Tag Archives: God
Preach like Mitch Hedberg
Preach like Mitch Hedberg? Yes… except for the getting high part. Don’t use illegal drugs before you preach, even if you know that third sermon point makes no sense. Mitch Hedberg is a great example of how it doesn’t take much time … Continue reading
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A Company of Thieves Christmas
A couple of friends and I went to the CD 102.5 Holiday Show this year at the LC in downtown Columbus. One of the bands performing was Company of Thieves, a Chicago-based band. Their biggest single to date is “Oscar … Continue reading
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The Emotional Movements of an Engaging Narrative Sermon
(You can click on the image to enlarge it.) This post is obviously for people who preach or teach. How do the various parts of your sermon affect people emotionally? How does the congregation you serve feel at the end of … Continue reading
Leadership Institute 2011 Session 3 Bill Hybels
Session 3 opened with instrumental music with guitar, cello, dejembe, and piano. Bill Hybels is speaking at the Church of the Resurrection Leadership Institute. Bill opened up by giving Adam quite a few compliments. He said, “Adam asked me if … Continue reading
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Leadership Institute 2011 Session 1
The worship band played chill music as participants walked in , and Debi Nixon welcomed everyone. The worship band led us in several contemporary worship songs, followed by a video bumper introducing the conference. Adam Hamilton gave the morning session address, … Continue reading
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Are Bible Stories Like Noah and the Ark and Jonah and the Fish Really True?
This was my sermon title on September 4 for the first week of our new series iDoubt: Questions about Faith. Listen to the teaching. Read the PDF manuscript. See the “Great Fish.” God and Natural Disasters Noah and the Flood … Continue reading
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The Making of the “Great Fish”
This is the “Great Fish”, minus eyes added later. The “Great Fish” graced the platform during my teaching, “Are Bible Stories like Noah and the Ark and Jonah and the Fish Really True?” It was the first week of a … Continue reading
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Critiquing my Own Preaching Style
Some people view critique and feedback negatively. Others think that if someone critiques their own performance, they’re insecure or a novice. I’ve been preaching since I was 16 years old. My first sermon was in November of 1993, almost 18 … Continue reading
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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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