Ten Words on the Preached Word

A repost.  Some random thoughts on what I’d like to see more of in my own preaching and the preaching of others… Thou shalt worship Christ from the pulpit.  The priestly task of declaring the gospel of God (Rom 15:16) entaileth a twofold direction to the sermon.  The preacher not only standeth before a congregation [...]

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New Blackham Sermon: Psalm 1

A very sermonic week!  Here’s Paul Blackham on Psalm 1. Check out Paul’s other Jesus talks also.  He’s speaking on the Trinity at the moment.

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Sermon: Genesis 2:18-25

Sermon Audio Powerpoint Slides Recently the Guardian ran a feature on three great fairytales.   Cinderella, the Tinderbox and Mossycoat.  Let me read you the endings of each of them: CINDERELLA Then her sisters knew she had been the beautiful lady they had seen at the ball. They threw themselves at her feet to beg her [...]

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A Sermon On Death to Self – Gerhard Forde

A Sermon by Gerhard Forde from the blog “Cross Alone” (ht OldAdam) On Death to Self Matt. 17=22-27 and 26:47-56 We speak a good deal during Lent about that supreme mystery of our faith, the death to self. For, as we have heard, he who would save his life shall lose it, and he who [...]

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Sermon: Psalms 126-128

Sermon Audio Powerpoint Slides Today is Ascension Sunday.  It’s the Sunday after Ascension Day which is always a Thursday. It’s the day Jesus made the ultimate journey – He journeyed from earth to heaven in order to sit down on the throne of the universe and rule the world as our Brother, our Priest, our [...]

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It’s not about which Testament, it’s about which Gospel

I’ve been chatting to three different mates about their sermons this week.  In each case the commentaries they have read and the sermons they have listened to have, in the end, put us in the driver’s seat.  Ironically, those commentators and preachers who make the most noise about being “God-centred” have seemed to be the [...]

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Do you like sermon recommendations?

Of course you do. Check out the in-creh-di-bull Steeeve Leeevy at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Perhaps begin with Revelation 5. Glory!

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Anger Management School Assmebly / Open Air

From this morning’s school assembly (I’ll adapt it for tomorrow’s open air preach) * Imagine your “friend” locks you in their basement.  For a “laugh”.  To begin with, how do you feel? * BRISTLING (hold up hair brush).  Annoyed! You feel agitated. This is the first stage of anger.  We usually won’t admit that we’re [...]

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A trinity sermon outline

Think of it as 51 weeks early… Trinity means: There is a romance to God …a spreading, outgoing love . There is room in God …an invitation to dwell in that love.  But how?… . There is response in God …the Son responds to the Father in our name …by the Spirit, we dwell in [...]

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By faith they saw the coming Messiah

…unfortunately, that’s how some people view and use the Old Testament. They see Christ emerge from the picture at the end of Old Testament history (and that’s good), but they do not see him in all the little pictures. …For example, some see all the Old Testament priests as pointing forwards to Christ’s priestly work; [...]

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The fruit of the Spirit as works of the flesh [repost]

For years I prayed for the fruit of the Spirit every day.  (Galatians 5:22f)  Yet, looking back, I prayed for the fruit in an altogether fleshly way. How so?  Well basically my prayers were petitions for the moral character of ‘love, joy, peace…’ as abstract qualities. I would judge my own spiritual walk that week by how [...]

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Help with Assembly and Talk

Friday morning I’ve got an assembly for high school students on the topic “Anger Management.”  I’m thinking of saying something based on James 4:1-3 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but [...]

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When you can’t pray

This was first published on Emma’s site.  If you haven’t already, go and subscribe.  Best blog ever! How much thought do you give to the Priesthood of Jesus?  It seems to me to be a much neglected teaching.  But it’s absolutely crucial, especially when thinking about mental illness. What’s it all about?  Well here’s Job, [...]

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Two kinds of woman

I preached in a pub this afternoon.  There was a gospel choir giving a concert and I said a few words here and there.  While the choir was doing their thing I spotted a pretty young blonde in the crowd who was looking at the female conductor with the kind of look that only jealous [...]

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lastminutesermons.com

Today I’ve had 200 hits from people googling “trinity sermon”. It’s good to know how prepared your pastors are for Trinity Sunday eh??

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Heaven and Hell – Paul Blackham and David Meredith mp3s

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church have made available the mp3s from their latest Doctrine Day.  Praise Jesus! Part 1 – David Meredith Part 2 – Paul Blackham Part 3 – David Meredith Part 4 – Paul Blackham Well worth a listen.  

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Happy Friday

 

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