Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamilton
Adam Hamiltonwas a New Zealand politician. He was the first non-interim leader of the National Party during its early years in Opposition...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth12 July 1964
CountryUnited States of America
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When sermons start where people live - their questions, struggles, and concerns - and then offer a timely and helpful word from the Scriptures, people are more interested in hearing what else the Scriptures have to say.
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My aim is that every sermon series I preach is prepared as though I were teaching a college-level course.
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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.
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The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself. The story tells us that this violence grieves God.
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We don't need mandatory, non-sectarian prayers read over the loudspeaker to 'put God back in schools.' God never left the schools. God is still at work through the hundreds of thousands of gifted teachers and administrators, committed parents, and passionate volunteers who seek to help give our children 'a future with hope.'
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We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in.
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Those who are believers in God find strength from their faith in the face of suffering. They are compelled to give sacrificially to help those in need. And they have the hope that comes from knowing that, with God by their side, the tragedy they are facing is never the final word.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.
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Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.
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The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.
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I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.
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We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.