Sarah Blake is a commissioned minister with the Church of God (Anderson, IN). She has experience as a teacher of adult education classes and as a presenter of seminars on various topics of special interest. She has several years of experience singing with choral groups and worship teams and has a heart for worship as well as biblical teaching. She composes lyrics and music and often uses her songs in her presentations. In addition to her ministry activities, she also provides community education programs to assist various groups, including children's groups, to learn about the needs of people with disabilities.
These audio files are provided to assist you in becoming familiar with the teaching, preaching, music ministry, and community education services that Sarah Blake provides. If you would like to book Sarah, please send email to her using this link.
These are short clips only. Files are in MP3 format, and most are encoded as 128 bit mono format in order to save space. Some files have been edited in order to raise the volume. Sound quality of these live files has sometimes been lowered in this process.
Please scroll down or click on the links for the type of sample you wish to hear.
In Gethsemane
Sarah was a songwriter before she was a Bible teacher, and she first connected with the Bible through prayer. "In Gethsemane" remains one of her most requested songs.
I Believe
This song is an expression of compassion to people coping with ongoing difficulties such as chronic illness. It represents the heartbeat of Sarah's ministry: her hope that they will encounter God's love despite situations in which pain does not seem to end.
My Glory Will Be Revealed
This song is an expression of Sarah's theology of adversity as well as her understanding of God's faithfulness in times of need.
Let Your Will Be Done
This song was written as a prayer for families struggling with decisions concerning care for people who cannot express their own wishes due to profound disability, brain injury, etc.
Who Touched Me? (08/03/08)
This illustration served as the opener for a sermon on the encounter between Jesus and the hemorrhaging woman. It was designed to draw the listeners into the topic and creat a relaxed atmosphere for study of a complex passage with a guest speaker.
Star Followers
These two minutes provide the closing point of a message Sarah provided concerning outreach to seekers.
"Advocating for Accommodations in Places of Worship," from American Council of the Blind 2009
In this three-minute clip from her presentation at the 2009 ACB convention, Sarah presents findings from her study of the access needs of blind people from three faith backgrounds.
Pastoral Care and the Pile of Life Transitions (03/03/09)
This brief clip from a graduate-level course provides a sample of Sarah's formal teaching style for classrooms and seminars. In addition to factual information, the session also included participatory discussion. All student comments and references to students' names and life circumstances have been removed to ensure confidentiality.
senior citizen presentation (11/25/07)
This segment includes three minutes of audio taken from a presentation to a group of sixty senior citizens in a church setting. The presentation was geared toward a Thanksgiving morning gathering and was designed to be motivational and to encourage the building of intergenerational relationships in the church family.
John 9 personal testimony (04/05/09)
This two-minute segment includes audio from a presentation for an adult Sunday school group in 2009. The presentation was highly personal in nature and was followed by a discussion session.
dog guide presentation (09/22/09)
Two minutes of audio from this presentation to a third-grade class provides a demonstration of a format Sarah often uses with children which combines the use of story and engaging questions.
The link below provides an audio profile of Sarah's ministry activity, focusing on her recent and current activities at Park Place Church of God in Anderson, Indiana. The file includes audio from live recordings as well as commentary from Sarah providing additional information about how God is working through her in ministry. This file is approximately ten minutes in length and is provided for the convenience of those who would like a more in-depth journey through Sarah's area of local ministry activity.