Serving Today - Preaching Mark (53) Mark 12: 1-12 Where is the fruit?

God sent his Son to find fruit, but instead they kill him.

#Preaching #preach #gospel #Mark12v1-12 #fruit #sonofGod #kill #vineyard #tenants #inheritance #Messiah #rejected #servant #servants #leaders #prophets 

Serving Today – The Practical Preacher (17) Bible Handing (part 2); The Names of Christ (1) Christ the Nazarene

The Practical Preacher series brings helpful insights on various aspects of preaching ministry with Andy Robinson (@andywrbc)

Use

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          sentences … Clear communication serves others.

And a new occasional series on the Names of Christ. In this first episode Derek French explores the significance of ‘Christ the Nazarene’.

#preaching #teaching #Bible #Matthew26-28 #CommunicatingtheText #shorter #shortsentences #servinglisteners #illustrations #interesting #imagination #pray #love #Spirit

#namesofChrist #Nazarene #Matthew2v23 #Nazareth #Nazaritevow #Numbers6 #obscure #despised #John1v45-46 #oflittlesignificance #rejected #Psalm22v6-8 #Isaiah 49v7 #Isaiah53v2-8 #Matthew12v24 #Luke23v11

Serving Today – The Practical Preacher (16) Bible Handing (part 1); A Pastor Talks (89) A teachable spirit (Criticism)

The Practical Preacher series brings helpful insights on various aspects of preaching ministry.

Andy Robinson (@andywrbc) shares with us some important pointers for better Bible handling.

And Malcolm Ryan asks if we have a teachable spirit when it comes to dealing with criticism.

Serving Today – Christian Basics 41 - The Holy Spirit - His Work in the Believer (Part 6)

Series to help preachers teach the basics truths of the Christian faith to new and untaught believers.

In this final look at the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s life, Dr John Hall explains how the Holy Spirit produces his fruit in our lives, and answers the question, ‘Do all Christian believers receive the same gifts from the Holy Spirit?’

#Pastors #Churchleaders #preach #Bible #Christianity #basics #HolySpirit #HolySpiritsworkintheBeliever #producesfruit #2Peter1v3-11 #participate #divinenature #effort #love #giftsoftheSpirit #Church #body #differentgifts #Romans12v4-8 #1Corinthians12 #sovereign #1Corinthians12v27 #Christlikeness #obedience #service #amazinggrace

Serving Today – Christian Basics 40 - The Holy Spirit - His Work in the Believer (Part 5)

Series to help preachers teach the basics truths of the Christian faith to new and untaught believers.

Baptism of the Holy Spirit is often a matter of confusion amongst genuine believers, so Dr John Hall helps us by examining the Scriptures together.

#Pastors #Churchleaders #preach #Bible #Christianity #basics #HolySpirit #HolySpiritsworkintheBeliever #baptism #1Corinthians12v13 #Galatians3v2-3 #Galatians3v14 #filled #Ephesians5v18 #extraordinarygift #Ephesians1v3-14 #feelings #1Corinthians13v1-3 #love #Galatians5 #byfaithinChrist #evidence #spiritualblessing #consecrated

Additional Needs Podcast (4) Belonging and cargo trousers

This is the last part of a conversation I had a couple of years ago with Mark Arnold (Additional Needs Ministry Director, Urban Saints)

We discuss belonging and exclusion in the context of additional needs and disability; how those with disabilities can serve in church; and the portrayal of disability in the media.

Serving Today – Christian Basics 39 - The Holy Spirit - His Work in the Believer (Part 4)

Series to help preachers teach the basics truths of the Christian faith to new and untaught believers.

This episode considers some questions about the Holy Spirit starting with a fundamental and important one,

‘Can you be a Christian and not have the Holy Spirit?’

#Pastors #Churchleaders #preach #Bible #Christianity #basics #HolySpirit #HolySpiritsworkintheBeliever #indwells #indwelling #Romans8v8-9 #1Corinthians12v3 John3v5-6 #seals #belongtoGod #1Corinthians3v16 #Church #1Corinthians6v18-20 #temple #John3v1-15 #bornagain #sovereignwork #Numbers21 #sure #John6v40

Serving Today – Christian Basics 38 - The Holy Spirit - His Work in the Believer (Part 3)

Series to help preachers teach the basics truths of the Christian faith to new and untaught believers.

In this episode, how the Holy Spirit helps the followers of Jesus to live in a way that reflects his beauty.

‘If we were all like this in our homes and in our workplaces and in our society, what a beautiful place it would be!  It would be almost like heaven on earth, and heaven will be full of this.’

#Pastors #Churchleaders #preach #Bible #Christianity #basics #HolySpirit #HolySpiritsworkintheBeliever #beautyofJesus #producefruit #sanctification #Galatians5v22-23 #1Peter1v2 #setapart #ongoingfilling #Ephesians5v18 #temptation #1Corinthians12v4-7 #commongood #1Corinthians12v27-31 #Ephesians4v7-13 #Romans12v6-8 #1Peter4v10-11 #Ephesians2v18 #Romans8v26

Additional Needs Podcast (3) The one with the Meerkats

The next part of my chat with Mark Arnold, Director of Additional Needs Ministry at Urban Saints.

We talk overfamiliarity with additional needs, some key Bible passages and what exclusion looks like for additional needs families in church.

Serving Today – Christian Basics 37 - The Holy Spirit (His Work in the Believer Part 2)

Series to help preachers teach the basics truths of the Christian faith to new and untaught believers.

We see how the Holy Spirit is involved in bringing sinners into the Kingdom of God, and the help that we receive from him once that is done. 

And also a tricky problem is also clarified…

#Pastors #Churchleaders #preach #Bible #Christianity #basics #HolySpirit #HolySpiritsworkintheBeliever #John20v23 #encouragement #betweenthetimes #Encourager #John3v1-8 #Pharisees #Nicodemus #sovereign #bornagain #repenting #believing #uniteswithChrist #madealive #1Corinthians12v13 #seals #belong #Ephesians1v13-14 #foretasteofheaven #1Corinthians2v4-5 #givesfaith