In the middle of the message tonight looking at Isaiah 6:6-7.
The prophet has seen the Lord high and lifted up, in all of His glory sitting on His throne. He has seen the Seraphim calling out in voices of roaring thunder, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, the whole earth is full of [...]
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There I was…
Posted in Pastoral Ministry, Preaching on 29 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I heard that request…
Posted in Pastoral Ministry, Preaching on 28 April 2007 | 1 Comment »
Some of the folks over at Prydain have asked nicely that I post my messages on an upcoming series on holiness. That’s a really nice request but it makes my head grow fat and light. Fortunately I have 4 kids, a wife and a church who will pop that bubble first chance they get and probably [...]
Plagiarizing Sermons
Posted in Contemporary Issues, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching on 24 April 2007 | 1 Comment »
Kendall at T1:9 offers us this great post on pastors plagiarizing other pastors messages. I posted the following comments as my intial response to the issue:
Solomon once wrote that there is nothing new under the sun. He might have been right.
I find it hard to believe that after 2000 years of preaching the Gospel that every [...]
Heard On the Street
Posted in Contemporary Issues, Liturgy, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching on 13 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Is it still church when the pastor doesn’t show up, but gives his message by video?
The following set of facts is a true story overheard literally on the street last night.
Everything else went as it usually does in this very large church in a very large city. The congregation was led in music by the normal [...]