One Pastor’s Journey: From “the sermon is everything” to “the sermon is essential but insufficient” (Part 2)

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 21 February 2014

In my last post, I introduced this mini-series and tried to describe some of the pitfalls which can occur when a pastor attempts to do all (or nearly all) his ministry through his Sunday sermon. Like I said there, Sunday sermons are wonderful and essential and life-giving and edifying, but

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Just give me a sign

  • Angus Martin
  • 7 October 2019

Have you ever felt like you wanted a sign from God to know what to do? I know I have from time to time! But asking for signs can be dangerous.

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Review: Do you feel called by God? Rethinking the call to ministry

  • Ben Pfahlert

Michael Bennett’s book is brilliant. I loved it. Let me tell you why.

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At a Time Like This: Some answers for loss and grief

  • Simon Manchester
  • 16 October 2009

Adapted from his vast experience of delivering sermons at funerals, Simon Manchester has written this short booklet for those whose grief may have caused them to think about what is beyond this life. "At a Time Like This" tells of the only expert on life and death who has come back from the grave and told us what it's like: Jesus Christ. This short booklet tells why we should come to Jesus for truth, meaning and real comfort. It also includes Christian answers to common questions about grief.

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The Other Jesus (leaflet)

  • Tony Payne
  • 28 October 2010

'The Other Jesus' is a six panel fold out leaflet which challenges the reader to find out about the real Jesus by reading the Gospels. Useful for: Christmas giveaways; leafleting/doorknocking; missions; inserting into Christmas cards.

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Do Catholics and Protestants believe in the same Trinity?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 22 May 2017

When Protestants describe the Roman Catholic Church as ‘Trinitarian’ and ‘creedal’, it can obscure the differences between Catholics and Protestants, confuse Christians, and inhibit evangelism of Catholics.

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Investigating Christianity

  • 26 March 2014

In four simple, hour-long studies "Investigating Christianity" takes an interested non-Christian through the Bible's basic teaching about God, man, Jesus Christ and how we can be made right with God.

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How to preach through mental fog

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 20 April 2017

If you’ve preached more than, say, a dozen sermons you’ve certainly experienced mental fog. This phenomenon can cause you to panic in the pulpit, and in your panic you can make your sermon much worse.

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Don’t forget the punchline!

  • Mike Leite
  • 27 May 2016

Telling others around us that we’re Christian or that we go to church is enough, right? Mike Leite suggests that if so, we are forgetting something very important.

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A Fresh Start (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • John Chapman
  • 23 April 2012

One of Australia's foremost evangelists, John Chapman, introduces readers to the Jesus he has loved and served for over 50 years. He explains what a Christian is, how to become a Christian and how to begin a new life through Jesus. As a general purpose evangelistic book for giving away, A Fresh Start has proven highly effective over many years.

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