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Sermon: A New Crew

Stories About Athletes Who Messed Up Screw-ups, blunders, bloopers, errors, mess ups, or mistakes; whatever you call them, sports are full of them.  However, there are some screw-ups that rise above the rest. Some so embarrassing that they live forever … Continue reading

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I Like Jesus More Than I Thought I Did

At Wedgewood we try to learn from all religions and do not focus on the superiority of Christianity or superiority of Jesus.  To us, the most important categories are:  God, human being, creation, and earth.  That said, we do spend … Continue reading

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Jesus Comics: Ben Franklin

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Yawning: Very Bad News For Preachers

Bad news for preachers.  Very bad news.  Yawning starts in the womb.  ”Past studies have used ultrasound images to show fetuses yawning, but some scientists have argued real yawns were getting confused with fetuses simply opening their mouths. So Nadia … Continue reading

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How Many Preachers Does Your Church Have? (I’m guessing not nearly enough.)

This morning at Wedgewood we heard 2 incredible sermons, one preached by Rev. Delbridge Narron and the other preached by my wife, Vicky Ayers.  I also preached a sermon. At Wedgewood a sermon can be 5 minutes  8 minutes, 10 minutes … Continue reading

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hackneyed – Today’s Word (Vocab Builder – Not To Be Confused With Word of God)

hackneyed(adj.) unoriginal, trite (A preacher can only hear “Good sermon, preacher” so many times before it begins to sound hackneyed and meaningless.)

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Enervate –

Enervate (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Long sermons enervate me so much that after 20 minutes I have to get up and leave the sanctuary.)

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“When Is He Going To Start Preaching?” – Overhearing the Gospel

“When is he going to start preaching?” complained an elderly African-American woman to her friend sitting beside her.  A few minutes later the other woman commented, “I don’t think he’s ever going to start preaching.” Wedgewood Church was having a … Continue reading

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The Best Training A Future Preacher Could Get

When I was in the seventh grade Mr. Charles Bobbitt asked me if I would be willing to play the piano at Cherry Manor Nursing Home on Sunday mornings.  Not being crazy about Sunday School, and not wanting to waste … Continue reading

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Preacher Frustrated With The Christians?: You Are Not Alone – Calvin

John (Jean) Calvin Calvin complained that when he was preaching people did not always pay attention.  He doubted if people listened at all.  The gospel was being preached by Calvin “but of what use is that when no one does … Continue reading

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