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Preaching; Good Shepherd

Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Potential Sermon Series

October 4, 2011 8

This will be a very different kind of Top Five Tuesday.

For one, they are five things that haven’t happened yet.

For another, you’ll help determine which ones actually happen and possibly even the order in which they happen.

Here’s what’s going on: I already have the next three sermons series mapped out. Fashion Statement followed by Christmas Lights followed by Forty Days In The Word if you’re one of those people who simply must know.

But beyond that time (early 2012), I have a number of ideas running around in my head that you can help me prioritize.

So here are some potential series titles along with a few words on what each might be about. I then invite you to comment on which you feel is the most urgent for our community and why. Enjoy!

1. Freeze Frame. A series on nostalgia, regret, and how decisions made in the heat of the moment end up having consequences that last a lifetime.

2. Royal Pains. A series on the kings of Israel and what they teach us about sin, redemption, leadership, and family.

3. Angry God. A series on what makes God angry and how we might share his passion for justice and freedom for all his children.

4. Rock, Meet Hard Place. A series on difficult decisions and the role they play in our spiritual maturity.

5. Upgrade. A series on the New Testament book of Hebrews which, quite honestly, I have been trying to figure out how to preach about for years now.

So where’s the urgency for our corner of the Carolinas now? Let me know and I’ll take it under advisement.

There are 8 comments

  • Ooooh do Upgrade! I LOVE Hebrews. Chapter 8-10, culminating in 10:19-22, is my favorite passage in the Bible.

    Angry God
    Royal Pains
    Freeze Frame
    Rock, Meet Hard Place

    I like ’em all.

  • Talbot Davis says:

    Maybe I could have you do one of those messages then??

  • I could talk all day about Hebrews.
    I’m calling your bluff 😉

  • +1 Royal Pains

    The story of the kings of Israel (not to mention how they got one in the first place) is rich, fascinating and very instructive. The time when the kingdom of Israel flourished between the reigns of Babylon and Syria sheds a great deal of light on Israel’s identity as a nation and ultimately helps us understand Christianity! Anyways, sorry I got excited – I believe this is a goldmine for teaching/exhortation.

    That being said – I also love Hebrews. A lot actually – I just crave some extra OT in our worship services. 😉

  • Jason Handschumacher says:

    The order doesn’t matter to me – but, a series on Hebrews tying together Christianity and Judaism is something I think a lot of people need reinforcement on – we can forget that Jesus was a Jew

    You didn’t ask – but with Christmas Lights – will it be at all like last year? As long as you get Chris to sing “Give This Christmas Away” it will be great. Did I just mention something about Christmas in October –

  • Talbot Davis says:

    Christmas Lights will more conventional Christmas than 2010.

    You can only ask people once to make a once in a lifetime commitment!

  • John Meunier says:

    Well, in Indiana you have a vote for Upgrade.

    I like the sound of Royal Pains, too.

  • John Meunier says:

    In Indiana, you have a vote for Upgrade. I also like the sound of Royal Pains.

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