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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
By Peter Mead on Oct 26, 2024
We tend to view ourselves as impartial and somehow capable of adjudicating "healthy balance" based on our own perspective. But how small our perspective can be at times.
Scripture: Daniel 9:4
Tags: Read, Preaching, Balance, devour, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Eugene Peterson on Jan 23, 2024
Before Eugene Peterson was a professor and writer, he was a pastor. Here's his wise counsel regarding handling God's word.
Scripture: Daniel 4:1-15
Tags: Bible, Story, bible truth, eugene peterson, Bible Truth, bible (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Jan 11, 2024
We preach hoping and praying for the message to mark and transform lives as it is preached. But what about after the sermon is over?
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16
Tags: Study, Preaching, the word, BIBLE STUDY, Bible Study, bible study, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on Jul 21, 2023
In your opinion, what is the most important word in the Bible? And you can’t say God or Jesus.
Scripture: Luke 7:50, Exodus 33:12-23
Tags: Glory
By SermonCentral on Jun 3, 2021
When scholars talk about how a book qualified to be called Scripture, they list five characteristics called "the laws of canonicity."
Tags: Bible, History, bible truth, Hal Seed, canon, Bible Truth, bible (view more) (view less)
By Dr. Nijay Gupta on Apr 8, 2021
The “missional theology” movement has injected energy and life into the church. Who isn’t inspired when reading Emil Brunner’s famous words, “The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning”? Missional theology has motivated many Christians and churches to seek out their purpose in God of bearing and embodying the good news of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Exodus 16:1-36, John 6:1-71, Matthew 4:1-25
Tags: Humility, Lord's Prayer, Missional, walk by faith
By Erik Raymond on May 19, 2023
Are you constantly mining the same sources for your sermon illustrations?
Scripture: Psalm 38:1-10, Colossians 4:1-5
Tags: Spices, Classic, preaching, Read, Preaching, Devotional (view more) (view less)
By C. Christopher Smith on Nov 1, 2019
If we re-cast preaching as a kind of "slow reading," we might lead our congregations into deeper engagement with the biblical text--and with one another.
Scripture: Luke 23:45-46, Psalm 1:1-6
Tags: lectio divina, slow reading, Preaching, exegesis
By Peter Mead on Dec 9, 2024
Why not simply read a bit of Bible and then say what you want to say, making the odd vague connection? This passes for preaching in many places.
Scripture: Genesis 49:10
Tags: Preaching, preaching
By SermonCentral on Mar 29, 2022
If you want to get people’s attention or have the room go silent, just announce that you’ve decided to go to seminary.
Tags: BIBLE STUDY, Seminary, study bible, Bible Study, Jesus Relationship, bible study (view more) (view less)
By John Byron on Sep 2, 2020
King David did it in the Psalms--why can't we?
Scripture: Psalm 109:1
Tags: Preaching
By SermonCentral on Nov 18, 2023
William Lane Craig has a practical suggestion when it comes to talking about the reliability of the scriptures.
Tags: william lane craig, preaching, bible, Bible, Trust, Preaching, reliability (view more) (view less)
By Joe Mckeever on May 22, 2023
The problem, of course, is not with Scripture. The problem is with us.
Scripture: John 2:3-5, Luke 4:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35, Hebrews 6:4-20
Tags: preaching, Study, Preaching, prepare, Assistance, difficult text (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on May 9, 2022
Perhaps the hardest thing to know is what you don’t know.
Tags: Christ, BIBLE STUDY, Learning, Theology, Bible Study, bible study (view more) (view less)
By Peter Mead on Aug 13, 2024
Peter Mead: Is your preaching half-baked when it comes to the biblical text?
Tags: Bible, Preaching, Text, preparation, preaching, bible (view more) (view less)
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