Malcolm Cox

Malcolm Cox tells is what true safety is and how Jesus provides it. 

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Thanks for listening. Have a super day.

God bless,

Malcolm

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How often do you say the word, “Amen” in a church service? Not as a response to a prayer or statement from another person, but as a filler word? It’s probably more often than you think. 

I do it more than what I would like to admit. The frequency has declined, but it still happens from time to time. Why does it matter?

Five areas to consider and two recommendations.

God bless, Malcolm

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How often do you say the word, “Amen” in a church service? Not as a response to a prayer or statement from another person, but as a filler word? It’s probably more often than you think. 

I do it more than what I would like to admit. The frequency has declined, but it still happens from time to time. Why does it matter?

Five areas to consider and two recommendations.

God bless, Malcolm

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We conclude our exploration of Psalm 100 by moving on to verse 5\. As mentioned previously, I am planning a church service focussed on the message of this Psalm. I'm writing these blogs to ask for your feedback and thoughts.

"For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." Psalm 100:5

The previous verse gives us an invitation and an exhortation. The invitation is to come into God's presence, and the exhortation is to be thankful and praise God. Today we will explore the following verse which assures us of God's love and faithfulness.

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Thanks again for listening. Have a super day, and some wonderful quiet times.

God bless, Malcolm

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How do we keep our 'humanness' as preachers? You don’t have to be perfect, but you can't be a hypocrite. 

“Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?” (2 Corinthians 11:29 NIV11)

Three tips for today:

* Share your sins

* Share your weaknesses

* Don’t beat yourself up

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Thanks again for listening. Have a terrific Tuesday, and a wonderful week.

God bless,

Malcolm 

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Psalm 33:3, "Sing to him a new song; play skilfully, and shout for joy."

What is the best way to teach a new song? We look at a four-step process:

1\. Go through words

2\. Play audio track

3\. Sing along to backing track

4\. Sing with own instruments

Please share your ideas here by leaving a comment.

And please pass this on to one other person.

God bless, Malcolm

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We continue exploring Psalm 100 by moving on to verse 4\. As mentioned previously, I am planning a church service with a difference based on this Psalm. I'm writing these blogs to solicit your feedback and thoughts.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” (Psalm 100:4 NIV11)

The previous verse reminds us we belong to God and that "we are his people, the sheep of his pasture". Today we will explore the following verse which issues us with another invitation and an exhortation. 

Thank you for listening to this podcast. You can find more episodes on the topic of spiritual disciplines here. 

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about personal spiritual growth? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

Thanks again for listening. Have a super day, and some wonderful quiet times.

God bless,

Malcolm 

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What do we do when the circumstances into which we are to speak change unexpectedly? I have four suggestions - all starting with "A". 

I hope you find these thoughts helpful. What have I missed? What else is important? 

Please leave a comment and pass the link on to one other person .... 

God bless, Malcolm

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How do we keep the worship flow going? What prevents the songs from being separate items? I share something we tried at church last Sunday.

Please share your ideas here by leaving a comment.

And please pass this on to one other person.

God bless, Malcolm

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We continue our exploration of Psalm 100 by moving on to verse 3. 

As mentioned in previous blogs, I am planning a very special service based on the Psalm. To make sure that it's focused in the right way, I'm devoting time and energy to studying, praying through and meditating on Psalm 100\. I'm writing these blogs to help me with this, but also to get your feedback and thoughts.

“"Know that the Lord is God. 

It is he who made us, and we are his; 

we are his people, the sheep of his pasture." 

Psalm 100.3 

So far we have dealt with "shout" and the invitations to "worship" and "come". Today we will explore the command to 'know' that the LORD is God. We will also look at the implications that follow - considering we are his sheep.

Thank you for watching to this video. You can find more episodes on the topic of spiritual disciplines here. 

Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. 

Do you have a question about personal spiritual growth? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [email protected].

Thanks again for listening. Have a super day, and some wonderful quiet times.

God bless,

Malcolm

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