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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms of the ancient Near East from 3,000 years ago.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Accept Ancient Bible Critical Cultural East Forced Historical Learning Leaves Light Near Norms Read Reading Scientific Setting Sociological Text Times Understanding Us Which Without Written Years Years Ago

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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.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Believers Compelled Face Facing Faith Final Find Give God Help Hope Knowing Need Never Side Strength Suffering Those Tragedy Who Word

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I think that what happens for many Christians is, they accept their particular faith, they accept it to be true, and they stop examining it. Consequently, because it's already accepted to be true, they don't examine other people's faiths... That, I think, is not healthy for a person of any faith.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Accept Accepted Any Be True Because Christians Consequently Examine Examining Faith Faiths Happens Healthy Many Other Particular People Person Stop Think True I Think

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My aim is that every sermon series I preach is prepared as though I were teaching a college-level course.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Aim Course Every Preach Prepared Series Sermon Teaching Though Were

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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Always Been Bring Camps Center Church Culture Divided Found Historically Left Listen Methodist Often Opposite Our Right Society Stood Things Those Together United Wars Willing

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People are drawn to preaching that is passionate and offered with conviction. Passion comes when the preacher has spent significant time with the text, and when God has spoken through the text in a way that addresses the preacher's life first.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Address Conviction Drawn First God Life Offered Passion Passionate People Preacher Preaching Significant Spent Spoken Text Through Time Way

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One thing that helps to stretch me is to listen to other preacher's sermons. Every year, I will listen to at least ten other preachers, both to hear God speak to me, and also to evaluate their preaching to see what I can learn and how I can improve my own preaching.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Also Both Evaluate Every God Hear Helps How Improve Learn Least Listen Me My Own One Thing Other Own Preacher Preachers Preaching See Sermons Speak Stretch Ten Thing Will Year I Can

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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Effective Loving People Preaching Starts

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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.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Concerns Else Hearing Helpful Interested Live More Offer People Questions Say Scriptures Sermons Start Struggles Then Timely Where Word

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You are not indispensable to your church, but you are indispensable to your family.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Church Family Indispensable You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: July 12th, 1964

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