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Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like.

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  1. Making your ideas contagious. Excited to read this book.
  2. Jake Chambers on Your language as a leader matters.
  3. When Mother’s Day is hard. You can read here how we handle this at Revolution Church.
  4. Jared Wilson on Why the ascension of Jesus is so important.
  5. 8 business tips from Jack Welch.
  6. Mark Driscoll on Lasting in ministry.
  7. Ron Edmondson on 10 things I’d do if I were raising a daughter today. Great list.

My Notes from Preach Better Sermons

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In case you missed them today, here are all my notes from today’s online preaching conference, Preach Better Sermons:

Steven Furtick

The whole worship service is one thing, not separate parts, it is one thing. The service is won and lost in transitions. Preaching and a worship service communicate what your values are.

Louie Giglio

Louie’s 6 rules of preaching: (1) Have something to say, (2) Be faithful to the text, (3) Lead people to Jesus, (4) Don’t be boring, (5) Prepare, (6) Be led by the Holy Spirit.

Donald Miller

You need to show up everyday because you don’t know when creativity will strike or when something will hit.

Brad Lomenick

A great communicator moves people and inspire people.

Dave Ramsey

If an audience doesn’t laugh every 7 minutes, you lose them.

Mark Batterson

Would you rather be a great preacher or a great pray-er?

Darrin Patrick

Would your sermon work if Jesus didn’t rise from the dead?

Jon Acuff

The greatest way to ruin a speech is ego.

Crawford Lorritts

You’ll never preach any better than who you are. Effective ministry always comes out of the overflow of your heart and walk with God.

Pete Wilson

When you attach your identity to the success or failure of your message, you are in for a roller coaster ride and it is dangerous.

Nancy Duarte

People should leave a sermon and feel unstuck.

Andy Stanley

The foundation of our faith is not Scripture, the foundation of our faith is Jesus.

Ed Stetzer

Maximize your study by minimize your searching.

Mark Driscoll

God’s people are on mission to see more people become God’s people.

Overall, tons of great content for preachers.

Preach Better Sermons || Mark Driscoll

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bookI’m watching the online conference Preach Better Sermons today and wanted to share some of the learnings I picked up. One of the speakers is Mark Driscoll. Mark is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington, and is one of the world’s most downloaded and quoted pastors. He and his wife, Grace, co-authored Real Marriage, which became a #1 New York Times best seller. His audience, fans and critics alike, spans the theological and cultural left and right. He was named one of the 25 most influential pastors of the past 25 years by Preaching magazine in 2010, and his audio sermon podcast is regularly #1 on iTunes’ Religion & Spirituality chart and has been among the Top 50 of all podcasts at times.

Here are some things that jumped out from his segment:

  • It’s impossible to take the Bible and not see mission. 
  • Being sent is everywhere in the Bible.
  • God’s people are on mission to see more people become God’s people.
  • People showed up at your church, they expect to hear from the Bible.
  • To preach to men you have to say hard things.
  • Churches have this opportunity to teach men how manage money, be married, raise kids, work hard. Nowhere else will teach them all that.
  • Let God speak through your personality and who you are.
  • Give yourself grace to find out who you are and grow into who you are meant to be.
  • There is a difference between a flock and an audience, shows the difference between a pastor and a speaker.

Links I Like

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  1. Ben Reed on 18 things you should never, EVER, say to a woman. Solid stuff to keep in mind.
  2. Mark Driscoll on Rick Warren, critics and the hope of God’s Son.
  3. What to say when someone says, “All religions are basically the same.”
  4. Ron Edmondson on What every leader at the top knows, but those in the second chair don’t.
  5. What happens when you don’t manage your time well.
  6. John Piper on Regrets and retirement as he looks back over 33 years of pastoral ministry.
  7. 25 leadership quotes from Catalyst Leader. Really excited to read this book.

How Animals Eat their Food

Sermon Recap || Is Jesus God?

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Sunday, I continued our series in the book of John and looked at John 1:1 – 18 and sought to answer the question why we believe Jesus is God. If you missed it, you can listen to it here.

The question of whether Jesus is God, if he was a man while on earth, was he God on earth has been debated since Jesus was alive. The theological term for our belief that Jesus was God in human flesh is what theologians called The Hypostatic Union which means “Jesus has two distinct natures: humanity and deity, there is no mixture or intermingling of the two natures, although he has two natures, Jesus is one person.”

On Sunday, I gave 8 reasons why we as a church believe Jesus is God (you can find these 8 reasons in the great book Doctrine by Mark Driscoll):

  1. God the Father said Jesus was God (Matthew 3:17, 17:5).
  2. The Demons said Jesus was God (Mark 1:24, 34, Luke 4:33 – 34, 41).
  3. Jesus said He was God (Matthew 26:63 – 65, Mark 10:17 – 18, 14:61 – 64, John 5:18, 6:38, 8:58 – 59, 14:6).
  4. The Bible plainly says Jesus is God (Matthew 1:23, Romans 9:5, Titus 2:13, 3:4, 1 John 5:20, 2 Peter 3:18).
  5. Jesus is given the names of God (Matthew 24:30, 26:64, Mark 13:26, 14:62 – 64, Luke 21:27, 22:69, John 5:17 – 29, Acts 1:9 – 11, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Revelation 1:7).
  6. Jesus possessed the attributes of God (Psalm 139:7 – 12, Matthew 11:27, 28:18, 20, John 1:1, 2:25, 4:18, 16:30, 17:5, 1 Timothy 1:17, Hebrews 13:8, James 1:17).
  7. Jesus did the works of God (Matthew 12:24, 27:42, Luke 5:20 – 21, John 10:36 – 39, 11:47, 20:30 – 31).
  8. People worshiped Jesus as God (Deut. 6:13, 10:20, Matthew 4:10, 15:25, John 5:23, Acts 7:59 – 60, 10:25 – 26).

You definitely want to make plans to be at Revolution Church on Sunday as we continue in John and look at John 1:19 – 34 and how Jesus moves in our world and how He works. It is definitely going to be an eye opening morning.

Links I Like

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Links I Like is a collection of blogs, articles and books I’ve come across recently and thought they were worth sharing. Click here for past Links I Like.

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  1. 12 ways to preach like Rob Bell and not be a heretic. Even though I disagree with Bell on a host of theological issues (see my review of Love Wins), he is one of the greatest communicators out there. 
  2. Walt Mueller on How youth workers and parents can respond to pornography.
  3. How to use Evernote.
  4. Mark Driscoll on How to create a preaching schedule.
  5. How to create a culture in your church.

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  1. 14 leadership quotes from Jim Collins. If Jim Collins wrote it, I’ve read it. Here are 14 of his best leadership quotes.
  2. Mark Driscoll on Whether a christian should smoke pot.
  3. 14 commandments for video preaching. If you are thinking about video preaching, this is an article worth reading.
  4. Bill Hybels on 5 ways to embed evangelism into the culture of your church.
  5. Mark Driscoll interviews John Piper. So much wisdom in this post.