Do you take notes when you hear a sermon preached? Last Sunday I preached three services at Every Nation Church in Singapore. My text was John 19:28-30. “The Unknown Poet” was in the first service. You might enjoy reading his notes from my sermon. His notes were better than mine. Here they are. ———————– The sermon was delivered by Steve Murrell A three word summary of the Bible he did tell Only fourteen minutes would he need From John 19 : 28-30 he did read All humanity deals with guilt and shame, Steve did say ….
By Rice BroocksI’ve been deeply challenged by the tireless efforts of the men and women that advance the cause of the “new atheism” into the empty hearts of postmodern westerners.Nature abhors a vacuum so in the absence of faith, unbelief or atheism becomes the anti-cause. The mission of these atheist crusaders is to rid the world (especially the young) of religious faith and “superstition.” They carry their message with zeal and with the confrontational style that rivals any fundamentalist preacher. In short, they seek converts – people who will “repent” of religion and follow the secular path ….
By Steve Murrell I write a column for Evangelicals Today magazine. My assigned topic this month is “Pastor Appreciation.” Here’s what I submitted to my editor. ——————– Even though lots of people call me “Pastor Steve” I don’t think I’m really a pastor. I do not have the title “pastor” on my business card, and every time I take one of those spiritual gift surveys I score almost zero on the pastor part. So, I guess it is only natural that none of the “pastors” who have been major contributors to my spiritual development are ….
by Paul Barker | Posted onSaturday, October 1st, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, Blogs, character, compassion, humility, knowing the truth, love, Obedience, Relationship, Will of God |no responses by Paul Barker A few years ago on a return flight from Los Angeles to Nashville, I had a layover at the Las Vegas airport. As I walked to my departing gate, I noticed that people I passed were staring at me and whispering to one another. It made me self-conscious. I did a quick scan of my clothes to make sure everything was in order. I could not see anything out of the ordinary. But people kept staring. Finally, one guy said, “Hey man, you’ve got something on your face.” I expressed my appreciation ….
by Steve Murrell | Posted onSaturday, September 10th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, character, Discovery, faith, forgiveness, giving, Good resource blogs, knowing the truth, leadership, love, Obedience, perseverance, priorities, service, Trivia, unity |no responses by Steve Murrell WHILE READING MY BIBLE this morning I got stuck on one verse. Here it is. Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel (Phil1:27)Here are my notes:WHATEVER HAPPENS - Paul is in prison for preaching the gospel – he might die or he might be released – whether our leader is present or not ….
by Steve Murrell | Posted onSaturday, August 27th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, Discovery, faith, gratitude, humility, knowing the truth, Lordship, some good geek blogs, Will of God |no responses by Steve Murrell(Editor: Originally posted July 10. Enjoy reading.)I’m back in Nashville after a two week trip that included ministering to leaders at Every Nation Church in London, visiting my son in Oxford and training church planters in South Africa. It also included the usual flight delays and monstrous airport security lines.One of my airplane books for this trip was Tim Keller’s King’s Cross, a study of the life of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. According to Keller, when Mark says Jesus spoke “with authority” it is like saying Jesus is speaking as the author. The New ….
by LA Mumar GROWING UP in an exclusive boys school, I always had classmates from prominent families. These guys were really rich, they always traveled and had the latest GI Joes and RC cars (remote controlled cars, for the young ones). They literally could go, eat, and get whatever they want. I always envied these people (don’t you at times?) thinking that these guys never had problems and the lives they lived were fairy tales that always had great endings. The older I got the more I realized that this was not true. All those ….
by Ron Miller MANY PEOPLE THINK that an activity should not be considered sin based upon two sets of criteria. First, an activity is not sin if it does not hurt another person. Second, an activity is not sin if people willingly participate in it. These same people use these suppositions to justify behavior that is contrary to ethical standards for living defined in the Holy Bible. For example, people engage in sexually immoral behavior, which is any sexual activity outside the parameters of a marriage between a husband and wife, thinking it is not ….
by Rice Broocks | Posted onTuesday, August 16th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, calling, Discipleship, faith, knowing the truth, love, making disciples, mission, perseverance, preaching, reaching the lost, Theological |7 responses “YOU DON’T HAVE to know a drowning person to save their life.”There has been enormous emphasis placed on the need for relationship with people as the prerequisite for evangelism. So much so that some go as far as saying that relationship with others should be the only motive and not the hidden agenda of evangelism. Relationship-Relationship-Relationship… This seems to be the word of the hour. I spoke to church planters who had not succeeded in their efforts to launch a ministry. As I dug deeper it became apparent that they made a lot of friends ….
by Steve Murrell | Posted onSaturday, August 13th, 2011| Tags: Blogroll, Discipleship, faith, humility, knowing the truth, Lordship, Obedience, Power of God, prayer, priorities |one response by Steve MurrellI READ SOMETHING in Jeremiah 37 this morning that sounded eerily contemporary. It also explained what is wrong with many church people today.2 Neither he (King Zedekiah) nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.None of these guys paid any attention to what the prophet preached. Not the king. Not his attendants. Not the average people. No one. They all ignored God’s word. But… 3 King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehukal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with ….
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