It was only a few years ago — I'm a late bloomer, so sue me —
listening to a sermon by Tim Keller given at the inaugural Gospel Coalition Conference.
Not exact matches
In a small, steepled church, people sing a few old hymns backed
by an organ,
listen to a
sermon, share in Communion and have bad coffee as they laugh and catch up in the church basement afterward.
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..
Nothing magical happens
by sitting in a pew on Sunday morning
to sing a few songs and
listen to a
sermon.
You mean my right not
to be forced
to listen to religious
sermons or prayers should be overwriten
by your apparent right
to force me
to?
We can not «get credit» for church
by showing up in some building for an hour on Sunday morning, singing a few songs, smiling a few smiles, and
listening to a
sermon.
Since I do not believe «we are all unbelievers at heart», why would I want
to listen to an entire
sermon by a guy I firmly believe is seriously misguided?
I taught and used WOTM in one of the churches I pastored, have
listened to several
sermons by Ray Comfort (Hell's Best Kept Secret, etc), and have
listened to numerous evangelism encountered on «Way of the Master Radio.»
Learn what the Shield of Faith is and how
to use it in Spiritual Warfare
by listening to my new
sermon, The Shield of Faith (Ephesians 6:16).
It's so much easier
to spend an hour each week sitting in a seat
listening to music and a
sermon, and once a year packaging a box of food
to send
to poor people in another country, all the while ignoring the guy we drive
by every day who lives under a bush.
Listening is further hindered
by the search for a
sermon, a search that can easily dictate
to the text what
to say, or at least alter the mood of the text.
Learn what our Secret Weapon is and why it is so important for Spiritual Warfare
by listening to my new
sermon, The Secret Weapon: Prayer (Ephesians 6:18).
Several perceptive laymen should be asked
by the minister
to listen with a keen ear and report on the strengths and weaknesses of a particular
sermon.
Afterward, the ministers from the Institute who also attended the service and heard the
sermon listened to the tapes of this discussion
by laymen.
I remember
listening to a
sermon discussion on the same text
by a group of peasants on the outskirts of San Jose, Costa Rica.
The movement on the measures comes amid a federal trial over the department's use of stop and frisk, and it follows a series of stories
by The Associated Press that revealed how city police systematically
listened in on
sermons, hung out at cafes and other public places, infiltrated colleges and photographed people as part of a broad effort
to prevent terrorist attacks.