Mark, our Executive Director, has been preaching and teaching at various settings for many years. We wanted to give you a sampling of some of the subjects he's taught which is also a very important part of the work of CRM. If you're interested in any of these, or would like him to develop a particular topic around the needs of your congregation or group, please contact us.
A Sampling of Biblical Subjects:
Genesis: Men of Faith and Men of Failure: How God used all things redemptively
The Ten Commandments: A Summary of The Bible and The Greatest Commandment
God Dwells with His People: The Old Testament Tabernacle and its fulfillment within the economy and plan of salvation of what God has done for us in Christ
The Holidays of God: The Seven Ancient Old Testament Feasts and their fulfillment in the Holy Days and Seasons of the Church Year
A Journey through the Liturgical Year: The Seven Messianic Psalms and their fulfillment in Jesus Christ and in the Church today
The Healing of The Sin-Sick Soul: The Seven Penitential Psalms and The Balm of Giliad through whom we we can find through repentance and forgiveness
The Gospel of Belief: The Seven Representative Miracles of Jesus and their individual importance in The Gospel of John and cumulatively their sole purpose (John 20:30-31)
Lord, Teach us How to Pray: The Lord's Prayer as The Model of All Prayer
The Passion of Christ: A Study of the Passion Narrative and the presentation of this epic film produced and directed by Mel Gibson
God, The Great "I AM": The Seven "I Am" Declarations of Jesus in The Gospel of John which unequivocally demonstrate that He is God
Applied Christianity in a World of Hurt: A Study of The Book of James
Revelation: Unlike with so many today, how did the Seven original Churches interpret the 450 images in “the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Revelation 1:1)?
A Sampling of Topical Subjects:
O Lord, I'm on My Journey: An Overview and Study of Pilgrim's Progress in Today’s English written by John Bunyan
The Messiah: A Three-part Study of All the Biblical Texts G. F. Handel used and a Complete Listening to a renowned performance by The Apollo Chorus of Chicago in 2005
Charles Wesley: A Study of The Gospel in Song and an Old-fashioned Hymn Sing. But will these and the other great Hymns of the Church survive?
John Wesley: Biblical and Historical Foundations of The Holiness of Heart and Life: A Fresh Look. What does it mean Today to live and walk in personal and social holiness?
The Paradox of the Christian Life: The Inverted Ways of God by numerous devotional authors with a special focus on Streams in The Desert written by Mrs. Lettie Cowman
The Life and Times of Little Miss Much Afraid: A Study of Hind's Feet in High Places written by Hannah Hurnard, a poignant allegory about the inversions of God.
50 Years of Darkness: A Glimpse Into the Light of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta An Introduction to The Three Ages of the Interior Life with a special focus on the third age in where the Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross occurs.
Not My Will, But Thy Will Be Done: An Overview of Abandonment to Divine Providence written by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a book of 490 pages of letters on Spiritual Formation. Caussade was most influenced by St. Francis of de Sales and St. John of the Cross.
Good Friday: The Defeat of Satan at the Cross: But Why are Some Not Living in its Victory?
The Resurrection and The Second Coming Of Christ: Living within the tension between "The Already and The Not Yet"
Living Simply Day by Day: A Study and Reading of The Practice of the Presence of God written by Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite.
Persevering Through The Challenges and Difficulties of Life: A Study on Endurance
A Sampling of other Topics:
Sermons or Studies from The Bible: The Old Testament and the Foundation of our Faith
Sermons or Studies from The Bible: The New Testament and the Fulfillment of our Faith
"The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed." Augustine (354-430AD)
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