One of the Biggest Rats of All Time?
CNBC ran a story on its website listing the worst CEO’s of all time. At the top of their list was Dick Fuld. Can you be in the rat race and not become a rat? Sure, with God’s help you can. But if you’re going to lead in a Christ-like way, I’m guessing you want to avoid some of Fuld’s character flaws....
The Irrepressible Forgiveness of Our God
We just finished an important sermon series on the power of forgiveness to heal our souls, restore our relationships, and bring us into a right relationship with God.
This is a prayer that Pastor Aj wanted to pray yesterday but ran short of time to do.
Read the prayer here:
Comedian Turns Snarky Reply into Generosity
Here is an illustration that I wanted to include this past Sunday but ran out of time.
Archived Posts
What just missed the cut for Sunday’s Sermon
Naaman’s servants may actually become one of the hidden gems of the sermon. They say, essentially: “If the prophet had told you to do something difficult, you would have done it.”
One of the Longest Benedictions I Ran Out of Time to Share
Maybe you know the story of how Joseph and Mary accidentally left Jesus at the gas station on their way home from Jerusalem. Well, not the gas station bathroom in Jesus’ case. Joe and Mary are far down the road before they realize Jesus isn’t with them...
So many quips and quotes...
So little time to preach
I wonder what Mary and Martha’s phones might look like:
* Martha = the open browser with 27 tabs
* Mary = the single window that matters
* Psalm 46 = God saying, “Close the tabs.”
Quotable Outtakes That Didn’t Make the Sermon This Week
“When you try to control everything, you don’t just exhaust yourself—you quietly replace trust in God with trust in you.” & more
There is a challenge when it comes to preaching the Word of God.
Preachers are called to open up and interpret the word—inspired and written down thousands of years ago—and make it relevant to a very different world. On top of that there’s a degree of persuasion that goes along with the process.