Tag Archives: preaching

3 Quotes about Preaching

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

  “Only the sinner has a right to preach.”  Christopher Morley If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality. … Continue reading →

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Does God Need Exclamation Points?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Transfiguration Sunday was yesterday, the last Sunday before Lent begins this Wednesday.  We go from the mountain top to wilderness, with ashes marking the trail. I had trouble with inserting formats into the post from my original manuscript for “Getting … Continue reading →

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“Finding Our Way after the World Ends May 21″

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

“Finding Our Way After the World Ends on May 21” John 14:1-14 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, May 21, 2011 The Fifth Sunday of Easter http://soundcloud.com/churchforthehighlands/finding-our-way   Ok, we are still here and the world did not end. … Continue reading →

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“Better than a Royal Wedding” sermon from Sunday

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

“Better than a Royal Wedding”  Matthew 1:1-21 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, April 17, 2011 Have you heard that there is a royal wedding coming up soon?  That’s a really dumb question, isn’t it?  Everyone knows about it, … Continue reading →

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“Weeping Jesus”

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

“Weeping Jesus” John 11:1-45 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, April 10, 2011 Fifth Sunday in Lent Audio: Is there such a thing as a near-death experience? There is a book out right now about this topic that has … Continue reading →

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The best sermons are . . .

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Barbara Brown Taylor, Preaching Life The worst sermons in the world are those that treat Scripture like a mold that life must be pressed into, using a bit of reality here, a scrap of experience there, in order to “illustrate” … Continue reading →

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“Jesus and Charlie Sheen”

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

“Jesus and Charlie Sheen” Matthew 4:1-11 Delivered to Church for the Highlands
Sunday, March 13, 2011, First Sunday in Lent John Henson Audio Podcast is here. Intro: short film about finding the rope of deliverance in temptation If I were to … Continue reading →

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Art and Sermon

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Art and Sermon I love using art while preaching and this Sunday, Transfiguration Sunday, provides some of the greatest resources for making such a combination.  I have used different paintings for the Transfiguration each year as I’ve preached it and … Continue reading →

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“It’s All about the Heart” sermon from today

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

“It’s All about the Heart”  Matthew 5:21-37 Delivered to Church for the Highlands Sunday, February 13, 2011 John Henson Today is the day before Valentine’s Day and this may be your last reminder to go out and buy that card, … Continue reading →

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“Real Message”

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

“Real Message”   Matthew 5:1-12 Delivered to Church for the Highlands on Sunday, January 30, 2010 John Henson It never ceases to amaze me of the impact social networks make on our world today.  Just watching the news in Egypt … Continue reading →

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