Malcolm Cox

Another Hebrew word for praise - BARAK. What does it mean to focus on God as we worship? This word helps us do so with thanksgiving.

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Yielding does not have a good image in contemporary society. It is associated with helplessly surrendering one's liberty, possessions and even one's life. But is there a more positive way to view yielding, especially when it pertains to our relationship with God? 

We take a look at Psalm 100 for inspiration. 

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Malcolm

In some ways there’s no significant difference between your first sermon and your thousandth. However, we all have to start somewhere.  An entire book could be written on this topic. But, I will focus on presentation issues rather than preparation.

1\. Practice

2\. Minimum Tech

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

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We're trying something with the song, "Above All". Will it come off?

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Try singing, "Happy birthday to you…" really slowly. Feels weird, doesn't it? Most songs have a narrow range of speeds within which they can be sung and still make sense. But is there a case for singing ridiculously slowly?

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Malcolm

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I've been frustrated with my own difficulty in summarising the speaking parts of the service. More words can make things more unclear. 

How would you summarise these parts of the service in three words?

* Welcome

* Prayer

* Communion

* HOPE talk

* Sermon

* Close

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Malcolm

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Here's a Hebrew word for praise and a song of hope.

References to the Hebrew word, 'TOWDAH' Lev 7:12–13, 15; 22:29; Josh 7:19; 2 Chr 29:31; 33:16; Ezra 10:11; Neh 12:27, 31, 38, 40; Psa 26:7; 42:4; 50:14, 23; 56:12; 69:30; 95:2; 100:0, 4; 107:22; 116:17; 147:7; Is 51:3; Jer 17:26; 30:19; 33:11; Amos 4:5; Jonah 2:9

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What does it mean to be spiritually 'smart'? And how does it affect our prayer-life?

1\. Ask questions

2\. Listen

3\. Stay engaged

What do you think is the best way to develop 'smarts' in your relationship with God? 

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How do we discover the structure for a sermon? One that already exists within the passage? 

I revise and demonstrate a technique I first developed in 2013 using Acts chapter 1.

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The Spirit prepared the church for the actions he had in mind. How did he do this? We look at Acts chapter 1 and discover insights about needs, power and decision-making.

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Malcolm