Sermon Central
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Holy Conversation
Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 22, 2008 (message contributor)
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1. Relating To Jesus Outside Religion
Contributed on May 22, 2008
Helping ourselves and others relate to Jesus not as one who started a new religion… nor who can be known merely through religious tradition… but who defies religious confines… and who seeks relationship.
Intro – One of the more interesting dynamics in my own process of having ‘holy conversation’ is when someone asks what I do. When they discover I’m a pastor… I’ve seen all sorts of things go off. Discomfort with their behavior, discomfort with what they then expect from me, or even just ...read more
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2. Engaging Today's "New Spirituality"
Contributed on May 22, 2008
What initially appeared as simply a temporary "New Age Movement" trend has become a more dominant cultural shift that I would refer to as simply the ‘new spirituality.’
Introduction Over the past few weeks we’ve been considering how to engage in Holy Conversation… that is.. how to talk about God in everyday life. One aspect that deserves some consideration…is that of engaging some of the increasingly popular ideas regarding spirituality. Several years ago… ...read more
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3. Engaging Today's Spirituality
Contributed on Jun 11, 2009
How to engage the "New Spirituality" that is prevalent in our culture.
1 Engaging Today’s “New Spirituality” (The following was shared in part on April 27, 2008 by Brad Bailey as part of the series entitled: Holy Conversation. The extent of material could not be shared in full so one will find more here than was communicated in that message. A more ...read more
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4. The Good News Of Restoration
Contributed on Jun 11, 2009
Helping expand the good news from simply forgiveness to restoration.
Relates to chapters 3 (Gospel), 5 (Need) and 6 (Sin) of Holy Conversation book. Intro - We all like to communicate… but sometimes we discover that some things don’t translate well. Some of the biggest companies in the world have discovered this the hard way… when they tried to market their ...read more
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5. Learning To Light The Way
Contributed on Jun 11, 2009
Today… just want to step back and help us grasp the process of being light. I think for many of us it may begin by clarifying the paradigm.
We’re beginning a short series today… and at the heart of this series is a call to consider perhaps the most sensational words ever spoken to us… one phrase, seven words, spoken by Jesus… that lifts our lives into a whole new level of meaning… those seven words… “You are the light of the ...read more