#preaching-quotes

[thepersonalwords]

The church that emphasises on miracles are indirectly preaching that merit does not mater.

Sunday Adelaja

[bi-dykes]

Megan Rapinoe quote /from @ Incorrectuswntquotes

[a-queer-seminarian]

“But what I love most about the parables are the details. ...I love that Jesus knew you can’t sew a patch of shrunk cloth on an old garment or the patch will pull away, and that you can’t pour new wine into old wineskins or the skins will burst. ...

I love these details because they reveal to me a God who is immersed in creation, deeply embedded within the lives of God’s beloved. Ours is a God who knows how to mend clothes and bake bread, a God familiar with the planting and harvest seasons, the traditions of bridesmaids, and the tickle of wool on the back of the neck."

- Rachel Held Evans, Inspired

[thewordfortheday]

“Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words,” the famous quote goes.

Some Christians believe it’s enough to just let others see the way we live.

I beg to differ because it contradicts the Great Commission. Jesus said, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone." Mark 16:15 In order to preach, we definitely need words.

Some people think that our behaviour and deeds should draw people to Christ. It may or may not, because I have seen good people in every faith, who are loving, caring and generous. But as you know, that is not going to take them to heaven. They too need to hear the gospel. They too need to call upon the name of Jesus, in order to be saved.

How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? – Romans 10:14

May the Lord give us boldness and courage to share the gospel to those around us and may our actions substantiate our message.

[palatinewolfsblog]

"The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be fools." Henry Louis Mencken.

[alexandraundone]

[groundrunner100]

Dark Naruto’s Words On A Platinum Platter

“So what you’ve come up with some autograph?!

What a joke!

Everyone in the village

is just falling over themselves to deceive you!

They were lying to us

since we were kids!

Inventing STUPID rules, and making us outcasts!

DON’T YOU REMEMBER THAT?!?

It was always so hard..

and so painful, too.

I’m

the

only

one

who

will

EVER

understand you!

You can’t trust ANY

of those villagers!”

- Dark Naruto, Naruto: Shippūden: 245: The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. The Nine-Tails!!

[jpploveschrist777]

It’s Okay To Cry

Psalm 56:8-11

King James Version

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

✝️

#bible #fyp #scripture #amen #christian #jesus #jesuslovesyou #trustgod #dontbeafraid

[lovely88ann]

"I am a worse sinner than I ever understood,

and I am more loved than I ever hoped for."

[champaign-problems]

Hits Different.

[thepersonalwords]

The problem with the prosperity gospel is that it makes prosperity the Gospel. God's word is flawless, however if your interpretation of the word is wrong, your application will be wrong also.

Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

[adriel-montejano]

Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men committing shameful acts with other men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Romans 1:27

[a-queer-seminarian]

A fitting Lenten read: The Darkness Divine by the Unitarian Universalist Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper.

ID: book pages titled "A Theology of Darkness," beginning with a poem titled "The Darkness Divine" [breaks added for readability] and continue into prose paragraphs:

" God resides in depths of darkness as in the light of sunbeams. The moon shines brighter surrounded by night and life is secure in the black waters of the womb.

As the night sky littered with stars demonstrates again and again, there is beauty in darkness and beauty in light— one no more brilliant then the other, one no more necessary than the other, one always complementing the other.

Without the heated darkness of the Universe, splitting neutrons, electrons, and protons from atoms, life and light would never be.

The task for us today is to recognize God in both — To see the divine in the rich brown earth, the textured black walnut, as well as the white snow and the pale pink jellyfish. To see the sacred in the panther and the swan. To embrace the dignity of the Black Madonna, as it is embodied in the Virgin Mary.

The task for us today is to look into the multifaceted colors of the onyx and see the miraculous spectrum of color produced in the prism of a diamond.

To begin the dismantling of our racist language, we first need a new theology of darkness—a new way to relate to the darkness, blackness, and brownness that surrounds us, and to the people whose skin is often reflected in our disempowering language. Poetry can help us cultivate a different relationship with and to blackness and darkness. In the darkness exists a time for rest, a time of regeneration and healing, a time of safety and nourishment, and a time of letting go to relax in God's embrace.

As a spiritual humanist, I believe that which we call God — the energetic force of love and creation — is within us and around us, connecting and empowering us as we move toward one another and through the world. While there are many definitions of theology, I lead with a theology rooted in relationship with one another, the earth, God, the spirit of life, all that is holy, and the higher good that can occur when we recognize and affirm our interdependence. This relationship, both conscious and unconscious, impacts how we operate in the world, how we view and treat others, and how we respond to injustices in which we play a part. "

Last image shows the back cover of the book, which has a blurb and then a pic of the author, a Black woman with dark hair and glasses smiling at the viewer, next to an about the author section:

" Too often in U.S. culture-and notably in faith communities— a culture of white supremacy is reinforced in damaging but unexamined ways.

In The Darkness Divine, minister and poet Kristen L. Harper confronts and unpacks the language, imagery, buzzwords, and cultural touchstones that demean and dehumanize Black people but are so commonplace they can easily escape notice.

More importantly, in a brilliant arrangement of essays and poems in the vein of Claudia Rankine, Harper lifts up the strength, beauty, and resilience of Black people and outlines a path forward. She invites readers to explore what they have learned and assimilated so they might de-center whiteness and stretch their understanding and imagination to radically transform perceptions of blackness.

While directed at her own Unitarian Universalist tradition, The Darkness Divine is a powerful and loving challenge to all those committed to the work of dismantling white supremacy.

Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper is the minister of the Unitarian Church of Barnstable, Massachusetts, where she has served for 18 years. Rev. Harper previously served in Ormond Beach, Florida. She received her D.Min from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 1999, and was only the second Black woman to be called to a Unitarian Universalist Congregation as sole minister. She has contributed to Voices from the Margins: An Anthology of Meditations and Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry. "

[latenightdemo]

"One day with you wasn't enough. I needed more. I needed all of them..."

"I've been searching for an answer, but I don't know where to begin."

Respect All Life Preach Hope

[chosenangel]

Heavenly Father, the most high God.

i come before you with a strong and humble heart, seeking your guidance, love, and strength. thank you for your everlasting presence, and for walking beside me through every challenge and triumph. Lord, fill me with peace that surpasses all understanding, and help me to trust in your perfect plans for my life. When I feel weak, remind me of your strength; when I feel lost, remind me of your guidance. i place my life and all my concerns in your capable hands.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5-6

amen.

[pluralquotebook]

“Excuse me? I don’t just like men. I am men. Every single one of them. And everyone else, too. I’m God, actually. Please be nice.”

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