Matthew Morine published a lengthy outline on his website that deals with how to preach about sex.
He deals with “The tension of a sexual culture,” “The tension of a sacred church,” and “The tension of intertexuality.”
Consult the outline here.
To the Top I Thought
To the top I thought I’d claw
My way back to resume my place,
Only to find that you, O Lord, had lifted me
On wings of eagles, quickly, lightly,
And set me upon a wide space,
Giving me a 360-degree view,
The sun shining warm upon my face,
The spring-time breeze after winter’s thaw.
When Close to Eternal Lands
When comes the time to breathe my last,
To pillow my head and rest,
Make all my deeds and doings past
To have been the Kingdom’s best.
Upon a work let me look back
That glorifies the Lord,
In my resolve no fault or crack,
In heaven my treasures stored.
Give strength, O Lord, to heart and hands,
No cause to stumble or fall,
May I, when close to eternal lands,
Be ready to heed your call.
God’s Word Demands
By John Henson, McMinnville TN
Text: James 1:19-27
- Attention (Verses 19-20)
- Reception (Verse 21)
- Application (Verses 22-25)
- Action
My Search
‘Tis common sense the world lauds,
Above the follies of the fool,
But I seek wisdom that is God’s,
As that one worthy, precious jewel.
O Lord, from you discernment I ask,
As I make righteousness my task.
Our Short Attention Span
Our short attention span
limits to what we can
do and pray and think —
our mind the weakest link.
Give strength to our soft mind,
O Lord, that we might find
the truth and apply today
your wisdom, without delay.
With Selfies Obsessed
With selfies is the world obsessed —
Appearance — figures that look the best —
The eye sees only flesh and youth,
The painted nail, the whitened tooth;
From beauty’s love, O Lord, protect —
It fails to see the worth of the soul —
The Spirit’s fruit in me perfect,
Where Jesus’ face is captured whole.
I Most Believe the Fear I Feel
What windows look upon your face,
Through darkest hour and hardest race,
Where can we see the upward turn? —
Your sovereign hand we’d soon discern.
I see the waves and howling wind,
The chilly vale where men walk blind,
And fail, in swelling pride, to heal —
I most believe the fear I feel.
Till Jesus comes, will I have faith?
Or will I be an object of wrath?
My will to endure, O Lord, is small —
Along the way let me not fall.
The pain of persecution
From a series on the pains of the Christian. One of those pains is persecution.
Text: 2 Tim 3.6-17
- Persecution arises because of opposition to the truth, 6-9.
- Persecution is part of the “package” of living for Christ and proclaiming his word, 10-11.
- The Lord rescues us from it all, 11.
- Persecution is the reality of godly living, 12.
- The Christian’s reaction: faithfulness to the Scriptures, 14-17.
See All My Pain and Need
The longings of man, O Lord, run deep,
Desires of body and soul,
They ruin his day, disturb his sleep,
And make of him a fool.
No passion is greater than need for you,
No wider emptiness;
Than self is required a vaster view,
Which pride balks to confess. Continue reading “See All My Pain and Need”