Macleod Preaching Lectureship Donald Macleod Preaching Lectureship at Princeton Theological Seminary in October 2003.

Macleod Preaching Lectureship Donald Macleod Preaching Lectureship at Princeton Theological Seminary in October 2003. The series is called “Preaching and the Next Great Awakening”.

Video with Sermon #1 Preaching That Empowers the Nation to Face its Flaws A 1-hour sermon preached at Princeton Theology Seminary, October 2003.

Quotes from the sermon

“We stand in need of a great awakening in our time- a spiritual awakening, a wide spread turn toward the awareness of God, so that God might use us to sustain the movement toward the kingdom of God

“People asked after 9/11, “Why do they hate us so?” But we didn’t pause long enough to ask ourselves if there might be a series response to that question.” It became unpatriotic to inquire if there might be any flaws in us that need fixing. If you really love your nation, you want to be able to tell the truth about the flaws, so something can be done to get us into the Manifest Destiny we use to talk about. Can we face the flaws, and face the possibility of making our nation a stronger nation?”

“ The day is coming when the spirit of the Lord is going to flow again and the flowing of the spirit will transform our lackluster awareness of
God into a vibrant sense of God’s presence and God’s will.”
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SERMON #2 “Preaching that Heals the Spirit of the Nation”
A 1-hour sermon preached at Princeton Theology Seminary, October 2003

Quotes from the sermon

“9/11 ushered us into a new period of vulnerability. All over the nation angels heard America praying, singing God Bless America.”

“Never assume that your gold is beyond being tarnished. Never assume that the fabric of the body politic is forever unflawed. It is a symbol of a great people to believe that what they have invested in is worthy of repair.”

“ Somehow, Democrats and Republicans, Conservatives and Liberals, who love this nation have to take time to discover- are there any flaws we can mend as we face the future?”

“I Find myself convinced that we are being positioned for our next great awakening. At this point in history we could become God’s instruments in the world, for a more just situation.”

“ God is saying I am real, I have words of my own. You must listen to me. So this calls for a great awakening, a little awakening won’t do.”

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SERMON # 3 “Preaching that Transforms the Values of the Nation,”
A 1-hour sermon preached at Princeton Theology Seminary, October 2003

Quotes from the sermon

“America has been changed for as long as you and I shall live.”
The spirit of the nation is disturbed and possibility sick.”

“What is the nature of the spiritual revitalization that will bring us beyond the polarization, the fragmentation, and alienation that we experience in this season of vulnerability?”

“The future of America is going to be affected by people that know the difference between taillights and headlights.”

“There is something in the spirit of our time that makes us less sure that we will not be finding ourselves in some sort of calamity. The American
Spirit today reveals an increase in the number of persons functioning out of the self protection mode.”

“This is a tough time brother. We’ve got trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P, and that stands for perplexity, paranoia, and powerlessness.”
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