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Tony delivered this sermon at Chatauqua Institution in Chatauqua, NY on July 14, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio The church is full of hypocrites. That’s why you’re going to feel right at home. We know we’re hypocrites. When Jesus takes after the Pharisees, he’s taking after those who are phony, not all of them. Jesus was technically a Pharisee himself. He’s talking about those who have turned to [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Island Chaplain & Friends & Ecumenical Foreign Mission in Hilton Head Island, SC on January 17, 2010
Download Outline | Download Audio Opening using wedding story (The grandmother looks better to me than the bride) Joke: Do you remember me? In order to get any work done I had to put you out of my mind. Young people’s doctrine is mostly evangelical, holds to the Apostle’s Creed, and has a transformational relationship [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Association of American Baptist Churches in Hatboro, PA on October 25, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Story—retirement center and old women Problem isn’t that we aren’t talking about Jesus—we aren’t spiritual enough Story—Pentecostal church and Tony’s girlfriend John 3—the Spirit comes in different ways Story—Charlie Stoltzfus Story—midweek prayer meeting at Tony’s church Preachers do not build churches, the people do UK—special “bring a friend” to church [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, MO on August 23, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Tony introduces Mary Oliver (works in Philadelphia running a city school) Russell Grammar (is starting a new school in children-at-risk neighborhoods) Sociologist Max Weber: Authority vs. Power Power- obedience because of coercion Authority- obedience because you feel you owe it to the person because she performed sacrificial acts of love [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Ocean Grove Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ on July 19, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Max Weber—distinguishes between power and authority—Social and Economic Organization Power—ability to coerce Authority—loving sacrifice Story—Tony’s mother had authority Christ sacrificed the most—has the most authority Cannot express love and power at the same time Love makes you vulnerable Authority not built on coercion, it was built on the cross Jesus [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at St. John’s Downtown in Houston, TX on July 5, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Loving Sacrifice Earns authority Jesus-has authority because: he “emptied himself, set aside his power” You can’t express love unless you are willing to give up power Love makes you vulnerable, Jesus became vulnerable God: loved so much, he became vulnerable Jesus’ lordship is built on a cross Story of gridlock [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at St. John’s Downtown in Houston, TX on July 5, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Tony prays Power vs. Authority Power: “policeman”-has power because he has the ability to coerce Authority: “my mother”-had authority because of sacrificial acts of love Jesus Had power, but he “emptied himself to power”, he gave up his power In order to love, one must give up power God: loved [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Desert Vineyard in Lancaster, CA on April 19, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio Max Weber—Social and Economic Organization Differentiates between power and authority Cop vs. Tony’s mom—power vs. authority Jesus had the most authority Philippians 2 Cannot express love and power at the same time Love requires the giving up of power God does not coerce Story—Schuylkill expressway, Tony’s flat tire Jesus refused [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA on February 12, 2009
Download Outline | Download Audio References Mack Faber (German Sociologist) – “Social and Economic Theory” The difference between Authority and Power Power – stop for a cop because they have a gun and the power to use it Authority – earned; he gives the example of his mother Story about State Hospital for emotionally disturbed [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at 30 Good Minutes in Chicago, IL on February 8, 2009
30 Good Minutes- Earning the Right to be Heard from Red Letter Christians on Vimeo. Download Manuscript | Download Video I’m going to talk about power and authority. There is a difference. Max Weber, one of the great sociologists of modern times, says that power carries with it the ability to coerce. Coercion is always [...]
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