"I preached…"

At our Abundant Life Christ Church, I preached yesterday from Psalm 95 on What is worship? Please pray that the 'Word of Christ would richly dwell among us.'

Only a great Christ

“There are no great preachers,” Haddon Robinson said, “only a great Christ. However, also, “the audience does not hear a sermon, they hear a person—they hear you.” 

Dr. Robinson went to be with his Lord. Read about him.
・Truth Poured Through Personality: Dr. Haddon W. Robinson - Steve Smith, Died: Haddon Robinson, 
・Champion of Biblical Preaching | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
・In the Word: The Grim Shepherd | Christianity Today

2 Corinthians 4:5, "What we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord…"

Victory of the Cross

Excellent sermon by Anglican pastor, Dick Lucas, from Colossians 2. Victory of the Cross « TGC | The Gospel Coalition

Colossians 2:15, Through the cross, "Christ disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."

“The glory of the cross is bound up with the effectiveness of its accomplishment.” John Murray

"The Other Carey"

Remember the Other Carey: Unsung Hero of the Modern Missions Movement | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer

Acts 1:8, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Excellent! Youtube on how the gospel set free the slaves in England. The Old Corruption (Britain's Slave Trade Documentary) | Timeline - YouTube

Black Harry, One of the Greatest Preachers Ever Forgotten

Things we battle….

“Do not think it unspiritual to remember that you have a body. . . . The physician is often as needful as the minister.” 
Charles H. Spurgeon 
Read quotes on Spurgeon's depression. The Spurgeon Center | 11 Reasons Spurgeon Was Depressed

Psalm 43:5, "Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God: for I will yet praise him, the health of my countenance, and my God." 

Other thoughtful articles.
Prosperity gospel: The ‘Gospel’ That Almost Killed Me, 
Pride: Three Ways Ministry Can Make You Conceited, 
Porn: The Terrible Cost Of Porn | The American Conservative