The second exercise is to learn a basic form for brief prayers.
Sermon Evaluation on Expository Thoughts Blog
The Expository Thoughts Blog has a post up on Sermon Evaluation. He asked for the thoughts of his readers. I am in an evaluation class right now so it is sure to change, but here is mine now.
Acts 1:12-26 – Justus was there
Acts 1:12-26
Two individuals were chosen by the group as possible replacements for Judas. One Matthias and the other Justus. Both Matthias and Justus were only mentioned in the Bible in this one place, but they stood with Jesus and followed for the whole time. We know that they both were true followers. They had been with the movement from the baptism of John through the great difficulties of the death and resurrection.
Psalm 2 – Why Do the Nations Conspire?
Psalm 2
Why do the nations Conspire against the Lord and The Lord’s Annointed? This question has got to be a rhetorical question. Why do they conspire? They conspire because they are wicked. They conspire because they do not like what God is doing in the world. They conspire because God is threatening their hold on the world.
Yes the nations conspire against the Lord and our scripture tells us that God is going to set up God’s annointed to bring down these powers. Then the Psalm turns to these leaders and appeals to them, stand with God or be destroyed.
Matt 1:1-17 – Bible Reading Notes
Matt 1:1-17
This is a geneology of Jesus Christ. What is of interest to me is that most geneologies in the Bible do not include women at all. However this one does include women. Why the difference here?
Why Include Women?
Praying with Pure Praise
This book is for those who have to pray in public. I have decided to work my way through this book and post the exercises to this website.
Celebrating the Black Preaching Tradition
The Most Vibrant Preaching Tradition in the world is arguably the Black Preaching Tradition. What has created the Black Preacher and What are the components of Black Sermons? Those are the questions that we delve into on this site. On this site you can expect to find a daily updating WebLog,
sermons, and homiletic training in the Black tradition.
Matthew 2:1-12 – Where is the King?
Matthew 2:1-12
Here you are sitting in your seat of power that you have worked so hard and deligently to get and out of nowhere some outsiders come up to you and ask where is the new leader? Where is the one who is to take your position? Where is the King?
Learning to Preach from Gospel Singers
I am having a ball looking at some of this classic gospel from the 60s. In this video the late great Dorthy Love Coates and the Gospel Harmonettes sing You Must Be Born Again. Coates looks like a preacher with her expressive gestures especially the facial features. She definitely lets her excitement and her identification with the music come through.
Praise God for the Computer Scientist
This is of interest to me as a theolgian and a software engineer. Milton Stanley over at the Transforming Sermons blog has noted that a Computer Scientist has found many errors in the Greek Bibles that are found online. That Computer Scientist, Alan Bunning, is posting corrected versions of these electronic texts. You can find his site here.
Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone – Soul Stirrers
I am happy that people are still posting classic Soul Stirrers videos to you tube. Here is one of my favorite songs by the Soul Stirrers.
5 Things I Want From a Sermon
After listening to a sermon, I thought about what I want in the sermon. Here are a few of the primary things that I want from a sermon. I especially want these things from a black preacher preaching a black sermon.
1. One Thought
Planning out Your Sermons for the Year
I am not a Pastor who has the responsibility of preaching every week. But if I were, I would hope that I would be as on the ball as a few preachers are who have already made plans for a good part of the year. The editor of Brian’s preacher’s blog has placed his initial notes on a few sermon series that he will preach.