I am a member of The Church of Christ and Kingsford and am currently serving as an elder.
Part of my role involves occasionally preaching a sermon (filling in when our minister is away). I had my second attempt at this recently and, as a couple of people asked about written notes, thought I would share then with you, my readership (yes, both of you).
Of course, just reading the text doesn't give you that same feel as being there. You have to imagine me dressed in a suit, feeling a little bit nervous, but not showing it, and trying to read/speak slowly, but not quite slowly enough, and not with long enough pauses at the places where ideas need a few moments to sink in.
The two sermons I have given so far are about Hanna, the mother of Samuel and are taken based on the first two chapters of I Samuel (and lots of other little snippets from around the rest of the bible).
You can see the first one, Hanna's problem, as a PDF or in the original LaTeX.
You can read the second, Knowing God, also as a PDF or in the original LaTeX.
Comments...
Re: Lay Preaching - Hanna (23 October 2006, 08:25 UTC)
really enjoyed you work on 1 Samuel 16. Found it helpful as I prepared
george johnston irish presbyterian minister