Passion Week - Power of the Cross - Alistair Begg

Following the theme of Passion Week, this talk given at the Resurgence conference by Pastor Begg provides great insight into the power of the cross in ministry and in life. I was very encouraged as it brings us back to the basics that the Cross is everything in our Christian life. He combines humor with touching stories, a must listen for passion week!

Here is the link

PASSION WEEK - What the Resurrection means to Christianity and to Christians - Jeff Bucknam

You may never have heard of Jeff Bucknam, but you have now... When he becomes famous, you can say that you heard it here first. Well, he would probably hit me for that, one because he lives to make Jesus famous and two, he is one of my best buddies so he would literally hit me. Jeff and I go way back, so I know that he lives what he preaches. He preached and taught in New Zealand for a bunch of years and now is the young adult pastor at Northview Church in Abbotsford, Canada.

This is as good a talk on the resurrection that I think you will ever hear!


Check it out here and prepare to be blessed! (The link is video only... You can see his pretty face there!)

And you will see on this you tube clip, he also has a sense of humor. Check out this remake of the office called the Church Office...

Resurgence Conference now available

It has been a while since I have posted. I guess the name should be a sermon every other month. But, the internet is working better here in Zambia and I have been listening to some great sermons lately. But, before we go back to a more regular routine, I thought I would let you know about a whole bunch of sermons on both video and audio that are now available that should cover me for awhile! The group at Resurgence had a conference a few weeks ago and it was broadcast live on the web. I stayed up some late night watching Mark Driscoll and some others. I have been waiting for the videos to be released so I could watch them all, and alas, they are finally available... Though I can't at this moment recommend which ones to watch, I had a bunch of buddies from my hometown in Seattle who were at the conference... One pastor buddy told me that C.J. Mahaney was amazing. He brought my friend to tears. Another friend said that Matt Chandler was money. Another guy said he was really encouraged by John Piper's 2nd talk. So there you have it! I watched Driscoll's first talk on putting preachers in their place which was phenomenal as you expect from Driscoll. I didn't see on there Mark's Q and A which was so good or the Q and A with Piper, Driscoll and Chandler. I hope they put them up there...

Anyway, here is the link!


Happy watching and/or listening!

Worshipper or critic?

Well, it isn't quite the leading title of a sermon a day, but a sermon a week is what it will probably be for a while while I am here in Zambia . But I heard a great sermon last night by a guy who you may never have heard of, but you will someday, soon, like now.

Jayson Turner is an amazing preacher, a father of five girls and he has been through his share of trials and fire to get to where he is and to be who he is. He has also had the greatest impact on me a friend can have over the past 20years that we have been best 0f buddies. So, yeah, maybe I am little bit biased, but you can hear for yourself... This sermon is on worship, the account of the woman who anoints Jesus with perfume. Listen for an insightful telling of this familiar story that will both bless and convict you and reveal if you are a worshipper or a critic...

Here is the link!

I am coming back...

My cousin in the states is sending over a dvd full of ton of sermons, and so I should be able to resume this site in some capacity. Until then, can I encourage you to buy this sermons series. My friend Calin Popa sent me this 12 CD sermon series called the Pineapple Story. Wow, talk about life changing... I wouldn't recommend this if I didn't covet this for everyone to listen to... It cost $26 dollars but it will reap riches to come... This amazing missionary story teller is funny, touching, convicting, and encouraging... He talks about surrendering your rights to God which is the story of the Pineapples. It is worth it just for that. Than I just finished one on rejoicing. You have to buy this!!! It will change your life!!! It is great for the whole family. This might be the most important sermon series you have ever heard. Here is the link!!

Let me know if you take me up on this!!!

An Indefinate Time of Leave...

Having moved to Zambia to serve pastors and leaders has put a few obstacles in keeping this blog alive. First, our internet is average to slow, and unreliable at best. It is difficult to download sermons. I am downloading an audio sermon of Mark Driscoll right now and it is showing me that it will take 2 hours. Second, well, actually, there is no second. This blog is internet-challenged and will be so in the unforseen future. So, saying that, I will keep this blog alive because I am still seeing a steady stream of people using the resource of sermons. My hope was to get some different people to volunteer weeks at time to keep it alive, but I have yet to find anyone who will commit to this. Until then, may I give you a few links:

Actually, here is just one: Reforming My Mind

This will keep you busy for a long time!

Also, if you haven't bought the LOGOS Piper Manuscript, you are missing out. I got it, love it, use it almost every time I study for different references and thoughts and clarifications. It is amazing, especially for those of us who are internet challenged.

Thanks again for being a part of this blog!
My best to you from Zambia!
Steve

A week in review...

Thanks to Pete Williamson for guest blogging last week!!!! This week we are going to bring back a few favorites...

I was listening to C.J. Mahaney on pride the last few days. Such a personal, practical, exhorting message that everyone should listen to over and over again...

So here it is again, kicking off the week!