Moderators LynnDel Posted May 28, 2016 Moderators Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) We've been discussing milky sermons vs. meaty sermons on the Joel Osteen thread. I've been thinking that one person's milk may be another person's meat. Here's a list of "popular sermon topics" I found on the internet. How would you categorize them? How about choosing just a few, maybe five, for each category? I tend to think that any topic can be either milky or meaty, depending on how it is presented. (Note: I wish I could make this list single spaced. Sorry it's so long) 10 Commandments Addiction America Ascension Baby Dedication Baptism Beatitudes Bible Prophecy Books of the Bible Change Children Christmas Church Growth Communion Community Creation Dating Discipleship Divorce Easter Encouragement End Times Evangelism Faith Fasting Father's Day Fear Fellowship Finances/Money Forgiveness Freedom Fruit of the Spirit Funeral Gentleness Gethsemane Giving God's Love God's Provision Good Friday Good Samaritan Grace Graduation Great Commission Halloween Harvest Healing Heaven Hell Holy Spirit Homosexuality Hope Humility Independence Day John 3:16 Joy Kindness Leadership Love Marriage Martin Luther King Jr Meditation Memorial Day Mercy Mercy/Grace Miracles Missions Mother's Day Names of God New Birth New Testament New Year's Obedience Old Testament Palm Sunday Parables Parenting/Family Passion Pastor Appreciation Patience Peace Pentecost Perseverance Prayer Prodigal Son Promises Prosperity Purity Purpose Reading & Studying the Bible Restoration Revival Road to Emmaus Sacrifice Salvation Sanctity of Human Life September 11 Sermon on the Mount Servanthood Silence/Solitude Sin Spiritual Gifts Spiritual Growth Spiritual Maturity Spiritual Warfare Stewardship Suffering Suicide Teamwork Thanksgiving The Big Game The Church The Cross The Lord's Supper The Passion of Christ The Second Coming Tithing Tragedy Trinity Trust Truth Unity Valentine's Day Veteran's Day Victory Visions Women Worship Youth Edited May 28, 2016 by LynnDel Attempt to singlespace the list. Quote LD
Moderators LynnDel Posted May 28, 2016 Author Moderators Posted May 28, 2016 Sorry, Robert. No time at all. Just a copy and paste. If I had had time, I would have made it shorter. Quote LD
Moderators LynnDel Posted May 28, 2016 Author Moderators Posted May 28, 2016 Perhaps a milky sermon may be one you have heard at least a dozen times before. The prodigal son, for example. I can understand why it is popular, but I think I hear it about once a year. How is it possible to go to church every week for 60 years and hear anything you haven't already pondered on many times already? I know it's possible, but it seems to get more and more rare. Nevertheless, being in church, I know that God speaks to me, and sometimes even the sermon is what sparks an inspiring thought. LifeHiscost 1 Quote LD
Moderators LynnDel Posted May 28, 2016 Author Moderators Posted May 28, 2016 I guess I'm talking to myself here, but sometimes I suspect that Adventists think a sermon is more meaty if it is focused on prophecy and doctrine, and less meaty if it is focused on the gift of salvation. Am I correct in that suspicion? Woody 1 Quote LD
Woody Posted May 28, 2016 Posted May 28, 2016 For me - I agree that any topic can be meat. But the topic of diet can be 'milk' for those that crave it. LifeHiscost 1 Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Moderators LynnDel Posted May 28, 2016 Author Moderators Posted May 28, 2016 The basis for this discussion is in 1 Corinthians 3: Quote 1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? Repeating, in modern language: Quote 1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready, 3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? Apparently milk is for those who can't chew yet. Does a person ever get past the worldly desires, does a church ever get past jealousy and dissension? That is obviously the expectation. As such, the speaker may need to assess, as Paul did, whether the listeners are spiritual or worldly, and adjust the diet accordingly. Gail, teresaq and LifeHiscost 3 Quote LD
Administrators Gail Posted May 28, 2016 Administrators Posted May 28, 2016 Look at what Paul said categorized them as being still worldly. It was the jealousy and dissension among them. Maybe their maturity, or in this case, lack of it, was shown in the way they behaved with others. LynnDel 1 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
teresaq Posted May 29, 2016 Posted May 29, 2016 1 hour ago, LynnDel said: The basis for this discussion is in 1 Corinthians 3: Repeating, in modern language: Apparently milk is for those who can't chew yet. Does a person ever get past the worldly desires, does a church ever get past jealousy and dissension? That is obviously the expectation. As such, the speaker may need to assess, as Paul did, whether the listeners are spiritual or worldly, and adjust the diet accordingly. Don't you just love topics that make you study the bible? I would say, most assuredly "meat". Quote facebook. /teresa.quintero.790
