Sermon, Sermon Commentary, Biblical Theology, Preaching, Lectionary, Homiletics Porter Taylor Sermon, Sermon Commentary, Biblical Theology, Preaching, Lectionary, Homiletics Porter Taylor

Sermon + Commentary: Idols, Invitations, and the Immortal

Israel wanted images of their new gods. Their God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses was invisible. The living God could be seen through fire and cloud, plague, passover and parting the sea, but the people wanted something they could look at. In their short-sighted haste, they trade the invisible for the visible, the one true God for a false idol, the omnipotent for the impotent.

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Preaching, Sermon Commentary, Homiletics, Lectionary Porter Taylor Preaching, Sermon Commentary, Homiletics, Lectionary Porter Taylor

Sermon Commentary: Are You Envious Because I am Generous?

You cannot preach against contempt by giving the congregation someone new to condemn or hold in contempt. The only way to preach against contempt is to throw yourself, your sermon, and your congregation on the rock that is Christ, on the ground that is holy, on the bush that burns yet is not consumed, on the lavish and radiant love of Almighty God which purges, purifies, convicts, converts, rescues, and redeems. 

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