Not exact matches
To be sure some real true in heart believers had their first nudge toward salvation in Christ after
hearing a pew fire licking
sermon about
where one who doesn't come to Christ will end up.
If you have
heard a
sermon on Ezekiel 23:20 - 21, or attended a Bible study
where it was discussed, let me know in the comments below and tell me what was said.
I still think we should still go to the church... or maybe a meeting
where all the believer can learn from each other, strengthening each other, pray for each other etc, and of course, to worship God together... It is true that sometime I feel that I do not learn many thing from the
sermon, but, many times, I learn by going to the church, knowing that I will not learn something from the preacher, humble myself to still listen to God and worship Him,,,, it is such a blessing to
hear others testimony about how God works in their life, it is such an encouragement to see people open up their problem, then, we can pray about them..
I'm gonna speak up and say your post reminded me of
sermons I've
heard,
where I did not understand what they were saying.
For centuries it has served as the main center for the study of Islamic doctrine and as a meeting place for Muslim students from all over the world who come to receive training for careers as judges, jurists, and scholars; above all, it is a great mosque
where prayers are said, and Friday
sermons are preached to the assembled worshipers and to the thousands who
hear them over the radio.
This also reminded me of a story I
heard in a
sermon many years ago about 3 Jewish friends
where 2 of them fell out over a matter of doctrine.
Many years ago, while I was a pastor in the Vineyard Movement, I attended a conference of pastors and leaders
where I
heard the very last
sermon the Vineyard's founder, John Wimber, preached.
At least
where I've interacted, people just want to
hear the same cliches over and over or want some sort of emotional
sermon that «moves» them, a spiritual pep talk.
I got to tell you, I have never, never
heard a teaching or
sermon where the demons were depicted as using toasting forks.
I
heard a
sermon several years back
where the pastor was talking about prayer, and he said that he uses a prayer system of concentric circles.
I once
heard a
sermon somewhere else
where the guy was talking about Philippians I think, and he stopped to explain the first line, which is something along the lines of «Paul, a bondservant (slave!)
In order to become a «speaker» at the site designated for the performance of the
sermon, the preacher must first stand at many other sites
where «voices» are
heard and «presences» are embodied and there learn how to listen attentively.
Saturday night found him m a region of the Cumberland Mountains, «
where there was no gospel minister for many miles around, and
where, as I learned, many of the scattered population had never
heard a gospel
sermon in all their lives, and
where the inhabitants knew no Sabbath only to hunt, and visit, drink and dance.»