A Sermon Not Likely to be Preached
The other day we heard a sermon preached by Pastor Ben Keim. It was such a good sermon that we requested permission to post his sermon notes so we could share it with Herescope blog readers. It isn’t likely that this sermon would be preached in a post-modern neo-evangelical church.…
What does “gathering” mean?
gather (verb): 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from various places, sources, etc. amass accumulate …4. to pick, pluck, or collect by picking; harvest. gathering (noun): 1. the act of one that gathers (Websters) The use of the terminology…
It’s All About Marketing
KEY #5: EQUIP AND MOTIVATE THE NEW PEOPLE.Develop a creative sermon series with a high “felt need” appeal.When you put creativity and a high felt need together, you get real growth. Last year, I (Bil C.) preached a series titled “What Does God Have to Say About Sex?” and we…
Haggard’s Aftermath: NAE “Spin”
“Haggard represents a new direction and a new kind of evangelical leader. He pastors an independent, charismatic megachurch. He has no advanced degrees. He rarely wears a suit and drives a pickup truck with a Napoleon Dynamite “Vote for Pedro” bumper sticker. He is ebullient, not cautious. The NAE has…
Ted Haggard’s Lies
“The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem,” Haggard wrote. “I am a deceiver and a liar. There’s a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult…
True Shepherds Don’t “Abandon”
The following article is a follow-up to the recent weekly post that we ran by Pastor Anton Bosch called “Spot the Wolf.” Today’s commentary on the true shepherds stands in stark contrast to the false shepherds. It also paints a picture of a loving pastor that is radically different from…
The False Ragamuffin Gospel
Herescope was recently asked about the book Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning, which is a widely popular book. There are several excellent overviews on the Internet which put this book and its author in context, including here and here. The following report is reprinted below with permission from Lighthouse Trails…
Rick Warren – Is He Scary?
“Do secular liberals who applaud and enable Warren know that he aims to recruit ‘1 billion Christian foot soldiers’ who are willing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to turn the entire planet into a purpose-driven Kingdom of God? That his Purpose-Driven Ministries, he says, has trained more than 400,000 ministers…
Purpose-Driven Cows & DNA
Fact is sometimes stranger than fiction. The other day this article popped up on the Internet: “Cattle Update: The Purpose-Driven Herd by Steve Suther “The cows in your herd are there for a reason. For profit’s sake, let’s hope it’s not just because you can’t catch them. How did they…