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Busyness and Laziness...

Sadly when someone is busy, they could just be a busybody, and still being lazy at the same time. This is what I learn when from the message: Wisdom and Laziness last Sunday. Thanks to David for record and upload it.
Communication Styles

I just finished the book "Refining Your Style" which describes 13 communication styles from Chuck Colson (Cultural Prophet), Keller (Analytic), Max Lucado (Storyteller), Rob Bell (Unorthodox Artist), Erwin McManus (Rev…
Preachers are not just Sermon Writers, and Pastors are not just Preachers

My wife sent me this paragraph and asked "Does this feeling sound familiar?"Pastor Bill stares at the scribbling on a piece of paper. Finally, in frustration he crumples the paper into a ball and throws it at the trash c…
The Root Cause of Adultery

I have been working on Prov. 5 for Sunday. I struggled with getting deeper into the root of the problem. Sure, everybody know that they should not commit adultery. But many - even church people - fall into it anyway. …
Pursuit of Happyness

I planned our preaching schedule using some existing Bible Study guide materials (because they have the best titles for sermons ). And my next sermon is titled "Wisdom and the Pursuit of Happiness".Then I realize that …
Expelled this Friday...

I would love to watch "Expelled" this Friday as it comes out. But I can't. I am supposed to be on a retreat...May be I could watch it later that weekend or something...On May 1st, I could get ticket for a Christopher H…
Gal.3:15-25 outline

I have been working on Galatians for the message this weekend to the point that last night the concepts overwhelmed me in my sleep. The problem is, I still have everything in fragments and no cohesive outline had come t…
Sharing the Christmas story to kids

"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child..." - 1 Cor.13:11I am asked to speak to the Children Christmas program tonight..."The chief difficulty with Christmas is how to …
Why the theme disgrace

I have been preaching every week for the last 3 weeks now. Same theme, slightly different aspects. Disgrace. Outcast. Broken. And the reversal of it all. For some reason the theme were just haunting me wherever I look th…
Sermon Notes - The Reversal of Disgrace (Pt.1) - Luke 1:5-25

Last Sunday there was one part when I said, "Here are 2 reasons why God seems to take a long time to answer our prayer... And the reason number 3 is... I forgot." Here is my notes for any curious cat...The Reversal o…