Month: February 2007

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Posted on February 27, 2007

Acts 1:1-11 – Why Stand Ye Gazing?

Posted on February 27, 2007

Acts 1:1-11

We all know that the disciples had seen Jesus Crucified and now they have him resurrected. Certainly this is the time when everything will be fulfilled. They must have throught that now was the time for the Kingdom to be fully realized in this world. If at any time it would be then. And yet Jesus left again.

KEEP WALKING IN THE DARK!

Posted on February 26, 2007

Exodus 20:18-21…I remember when I was a child sleeping in my warm bed on a cold night. There is something about the warmth of a bed when it is cold outside. But, sometimes early in the morning I would awaken out of a pleasant sleep and find that I needed to go to the bathroom. I would lay there until the discomfort of staying there in the bed overcame the comfort of laying in the bed. Then I would look out from my covers to see the path I will take on my way to the bathroom. In between my bed and the goal, I would see a monster sitting in one of the chairs right next to my bed.

What is the Black Preaching Tradition?

Posted on February 24, 2007

The Word Made Plain: The Power and Promise of PreachingThe approach to preaching that was born in the pain of the slavery experience. Black Preaching is multifaceted, but generally there are four parts to it.

Psalm 1 – Bible Reading Notes

Posted on February 23, 2007

Psalm 1

Happy are those who stand with God. The wicked are not so happy. In this Psalm the wicked are giving faulty advice. They scoff at God and truth. In contrast the righteous meditate on God’s word and law. So they stand in the Judgement.

What do I do? Do I stand with the righteous or the wicked? Do I delight in the law of the Lord or do I scoff at it? Do I make fun of those who stand for truth come what may? Becasue if I am not on the side of the righteous then the Lord who watches over the righteous will execute Judgment on me.

Books for Learning to Preach in the Black Tradition

Posted on February 20, 2007

Well I did a Amazon Book list a few years ago and thought I would update it. I updated it there, but I also wanted to post the list here. So here are some books to help you learn to preach in the African American Tradition

Format Scripture Title
Text Exodus 20:18-21 Keep Walking in the Dark
Text 1 Sam 1:4-20 When God Shuts Up Your Womb
Audio Matthew 9:1-7 How To Be a Righteous Agitator

Genesis 2 – God Created Community

Posted on February 20, 2007

Genesis 2

Genesis 2 gives us the second creation story. In this complementary story God goes through great pains to make all of the inhabitants of earth to live in community. The birds were made to be in community, the other animals as well had their community. And the final thing that God made was the man.

Genesis 1 – Order Out of Disorder

Posted on February 19, 2007

Genesis 1

Genesis 1 paints the picture of a God that brings order out of the disorder. The earth was “without form and void” and after God speaks the earth becomes a paradise. As I think about this I come face to face with the reality of the disorder that we still find in the world.

Matthew 1:18-25 – O Come Emmanuel

Posted on February 16, 2007

Matthew 1:18-25

O Come O Come Emmanuel, and Ransom Captive Israel. So goes the Advent hymn. God will be with us. Our story reminds us how this came about. God chose to become human in a way that is at the same time normal and abnormal. God became human by the Holy Ghost impregnating a young woman which is very abnormal. But God came into the world through a woman which is very normal. We all are born of a woman.