While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good. Adam Hamilton More Quotes by Adam Hamilton More Quotes From Adam Hamilton 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 me my-own speak god 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 live questions start people If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.' Adam Hamilton shadow god death people 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 passion god time life We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in. Adam Hamilton amazing nature beautiful world God's role in superintending our world and our lives is neither absentee landlord nor micromanager. Adam Hamilton role our god world The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself. The story tells us that this violence grieves God. Adam Hamilton story creation violence god God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things. Adam Hamilton nature god evil people When people ask me if I'm liberal or conservative, I say, 'Yeah.' I'm both of them. To be a liberal means to be open-minded and generous and open to new ideas. And to be conservative means to hold onto things that are important, things that shouldn't be cast aside. Adam Hamilton new me people ideas Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to. Adam Hamilton effective loving preaching people I think anger is a normal response to something horrible that someone has done, another human being has done, and to rob people of life, and that's actually healthy to have, to feel that. At some point you have to figure out, 'How do I let that go?' Adam Hamilton you anger life people
