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Category Archives: Sermon Illustrations
Notes from Tim Keller’s Sermon Hero of Heroes
From the sermon Hero of Heroes. Quote from Walter Truett Anderson “Today our leaders are stars not heroes. Stars are surrounded by crowds, heroes walk alone. Stars consult focus groups. Heroes consult their conscience. “ The very idea of heroism … Continue reading
Illustrations from Tim Keller’s Sermon “The Gospel in a Pluralistic Culture”
Tim Keller sermon from 1/13/2013 Time Stamp 11:30 in the sermon. A longer version of the Toyohiko Kagawa quote about his conversion can be found here. I am grateful for Shinto, for Buddhism and for Confucianism. I owe much to … Continue reading
Relational Generosity
Tim Keller’s sermon Generosity and Relationships was on forgiveness and he mentioned Tippi Hedren whose rebuff of Alfred Hitchkock is now made famous by a new HBO movie “The Girl”. Keller notes her capacity to forgive and avoid bitterness. Here is … Continue reading
A Personal Relationship with the Universe
In my Easter sermon I made the point that people are having personal relationships with lots of things. Here Verizon (a few days late) gives me a nice illustration. All in the context of reading “When God Talks Back”.
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Notes from Tim Keller’s Sermon “Joy”
This was part of Keller’s series on the fruit of the Spirit entitled “Real Signs of the Spirit”. This sermon was on Joy and was preached on April 18, 2010. The text was Romans 5:1-11 Series Review: One of the … Continue reading
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The Offense of God
A couple of illustration from Tim Keller’s sermon “Out of Egypt” from Feb 19, 2012 This passage starts about minute 15. Aldous Huxley in “Ends and Means” (Tim Keller says “ways and means”) Looks like the book is about to be … Continue reading
Follow the Thread
One of my favorite Tim Keller sermons is entitled “Praying our Fears” (free download). He used an illustration from a George MacDonald fairy tale “The Princess and the Goblin”. Here the little princess meets a “grandmother” who is more than … Continue reading
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Notes from Tim Keller's "The Gospel and Your Wealth"
The Gospel and Your Wealth: Redeemer Pres. NYC Vision Series 2005 by Tim Keller on Malachi 3:8-10, 4:1-2 notes by Paul Vander Klay This outline in PDF When first got to NYC everyone wanted to hear sermons on sex. No … Continue reading
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Three Warnings, Three Men, Three illustrations
In Luke 11 and 12 Jesus gives three warnings. In 11:37-54 he warns the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law. They are banking on external compliance to impress God and their supposed audience of the efficacy of their religious … Continue reading
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