by Leonard Sweet | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog
Being a follower of Jesus requires two things of me: 1) a desire to love Jesus with all my being 2) a devoted humility to please God–no if, ands, buts, or a comma between the “please” and “God.” My dream is to render both faithfully every day. But Jesus-following and...
by Leonard Sweet | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog
Toward a Post-Tithing, Post-Stewardship, Postmodern Theology of Receiving “What have you got that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?” Apostle Paul (1Cor.4:7) *** “It is not what we eat but what we...
by Leonard Sweet | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
Leonard Sweet has launched his new website PreachTheStory.com where you can find free preaching resources, as well as premium sermons and preaching advice: PreachTheStory.com Are you ready for the Revolution? Embrace the 21st century with sermons that speak the...
by Leonard Sweet | Feb 27, 2015 | Blog
Mark 8:31-38 There are two kinds of dogs in this world (not people this time!). There are the dogs who eat everything and anything – toss them a bit of anything, meat, cauliflower, mushrooms, shoe leather – and it will be snapped out of the sky and scarfed...
by Leonard Sweet | Dec 16, 2014 | Blog
There is no doubt about it. Christmas is a dangerous time of year. You ever tried negotiating a mall parking lot between Black Friday and Christmas Eve? You know one level of danger. You ever tried to gather together a fractious, far-flung family into one Christmas...