Category: Feature Talks
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Prayer to a corpse-raising God
Yes, he is still the same corpse-raising God. Join in with this urgent resurrection prayer from Easter Sunday.
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The King has one more move
Just because the prince of darkness whispers ‘Checkmate,’ that doesn’t mean it is. The King has one more move (then… and now). This Easter morning sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores Mark 16:1-8 and invites us to think about our corpse-raising God in the present tense.
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Shouldn’t it be called Sad Friday?
Several years ago a child asked me that question at church. Good question! Here’s my response.
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Pandemonium and God’s Plan in the Blood of Good Friday
The word pandemonium literally means “demons everywhere.” That’s surely how it must have felt to the disciples when Jesus was “convicted,” tortured and crucified. But when you pull back you discover there is much more happening than first meets the eye. It gives stable hope, then and now. This Good Friday sermon on Mark 14:53…
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The Lord looks on the heart
People focus on success, appearances, wealth, intelligence, “strength.” But the Lord looks on the heart. This is liberation and hope. But how and why? This sermon on Mark 12:28-44 (also released as a podcast episode) explores these questions. Listen in.
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Disordered loves
There are a lot of good things in life. But if we put good things in a bad order, good things can leave us in a bad way. Augustine said: “The essence of sin is disordered love.” We love different things. We love family and friends, we love music and certain foods, we love work…
