March 09, 2009
I’m scanning through John Piper’s Brothers We Are Not Professionals. I resonate deeply with some of what he writes, then disagree with other elements – I suppose that makes for an engaging read. Anyway, here’s an “I resonateâ€� for us all to ponder in relation to preaching ministry: â€...
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Peter Mead
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March 06, 2009
I was just prompted by a question to re-read John Piper’s first chapter in Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. Here’s a taste of Piper’s prayer at the end of the chapter: Banish professionalism from our midst, Oh God, and in its place put passionate prayer, poverty of spirit, hunge...
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Peter Mead
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March 05, 2009
I hadn't seen her in a couple of years when I bumped into her on the elevator at the hospital. I asked her how she was and how things were going at the church she attended. She said she was fine and then told me that they had just hired a new preacher. She added, "I just love him to death. His sermo...
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March 03, 2009
Some people have goals for every five-minute segment of the day, while others balk at that approach to life and deliberately claim to have no goals at all. While goal-setting can be taken to a manic extreme, it is healthy to have goals in the important areas of life in order to avoid aimlessness.Â...
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Peter Mead
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February 28, 2009
Continuing the list of ten characteristics of Jesus’ preaching, as observed by a chapter in Preach the Word: (6) Visual in its Appeal - Jesus painted word pictures. He didn’t speak in abstractions, but he helped his teaching to form in the minds of the listeners (whether they were inte...
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Peter Mead
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February 27, 2009
Haslam’s book, Preach the Word, has a chapter entitled “Learning from Jesus.” To some it is obvious that we should look to Jesus, who was, after all, the finest of preachers. But I suppose some would overlook Jesus as a model of preaching since, well, we’re not Jesus. I...
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Peter Mead
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February 25, 2009
Director : Clint Eastwood Release Date : 28 June 1985 (USA) Genre : Action, Western Cast : Clint Eastwood as Preacher, Michael Moriarty as Hull Barret, Carrie Snodgress as Sarah Wheeler, Chris Penn as Josh LaHood (as Christopher Penn), Richard Dysart as Coy LaHood, Sydney Penny as Megan Wheeler, Ric...
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Continuing Greg Haslam’s list of reasons why preaching is ailing (first chapter of Preach the Word): 5. Some are too polite and too politically correct. It is easy for the message to be so diluted that it fails to rattle or challenge listeners. Preaching is not for cowards, but political correct...
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Peter Mead
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February 23, 2009
You’ve probably heard it said that good preaching comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable (or something similar). While this may be true, it is also possible to make listeners uncomfortable in the wrong way. Here are a couple of examples: 1. Pushing naturally unresponsive peopl...
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February 18, 2009
Found On: World O’ Jeff Very Exciting News. Fr. Geoff will be preaching at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Sunday. Their website can be found: Here - All Saints Video Page Text of the sermon presented by Father Geoffrey Farrow at Hollywood United Methodist Church, Sunday, February 15, 2009 &#...
The Evolution of Jeremiah
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