Topic Features About Leadership
Acts 10:44-48
6th Sunday of Easter - Year B
May 13, 2012
The Rev. Pendleton Peery
(
PCUSA)
Much has happened leading up to our reading for the day. Catching up with the story is important for hearing today's scripture. A quick update:
Cornelius--a spiritual, but not religious Gentile living in Caesarea of some importance in the Roman legion and a member of the Italian Cohort--Cornelius had a vision. It was a clear vision...to send for an apostle of Jesus named Peter.
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2 Corinthians 4:7-11
9th Sunday after Epiphany - Year B
November 13, 2011
The Rev. Dr. William L. Self
(
CBF)
While Carolyn and I were in London to participate in the International Congress of Preaching, we were walking near Buckingham Palace and noticed a church; actually, it was the shell of a church building that was being rebuilt. There was nothing standing but the four walls - no windows, doors or pews. Scaffolding was up on the inside of the walls and the craftsmen were eating their lunch in the nave.
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Other Recent Content About Leadership
November 21, 2010
The Rev. Stephen Lewis
(other)
God speaks out through the prophet Jeremiah against the shepherds of Israel who had failed in their calling to nurture and protect the flock. The Rev. Stephen Lewis draws lessons in godly leadership, and helps us learn and grow from our failures, and those of others.
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
(UCC)
Leaders are not always recognized and it takes those that make a pathway to progress for the world to change. In this short sermon the Rev. Otis Moss III discusses those leaders who, though often forgotten, are most important to progress in the world. We are all called to make a way.
The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
This episode of Be Still and Know warns of the tendency to let down our guard after victory. The Rev. John R Gunn writes, "Great triumphs are often succeeded by great tragedies. It is in the high moments of life that ones needs to be particularly on his guard."
February 15, 2010
The Rev. John Gunn
(other)
In this Facing Life article, The Rev. John R. Gunn suggests that one generation's foolish notion may lead to great breakthroughs in the next. "We still need men bold enough to dare the impossible, to go beyond the Pillars of Hercules that have been set up by the conservative and fearful."
The Rev. Dr. William K. Quick
(UMC)
The Rev. William Quick, Guest Preacher. "Our message today, is one that is very captivating in history, that of an abandoned who would lead his people to become a great nation." Join us today as we examine the life of Moses. Part 2 of 2
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter
(UMC)
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter, United Methodist pastor and author, shares practical insights for church leaders on dealing with money and stewardship in the midst of an economic crisis.
September 20, 2009
The Rev. Stephen Lewis
(other)
The Rev. Stephen Lewis takes a fresh look at Christ's definition of what it means to be great in the reign of God.
The Rev. Stephen Lewis
(other)
The Rev. Stephen Lewis discusses the work of "Calling Congregations" a nationwide movement to encourage congregations to push their members to think about a calling in the ministry.
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