Bogert asks for help about how to preach to make it stick stating when asking his people about either preaching or things they had watched that week: “I was surprised at how few specifics they were able to recall.” In a way I think he is partly asking the wrong question. I believe we should ask “How can I preach so that lives are changed?”. Most of us have sermons we will never forget as they took us apart and... Read more
Spurgeon: “We are sent to say to blind eyes, ‘See,’ to deaf ears, ‘Hear,’ to dead hearts, ‘Live,’……. It seems as if the sign and token of Christianity in some preachers was not a tongue of fire, but a block of ice. You would not like to have a barrister stand up and plead your cause in a cool, deliberate way, never showing the slightest care about whether you were found guilty of murder or acquitted. How could you endure... Read more
Tope preached this morning on money and defined money as follows- “Money represents your energy, talent and work. Money is congealed life” Read more
Tope, my pastor, preached this morning and last week on money (download the audio version of “Money Matters, Parts 1 and 2”) and shared the following advice: Thou shalt work hard. Thou shalt establish a budget. Thou shalt avoid debt like the plague. Thou shalt distinguish between wants and needs. Thou shalt determine when enough is enough. Thou shalt not get involved in “get rich quick” schemes. Thou shalt not compete with the Joneses. Thou shalt not make any major... Read more
My daughter Tamasin has written three more poems about school, colours and bedtime. SchoolScience is fun- electricity springs and magnetsContinue working after breakHistory in our green topic booksOut the school doors into spring- a lovely playtimeOr a delicious lunchLiteracy time- a nice story or poem ColersColours are great look at thisOrange like the booming sunLillac like a brand new sparkling dressEmerald blue like the golden seaRed like beutiful rosesSilver like the shining moon Bed-timeBedtime a dark dayEnd of daytime, time... Read more
My daughter Tamasin has written a poem about her mum for Mothers day. Yes, it IS mothering sunday tomorrow in the UK- I know it is a different day in the USA.My Mum IsMy mum loves me because I love herYou give me cuddles Mums are the bestUs together is like trees and flowersMums are like angels sent from heaven Ice cream and lavendar are no way as nice as my mumSo here it is, nothing is better than my... Read more
Today we met to pray and thank God for the excelent Alpha Course evening we had on Thursday. We had a number of prophecies about how God was going to continue to bless us at that place, and one person said the cinema was going to be known as a place where God is. I asked my daughter Tamasin what she thought of that on the way home. her answer? What, so its like heaven is at the cinema? Well... Read more
Slice of Laodicea has a great blog which “contains thought provoking articles and links for Christians concerned about the state of the modern church. It is intended as a source of information and a motivation to pray.” There is some great material on the problems of the emergent church Read more
Blogotional has a great post linking to some interesting articles on the lebanon situation Read more
Just read my comments and found what at first sight seemed like a really insightful comment then realised I made it myself 😉 “We must be cautious about basing any teaching soley on an understanding of a single verse of the bible, but no teaching should be inconsistant with any verse of the bible properly understood” Read more
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