ruth 4:13-17
 
David
David posted a blog entry
Steve Jobs A Model For Preachers?
That headline pains me. I’m not convinced by the Apple fanboys. But … no-one can deny the effectiveness of Steve...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Become the Message of Your Sermons
How does one grab the moment and preach effective sermons? Many of us who teach preachers spend a lot of time talking about...
 
Charles C
Charles C posted a blog entry
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Micah 5:2-5a; Psalm 80:1-7 (or Luke 1:47-55); Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)
 Worshipped by shepherds, Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the Great Shepherd and the Chief Shepherd.In Micah 5:2, we have a...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
On making your preaching debut in your home church
So I've just read this a few minutes ago... (HT: JT)Your first few sermons are always terrible, no matter who you are. If you...
 
shermancox
shermancox posted a blog entry
Agreement or Conversion? To What End is Our Preaching?
Are we attempting to bring agreement between the Gospel and those to whom we are preaching? Are we seeking to have people...
 
revkirk
revkirk posted a blog entry
Wherever You Go
This week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc (Beyond) provided the start -- but Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational...
46 days ago Kirkogitation | Topics: Bible, i.ucc, preaching, podcast
 
JulianClark
JulianClark posted a blog entry
Things to Help Keep you in Step With the Spirit
Continuing with some previous thoughts.Remember that when you became a Christian: YOU CHANGED. Something happened. Your spirit...
 
Brian K
Brian K posted a blog entry
Speaking this Sunday
I'm going to be speaking for the first time at the main service this Sunday for my home church. Probably close to 15 minutes...
 
Charles C
Charles C posted a blog entry
Third Sunday of Advent: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalm 45 (or Isaiah 12:2-6); Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18
Sin brings sadness. Salvation brings gladness.The story of sin – ‘Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!...