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A Throne or A Towel

A sermon on Jesus washing the disciples’ feet – preached at First Baptist Church, Vancouver, Canada, when I was pastor there briefly 1981-2. [Rowland Croucher] [powerpress]

John Claypool

Note from Rowland: John Claypool has, for a couple of decades, been my favorite preacher. You ¢â‚¬â„¢ll note that several of his sermons are on this website. I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve only learned today from a clergy-friend that he died nearly two years ago. Watch my blog on Interesting People for my own tribute to this great preacher (http://1monthtomeet30interestingpeople.blogspot.com/  ) […]

The Ten Greatest Preachers Of The Twentieth Century

Note from Rowland Croucher: Dear friends, Here ¢â‚¬â„¢s a list of preachers who have inspired more preaching-pastors than any others in the 20th century. I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve read sermons from all of them  ¢â‚¬“ and adapted quite a few for my own preaching ¢â‚¬ ¦ [If you’re interested in listening to James Stewart ( ¢â‚¬ËœThe Wind of the Spirit ¢â‚¬â„¢) and W […]

The Holy Spirit’s Gift Of Energy (A Sermon For Pentecost)

PENTECOST: The Holy Spirit ¢â‚¬â„¢s Gift of Energy Pentecost Sunday is sometimes called  ¢â‚¬Ëœthe birthday of the Church ¢â‚¬â„¢. Pentecost is a Greek word meaning  ¢â‚¬â„¢50 ¢â‚¬ ², so we celebrate Pentecost 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus. Forty days he taught and encouraged his followers, then after his Ascension they waited another ten days for his gift […]