13 12 Sermon Series I'd Like to Preach Someday

I created this list several years ago. It still applies. Someday I'll do these!

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  Genesis 1-11. The Starting Point.

  The Prologue: Genesis 1-11. If you don't understand these chapters, you'll struggle to get the rest.
• We Are People of the Book. God is the author, Men were the conduit, Jesus is the protagonist, Reconciliation is the purpose, the Holy Spirit is the interpreter.
• Psalm 68. Ten great sermons about God.
• God, Sin, and Evil. Even though I've changed my thoughts about the value of certain types of apologetics, I still am who I am; and that means I love to help people understand some of the more difficult things God has revealed to us about himself...
• 1 Peter. Duh.
• Ten Topics the Bible Says a Lot About. Grace, Humanity, Evil, Love, Relationships, Redemption, Choices, Marriage, Leadership, Hope.
• Pierced, Tatooed, and God's Little Black Book. A three-part evangelistic series.
• John: Conversations with God. Yeah, this title is ripped from that awful book by Neale Donald Walsch. But it's my favorite Gospel, and I love the interactions Jesus has with people.
• The One Anothers. What would it really look like if we lived out these relational commands every day?
• Esther. Surprised? It's a common misconception that I don't like this book. What I don't like is the way most people read and teach it.
• Formations. Done. Read the book here.
• In Defense of Judas. I don't know how long this would take, but it would look at all the different ways we misunderstand Jesus, and how we end up expecting the wrong things from him as a result.
• Three Relationships You Can't Live Without. duh part two.

2 Severe Misconceptions About Church

Thinking Biblically About the Church

Two severe misconceptions which should be corrected:
 A) Pastors do the work of the church.
 B) The work of the church happens on Sunday.

Biblically, the reality should be: 
 A) Pastors equip the church to engage Christ's mission
 B) The work of the church happens in the world.

Three Stages of Pastoral Ministry

i don't remember where i first saw this, but i scribbled it down on a piece of paper when i did. i stumbled upon that piece of paper today. it made me chuckle (things are funny either because they are true, or because they are not; i'll leave it to you to decide which this one is).

There were three phases to Jesus' ministry which closely mirror the three stages most pastors go through at a church:

1. "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord"

2. "By whose authority do you do these things?"

3. "Crucify him!"