Sentences with phrase «heard sermons before»

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I have read articles and heard sermons about this verse and how Jesus didn't want to be defiled by Mary before he ascended to heaven, and how Jesus rose from the dead, but he didn't ascend to heaven, but after he talked to Mary, he did ascend to heaven, after which time He could be touched by the apostles in the Upper Room, and then later, he ascended for good.

I have read and studied the Bible for years and have sat through countless sermons, and since I have never heard that idea before and no pastor I have listened to has ever brought that up, it must be wrong!

He went on to talk of arrogant, moralistic sermons he had heard before he was ordained, preachers speaking as if their role granted them some moral perspicacity not granted to lesser mortals.

I have never forgotten the insight from a sermon that I heard shortly before formally converting, «We are born with clenched hands and it takes the grace of God to open them to reach out to others.»

Whatever text is chosen, the preacher must ask the question, even before developing the sermon, What understanding of this passage does the congregation bring to the hearing?