Got Word?
Looking for some good, sound, solid preaching? Good, you'd do well to prioritize your week, get some rest on Saturday night and purpose to attend your local church with an open heart and ready mind. Participate in the sermon by listening actively and asking yourself how the message is moving you to consider God's character and nature as expressed in the Person and work of Jesus Christ.
Take some time this week to pray for your pastor. Pray for his study and preparation. Pray for his health (mental, emotional and physical). Pray that he would preach the word with clarity and conviction. And pray that you would be built up by his preaching and thus moved to worship God more fervently, walk before Him more diligently and witness of the gospel of His grace more boldly. After the sermon go up to your pastor and thank him for his faithfulness and let him know that you’re praying for him.
For those who want to continue to cultivate a godly mindset through the week by listening to other sound brothers please feel free to check out, listen and glean from the following: Pastor Reddit Andrews of Soaring Oaks Community Church is currently finishing up a series from the book of Ephesians. His latest message from Eph. 6:19-20 is titled 'An Earnest Plea for Prayer'.
Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman is currently moving through the gospel of Matthew. You can listen or download his message on Matt 3:1-10.
Pastor Tony Arnold of Gaithersburg Community Church is doing a series on the similar letters of Colossians and Ephesians. His latest message concerning ‘Obedient Children and Caring Fathers’ examines Col. 3:20-21 and Eph. 6:1-14.
Pastor Robert Benson of Southwest Christian Fellowship is currently preaching on the 'Keys to the Kingdom' from Matthew chs. 4 -7. His latest message is 'Moved By Mercy' from Matt. 5:7.
Pastor Howard Brown of Christ Community Church is preaching through the book of Judges. His latest message entitled 'A Comedy of Errors is from Judges 17 and 18.
Pastor Mike Campbell of Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Jackson MS is preaching through the gospel of Mark and last week spoke on the ‘Feeding of the Five Thousand’ from Mark 6:30-44.
Finally, yours truly of CLF continues to proclaim the gospel from the book of Genesis. Yesterday's message entitled 'Walk This Way Pt. 1 from Gen. 13:1-13 focused on the beauty of the gospel in the face of our failures.
So check them out, be edified and by all means pray for these brothers and your pastor who faithfully (no, not spectacularly) bring the riches of the word of God to bear in our lives and culture.
For Christ, the Church and the Truth.
Pastor Lance