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Psalms On Sundays: 114 – Faith And Foolishness
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-114 Sunday 09 Jun 2002 Reading: Psalm 114 – FAITH AND FOOLISHNESS (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is mightier than human strength’.(1) Western culture imagines the world as a neatly compartmentalised place in which private religious […]
A Story Of Loss And Hope [Walter Brueggemann]
Living the Word For almost seven years, we’ve offered reflections on the weekly passages of the revised common lectionary. We’re now beginning a new approach. In each issue, a different commentator will write an essay on a book of the Bible that is featured in the current lectionary cycle. We hope that this builds on […]
Issachar Factor, The
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-116 (Expository Sermon) THE ISSACHAR FACTOR 1 Chronicles 12:32 by Rod Benson [This is the second of two parts – see CLM-2-111] The historical narrative of Chronicles begins in 1 Chr 10:1 with a graphic image of the fledgling Israelite army fleeing the Philistines, with many Israelite soldiers falling dead as they […]
Pursue The Vision, Keep The Faith
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-085 (Expository Sermon) PURSUE THE VISION, KEEP THE FAITH (Hebrews 3:7-19) by Rod Benson In Just Like Jesus, Max Lucado describes working in his greenhouse: taking seeds he finds, potting them and watching them grow. He reflects that dandelions, clover and crab grass were among his greatest successes. “People ask me why […]
Pass The Salt (Book Review)
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-117 (Book Review) PASS THE SALT: Biblical Integrity Today (Kameel Majdali), published by Sovereign World, 2000. Subtitled ‘How to Live a Life of Relevance without Compromise’, this excellent book on integrity for modern Christians is very timely. The Western press has made it their business to highlight the failings of high-profile Christians. […]
Psalms On Sundays: 110 – An Anointed Ruler
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-088 Sunday 05 May 2002 Reading: PSALM 110 – AN ANOINTED RULER (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) Praise God that Jesus, exalted to the Lord’s right hand, lives to intercede for those who come to God through him.(Heb 7:25) More widely quoted than any other in the New Testament, this […]
Psalms On Sundays: 115 – His Reputation
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-119 Sunday 16 Jun 2002 Reading: Psalm 115 – HIS REPUTATION (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Not to us, O Lord, but to your name be the glory’.(v 1) In this psalm, everything occurs in multiples of three. The psalm itself is in three parts. The first section (vs 1-8) […]
Obey The Word, Find The Rest
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-090 (Expository Sermon) OBEY THE WORD, FIND THE REST (Hebrews 4:1-13) by Rod Benson “This is a world of permanent white water in which we’re all roaring down a wild river, none of us feeling like we either understand or control what we’re in the middle of,” said Peter Vaill in Healthy […]
Three Parables Of The Church Of Jesus Christ (Luke 15)
Each of these parables contains a focus upon things that are LOST A sheep is lost. A coin is lost. A son is lost. In each parable, the centre of gravity rests upon the One. These parables teach us what it is to truly be the Church of Jesus Christ. We can measure how we […]
Mothering: Notes Of A Mothers’ Day Sermon
MOTHERING – Sermon preached at Mitcham Baptist – Mothers’ Day 2002 SCRIPTURE PASSAGE 2 Tim 1:1-14 POINT OF CONTACT i) The inevitable quotes and overheads – Gore Vidal – Never have children, only grandchildren. Bill Cosby – Parenting can be learned only by people who have no children, and You know your children are growing […]
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