Category Archives: Sermon Illustrations
The Future Church
Two profound links, here, one a video and one a blog post. 1. On the coming Evangelical split (it’s been happening for 5-10 years now): http://www.redletterchristians.org/digging-deeper-the-coming-evangelical-split/ The earlier blog post that the author refer to: http://ryangear.com/2011/03/15/love-wins-and-a-new-reformation/ 2. On the future … Continue reading
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Mission as the Emerging Entry Point for New People
Pastors, this is a great article about how mission may be the new entry point, front door, for new people into churches. I largely agree. Among younger people right now, I think the front door may be 50/50 between worship and service projects. … Continue reading
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Roots: A Wesleyan Lent- “Scripture”
The sermon audio is the short version of the sermon (25 minutes). Download extra material not found in the sermon audio in the long version PDF below. The PPT file fits all of the sermon files. Download the Sermon Audio … Continue reading
Nazareth = Bucyrus?
I’m speaking on Luke 4v14-30 soon. In Luke 4, Jesus is rejected by his hometown of Nazareth. I overlayed an Ohio map on top of a map of Palestine, in scale. If Jerusalem = Columbus, then Nazareth = Bucyrus …Oh, … Continue reading
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Don’t be George Masoned
It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish.
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The Missional St. Patrick
A few months ago, I wrote a paper on the life and ministry of St. Patrick. I find him to be an inspiration and a model of missional church in 21st century America. It is useful to learn about St. … Continue reading
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Divorce
This weekend, I’ll be teaching on “The Bible and Divorce”. My hope is that it will be a thoughtful and healing talk on one of the most painful topics in life that is often mishandled by the Church. In short, … Continue reading
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Sex and Adam and Eve
Added Feb. 5- Download Gods Plan for Sexual Intimacy Manuscript. I’m preaching on sexual intimacy this weekend at Stonybrook, and I’m using the account of Adam and Eve as one of my texts. I don’t view the creation accounts (there … Continue reading
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The Opposite of Integration Isn’t Segregation- It’s Disintegration
The following is a blog post sent to me by a friend, Jim Leickly. It’s a good read. I encourage you to sit down for a breather, take a few moments, and read all of it: In honor of Martin Luther King … Continue reading
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