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Nov 19

A selection of the best Christmas sermons

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Whilst many of us will be unable to get to church on Christmas Day either because our church doesn’t have a service, or because we’re busy in the kitchen preparing a feast, this doesn’t mean we don’t get to hear a great Christmas sermon!

Whilst the advance of online media will never replace meeting together, the wealth of sermons on line is perfectly suited to help in this situation. So if you are looking for some great free Christmas sermons then here is a selection of some of the best places to find them on the internet.

I doubt you’ll have time to listen or read all of them, but you’ll definitely find something enriching in the selection of free Christmas sermons below:

Desiring God

John Piper’s Desiring God website is packed full of great content, here is a selection of just a few of the best Christmas sermons preached:

Click on the links below to listen or read the sermons, some you can even watch:

Charles Spurgeon

If you want a deep Christmas sermon then look no further than Charles Spurgeon. Here are four Christmas sermons from the Spurgeon Archives. Obviously none of Spurgeon’s sermons were recorded so these are text versions of his sermons:

John MacArthur

John MacArthur has just made his entire back catalogue of sermons available free online. Here are three from the archives:

Mars Hill

This Christmas sermon by Mark Driscoll is the culmination of the Vintage Jesus series and looks at the historical significance of the birth of Christ and the lasting changes it has left on earth.

You can visit the Mars Hill website to listen to it, or even just watch the sermon below.

Holy Trinity Brompton

Here are two sermons from the Church that created the Alpha course:

Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards was not big on Christmas sermons but his Glorious Grace sermon is one of his most powerful early sermons, although it is not known exactly when it was preached.



Nov 11

Free Christian Marriage guidance sermons!

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the-peasant-princess.jpgMark Driscoll of Mars Hill is currently running through a series of sermons on the Song of Songs book from the bible.

My wife Liy and I currently listening to each sermon and discussing it and the questions that are raised. It is exciting to have a series of talks that focus on this area and I know we have already greatly benefited as a family from listening to it.

You can listen to the sermons by signing up to the free podcast, or simply listening or downloading them online.

The sermons are in Mark Discoll’s normal style of being biblically rich and practically helpful. There is also a little Q&A sessions at the end where his wife joins him to answer questions from the various campuses.



Oct 30

Mars Hill Parenting Conference

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mars-hill.jpgThe Resurgence website has recently posted the Mars Hill “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” parenting Conference onto their website.

The conference was led by Dr Tripp who said the following about parenting:

“Parents tend to focus on the externals of behavior rather than the internal overflow of the heart. We tend to worry more about the “what” of behavior than the “why.” Accordingly, most of us spend an enormous amount of energy in controlling and constraining behavior. To the degree and extent to which our focus is on behavior, we miss the heart.”

I am really excited to start working through this series, although I’m currently going through Mars Hill’s Song of Songs series with my wife Lily so it will have to wait until after then! Thanks to Zach Nielson for highlighting this update to the Resurgence website.

Here is a list of the main resources that you can access:

Session 1: The Call to Formative Instruction

Session 2: Giving Kids a Vision for God’s Glory

Session 3: Helping Kids Understand Authority

  • Session 4: Helping Kids Understand the Heart

    Session 5: Overview of Corrective Discipline



    • Oct 16

    Desiring God James 3 video

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    Desiring God have released the short film that they have produced for the conference “James 3: A story”. It is just over 5 minutes long and if you have a family and a spare five minutes you should watch it. I found it challenging even before the ending. It is free to be distributed, and you can watch it here:

    You can also access the YouTube version or ipod version through the podcast.



    Oct 06

    Desiring God conference mp3s now available

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    desiring-god-conference.jpgThe audio mp3s for the 2008 Desiring God conference are now available. In fact, there are also text and video versions available free too if you prefer those formats.

    There are some great talks available from anointed preachers including Mark Driscoll and John Piper.

    The 2008 Desiring Conference is based on the power and importance of the words we used, coupled with the wonder of God (as you cold no doubt tell from the image on this post!).



    Aug 13

    Worship God 2008 Conference mp3 audio

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    The Worship God 2008 conference has now been and gone, and as promised when free Christian resources reviewed the Worship God website links to the free mp3 recordings are provided below.

    Bob Kauflin gave the following summary of the conference on the Worship Matters blog:

    About 1700 folks came from all over to learn what the Psalms tell us about worshiping God, attend seminars designed to address specific practical areas, and fellowship with like-minded believers. We laughed, we cried, we sang, we listened, we studied, we played, we grew—all for the glory of the Savior. We also released our new Psalms CD, which I think is one of our best so far.

    You can listen to the talks online at the Sovereign Grace website or alternatively just click on the titles of the talks for the sessions below to download the mp3s.

    Knowing God with the Psalmist (Craig Cabaniss)

    Expressing Emotion with the Psalmist (Thabiti Anyabwile)

    Glorifying Christ with the Psalmist (Mark Dever)

    Enduring Hardship with the Psalmist (David Powlison)

    Praising God with the Psalmist (Bob Kauflin) - coming soon

    Living Life with the Psalmist (Bob Kauflin)



    Aug 11

    Old John Piper Stuff added to Desiring God

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    The Desiring God website has been busy adding lots of old resources from John Piper to their free online resources section. If you’ve not visited the Desiring God website I highly recommend that you do as it has a huge amount of high quality Christian teaching available from John Piper.

