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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Maybe we should cut down on telling people to love Jesus... Do they really have to?

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Jesus asks Peter, at the end of the gospel of John , if he loves Jesus. Clearly, in this case, the question mattered. But I can’t think of t...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Should a preacher wade into the waters of controversy?

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A few weeks ago I wrote something on Tiny Bible Bits about doing the right thing while I was stuck in a fortnight of COVID isolation. It’s ...
Thursday, July 15, 2021

The not-always-risky percentages behind “there’s somebody here tonight”

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There’s always a risk behind boldly saying that your point will apply “to somebody here tonight.” There’s always a risk in stopping to boldl...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

How expanding your strengths can shift a drifting church

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There’s an old saying that says if you’re not moving forward then you’re going backward. It’s probably one of those “quotes” by Waldo Emerso...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Why you should pay attention to the questions which set the platform

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Last semester I went on my first six-week teaching prac for the year. While I was on prac I marked my first set of assignments. In doing so ...
Sunday, July 4, 2021

We need the God of bush chapels and cathedrals

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A few weeks ago I was sharing the story of the worst, and most influential, time of my life and faith - 2010 - the year my dad died   and my...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

My inspired thoughts are the equivalent of my kids paintings

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Having two children, with my youngest being five years old, I’ve seen a lot of kiddy artwork. I’ve delighted in every drawing, painting and ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

You have to be close enough to see the bones

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Every church has skeletons. Every. Church.. Having worked in four churches, every one of them had skeletons that most members of the congreg...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

The most important question adult converts can answer

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The vast majority of Christians were converted - if they recall a date at all - in their teenage years. With this being the case, adult conv...
Thursday, June 24, 2021

How > Does God speak

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I believe in God. I believe that God is a living God. I believe that God is still communicating. For many Christians, if we asked them if Go...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Yes... but how long are you willing to wait?

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Patience. I’ve asked for it. Last week I was at church and someone asked for it. If you’ve been waiting for a new blog post while I was on m...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The secret hack of meeting new people at church

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  I’m pretty decent at small talk. When I can be bothered, after years of forcing myself to meet new people at the churches I worked for, I ...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Don’t ruin the story with your questions

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The Shawshank Redemption is one of my favourite movies. Since it was on the other night I had to sit down and watch. Then I saw something. ...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Is the height of your sacramental theology balanced?

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Currently, I’m attending a baptist church (actually I’m attached to two since I also go to a different one with my daughters every alternate...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The secret which lets your points breathe

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Introduction.  Point one.  Point two.  Point three. Application.  Conclusion. When a sermon feels like a flood of words, the structure of th...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The two dimensions of a sermon

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Sermons have both width and depth. Sermons have a scope of the biblical text which they tread - width - and a degree in which they delve int...
Friday, April 16, 2021

How long until our habits become unhealthy again?

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If you’re lucky, like we are in Australia, then you’re church currently gets to meet in person. But, things are still far from normal. Only ...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

How to set out your bible notebook

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So, let’s say that you have a notebook of 100 pages and you want to use it for bible note taking - sermons, bible studies, whatever.  How sh...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

The danger of having to hit a sermon-time-limit

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I’ve previously written that most sermons, due to the effectiveness of the preacher, shouldn’t exceed 30 minutes. Frankly, for most, 30 min...
Sunday, April 4, 2021

The secret that results in married people listening to your singleness sermon

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Singleness. Dating. Marriage. Parenting. Churches should teach on all of these topics. But, these topics will not speak to everyone in the s...