LifeHiscost Posted May 29, 2016 Posted May 29, 2016 Hi Lynndel, Thought I'd work on shortening it. But not really. 10 Commandments,Addiction America, Ascension, Baby Dedication, Baptism Beatitudes, Bible Prophecy, Books of the Bible, Change, Children, Christmas, Church Growth,Communion, Community. Creation, Dating, Discipleship, Divorce, Easter, Encouragement, End Times, Evangelism, Faith, Fasting, Father's Day, Fear, Fellowship, Finances/Money, Forgiveness Freedom, Fruit of the Spirit, Funeral, Gentleness, Gethsemane, Giving, God's Love, God's Provision, Good Friday, Good Samaritan, Grace, Graduation, Great Commission, Halloween Harvest, Healing, Heaven, Hell, Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Hope, Humility, Independence Day, John 3:16, Joy, Kindness, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Martin Luther King Jr, Meditation Memorial Day, Mercy, Mercy/Grace, Miracles, Missions, Mother's Day, Names of God, New Birth, New Testament, New Year's, Obedience, Old Testament, Palm Sunday, Parables Parenting/Family, Passion, Pastor Appreciation, Patience, Peace, Pentecost, Perseverance, Prayer, Prodigal Son, Promises, Prosperity, Purity, Purpose, Reading & Studying the Bible,Restoration, Revival, Road to Emmaus, Sacrifice, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Life. September 11, Sermon on the Mount,Servanthood, Silence/Solitude. Sin, Spiritual Gifts Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Maturity. Spiritual Warfare. Stewardship, Suffering, Suicide. Teamwork, Thanksgiving, The Big Game, The Church, The Cross, The Lord's Supper The Passion of Christ, The Second Coming, Tithing, Tragedy, Trinity, Trust, Truth,Unity, Valentine's Day, Veteran's Day, Victory, Visions, Women, Worship, Youth The only thing I could think to add was zero and zilch. God is Love!~Jesus saves! LynnDel 1 Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Moderators Gerr Posted May 29, 2016 Moderators Posted May 29, 2016 Any of those topics can be milk or meat depending on where the hearer is in his/her journey and how the topic is handled - superficially or in depth. LifeHiscost, Outta Here and JoeMo 3 Quote
Samie Posted May 29, 2016 Posted May 29, 2016 10 Commandments Addiction, America, Ascension, Baby Dedication, Baptism, Beatitudes, Bible Prophecy, Books of the Bible Change, Children, Christmas, Church Growth, Communion, Community, Creation, Dating, Discipleship, Divorce Easter, Encouragement, End Times, Evangelism, Faith, Fasting, Father's Day, Fear, Fellowship, Finances/Money, Forgiveness, Freedom, Fruit of the Spirit, Funeral, Gentleness, Gethsemane, Giving, God's Love, God's Provision, Good Friday, Good Samaritan, Grace, Graduation, Great Commission Halloween, Harvest, Healing, Heaven, Hell, Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Hope, Humility Independence Day, John 3:16, Joy, Kindness, Leadership, Love Marriage, Martin Luther King Jr, Meditation, Memorial Day, Mercy, Mercy/Grace, Miracles, Missions, Mother's Day Names of God, New Birth, New Testament, New Year's Resolution, Obedience, Old Testament, Palm Sunday, Parables, Parenting/Family, Passion, Pastor Appreciation, Patience, Peace, Pentecost, Perseverance, Prayer, Prodigal Son, Promises, Prosperity, Purity, Purpose Reading & Studying the Bible, Restoration, Revival, Road to Emmaus Sacrifice, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Life. September 11, Sermon on the Mount, Servanthood, Silence/Solitude Sin, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Maturity, Spiritual Warfare, Stewardship, Suffering, Suicide Teamwork, Thanksgiving, The Big Game, The Church, The Cross, The Lord's Supper, The Passion of Christ The Second Coming, Tithing, Tragedy, Trinity, Trust, Truth Unity, Valentine's Day, Veteran's Day, Victory, Visions, Women, Worship, Youth Quote
Dr. Shane Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 I must say that vegetarianism is definitely not a meaty topic. On the other hand, Levitical dietary restrictions is a very meaty topic. But the pastor needs to be careful when preaching such subjects if he hopes to get invited to someone's home for lunch. LynnDel 1 Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
LifeHiscost Posted May 30, 2016 Posted May 30, 2016 http://www.zoo.com/quiz/the-bible-literacy-quiz?mkcpgn=i600001829&utm_source=gemini&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=Zoo-BibleLiteracy(desktop) This may help find out how much of that appetite is putting meat on the spiritual body. God is Love!~Jesus saves! Quote Lift Jesus up!!
Members phkrause Posted May 30, 2016 Members Posted May 30, 2016 I for one don't eat and drink meat & milk at the same meal! Outta Here and Gail 2 Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Administrators Gail Posted May 30, 2016 Administrators Posted May 30, 2016 Yes, because goat's meat was not to be seethed in its mother's milk. Good on ya! Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Outta Here Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 On 5/30/2016 at 3:32 PM, phkrause said: I for one don't eat and drink meat & milk at the same meal! I know a man who won't eat cheeseburgers for this very reason--or butter, sour cream, or milk with mashed potatoes if he's eating beef at a meal. Do you also avoid these dairy items? Just curious. Also, if you do...do you happen to have a Jewish upbringing? Again, just curious. (As it's really none of my business, I don't mind if you choose not to answer.) Quote
Members phkrause Posted June 5, 2016 Members Posted June 5, 2016 Yes I am Jewish and now a SDA. Was not brought up Jewish though! My father spent 5 years in 3 different concentration camps, etc., didn't want to have anything to do with his Jewish heritage so he told my Mom not to bring us up that way. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Outta Here Posted June 5, 2016 Posted June 5, 2016 So interesting! I am always fascinated by the many ways our different heritages impact our adult lives. Thanks for sharing. phkrause 1 Quote
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