    Here are the additions that Tyler Kenney highlighted:

    1. Taste & See articles for all of 1981, 1983, and 1997.
    2. Twenty-three Spanish and eight Bulgarian sermon translations.
    3. Men’s retreat messages on pursuing an undistracted passion for God.
    4. Two messages on Jonathan Edwards and revival.
    5. “Parenting for the Glory of God,” two messages from Exalt ‘94 conference.
    6. Lecture 1 and lecture 15 from Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.
    7. Five messages on Job given at The Cove.
    8. Six messages from Sovereign Grace (formerly PDI) conferences, Celebration East 1998 and 1999.



    Aug 03

    Free WALL-E clips for sermons

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    free-movie-clips.jpgWingClips has recently added six clips from WALL-E, the new Pixar Animation Studios film about the robots left on earth after all the humans have left! This is a critically renowned film which would be great to show in sermons.

    * The terms of use for WingClips allows clips to be downloaded and used only and solely for the purpose of illustrating sermon messages and/or teachings during free public religious services and/or teaching presentations. Further terms apply as detailed at the WingClips website.

    WALL-EWALL-E synopsis:
    After all humans have left the earth, WALL-E (the acronym for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) eventually meets a sleek robot, EVE. She happens across a vital piece of information that the humans want to hear…

    Here are the clips that WingCips provide.

    WALL-E - Collecting Junk (0:50)

    WALL-E, does his job sifting through stuff left by humans, but he has a different perspective to us on what is valuable and what is not.
    Themes: Treasure, Materialism, Priorities, Irony, Perspective

    WALL-E - Countdown (0:55)

    WALL-E panics when he is stuck in a pod which will self-destruct in 20 seconds.
    Themes: Warning, Danger, Self-Destruction

    WALL-E - Dance Off (0:49)

    WALL-E teaches EVE (his robot friend) how to dance.
    Themes: Teaching, Example, Communication

    WALL-E - Teaser (1:41)

    WALL-E finds out what he was meant for.
    Themes: Life Changing, Defining Moments, Danger, Change

    WALL-E - Trailer (2:30)

    WALL-E finds out what he was meant for (similar to the Teaser).
    Themes: Individuality, Loneliness, Destiny

    WALL-E - Vacuum Vignette (1:02)

    WALL-E has an unfortunate incident with the first vacuum cleaner he “meets”.
    Themes: Safety, Foolishness, Mistake, Ignorance

    Links

    Rotten Tomatoes reviews (96% on 03/08/08)
    WingClips clips



    Jul 30

    Free The Dark Knight movie clips for sermons

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    free-movie-clips.jpgWingClips has recently added four clips from The Dark Knight, the new Batman film featuring a well received performance from Heath Ledger, which can be used free of charge* for sermon illustrations or teaching.

    * The terms of use for WingClips allows clips to be downloaded and used only and solely for the purpose of illustrating sermon messages and/or teachings during free public religious services and/or teaching presentations. Further terms apply as detailed at the WingClips website.

    dark knightThe Dark Knight synopsis:
    Batman vs The Joker. A dark and compelling film as Batman joins forces with Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent just as a new threat in the form of the Joker starts to flex his muscles in Gotham City.

    Here are the clips that WinglCips provide.

    Dark Knight, The - Batman Has No Limit (1:09)

    Having just been gnawled by a dog Alfred reminds Bruce (batman) that he does have his limits.
    Themes: Pride, Stubborn, Humility, Vulnerability, Foolishness, Determination

    Dark Knight, The - Dawn is Coming (0:44)

    District Attorney Harvey Dent tells the press that Batman will be brought to account for his actions, and the laws he has broken.
    Themes: Accountability, Justice, Fear, Despair, Hope, Leadership, Deeds

    Dark Knight, The - Endure (0:37)

    Bruce has doubts about whether he can still be batman.
    Themes: Steadfast, Courage, Giving Up, Fighting, Choices, Defeat

    Dark Knight, The - Trailer (2:07)

    Batman is the only hope for Gotham City.
    Themes: Evil, Enemy, Battle, Fighting, Risk, Choices, Duty, Spiritual Warfare

    Links

    Rotten Tomatoes reviews (94% on 03/07/08)
    WingClips clips



    Jul 10

    Free Hancock movie clips for sermons

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    free-movie-clips.jpgWingClips has recently added three clips from Hancock, the new Will Smith film, which can be used free of charge* for sermon illustrations or teaching.

    * The terms of use for WingClips allows clips to be downloaded and used only and solely for the purpose of illustrating sermon messages and/or teachings during free public religious services and/or teaching presentations. Further terms apply as detailed at the WingClips website.

    hancock.jpgHancock synopsis:
    There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake.

    Here are the clips that WinglCips provide.

    Hancock - On YouTube (0:59)

    This clip has Hancock being shown some video proof from YouTube by his PR agent of his negligence and lack of responsibility when using his special powers.
    Themes: Responsibility, Power, Example, Influence, Strength

    Hancock - Permission To Touch (0:43)

    In this clip Hancock asks permission to touch a female police officer before he rescues her from her attackers.
    Themes: Rescue, Chivalry, Hero, Risk, Danger

    Hancock - Train Wreck (0:50)

    Here Hancock saves his PR man (Ray) from a railway incident and causes a huge disaster at the same time.
    Themes: Rescue, Danger, Disaster, Savior, Power, Strength

    Links

    Rotten Tomatoes reviews (36% on 03/07/08)
    WingClips clips



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