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Month: August 2007

To Whoop or Not To Whoop – Musicality in Black Preaching

Posted on August 17, 2007

Whooping is one of the components of the Black Preaching Tradition that grabs the attention of many congregates and preachers.

Do You Know You Have It?

Posted on August 16, 2007

Devotional #2


1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

This is a very upbeat and sure spiritual. The singer not only emphasizes the fact of a difference between good and bad religion, but it also shows a certainty that the singer possesses this good religion.

Celebrating Good Religion

Posted on August 15, 2007


Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion. Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

One cannot read this spiritual without recognizing the genuine joy that comes from the singer. The singer knows that good religion is possessed and is sure of that possession. When the strength of these facts hits the singer, joy comes forth.

Three Layers of Justice Preaching

Posted on August 13, 2007

The Eco Justice Ministries website has a post up entitled Three Layers of Environmental Preaching.

The author of the post is specifically talking about preaching on the Environment, but one can easily adapt the discussion to such issues as Racism, Classism, or other issues that might be a problem in your particular parish.

Issues Preaching

Getting More Out of Your Sermons

Posted on August 13, 2007

Peter Mead ofthe Biblical Preaching Blog has a post up on how to get more work from your sermon exegesis. This is an important post in that it has been said that 20 hours may be needed to preach a good sermon. With that kind of investment we can’t afford to just preach once and be done.

Preach More than One Sermon

Preaching Patterns – Moves and Structures

Posted on August 13, 2007

The next preaching pattern is David Buttrick’s “Plot’s and Moves” pattern for sermon construction. What is interesting about his methodology is that he conceives of the preaching task as preaching not to “individuals” neither to “groups of individuals”, but to a community.

Good Religion versus Bad

Posted on August 9, 2007


Devotional #1
Good Religion versus Bad


Have you Got Good Religion….Cert’ly Lord
Have you Got Good Religion….Cert’ly Lord
Have you got good Religion.
Cert’ly, Cert’ly, Cert’ly Lord

Implicit in this spiritual is an important point: there is a difference between good and bad religion. The slave knew about bad religion for daily the slave was forced to look upon the master who was practicing bad religion.

Four Pages of a Sermon

Posted on August 8, 2007

The next pattern from Ronald Allen’s book Patterns for Preaching is Paul Scott Wilson’s approach described in his book The Four Pages of the Sermon The sermon under this structure is a manuscript with four distinct pages. Each page is a different approach to the materials.

Form of Sermon from Text

Posted on August 6, 2007

The next pattern of sermon creation is to make the form of the sermon correspond to the form of the text that is preached. This is an interesting approach that assumes that you cannot separate the meaning of a text from the form of the text.

Preaching Sermons in the Black Tradition

Posted on August 3, 2007

Revised Edition of You Can Preach!

The totally rewritten revised edition of You Can Preach will be available in paperback in September, 2008.

This preaching manual provides aid in preparing and preaching effective sermons with information on exegesis, sermon construction, connecting with the congregation, and whooping. Here are the chapter titles:

  1. Introduction
  2. Finding a Text – How to find a text to preach
  3. Interpreting the Text For Preaching – The steps to exegete a text.
  4. Finding Theme and Purpose – Finding the reason for your sermon.
  5. Thinking about Conclusion, Title, and Introduction – Instruction on concluding, introducing, and giving a name to your sermon.
  6. Creating an Outline – How to create an outline using the “3 Points and a Poem,” Hagel’s Dialectic, or scripture created structure.
  7. Writing and Polishing the Sermon – How to edit your sermon before preaching.
  8. Whooping Description – An introduction to whooping, what it is, and why it is still needed.
  9. Whooping Theory and Practice – An introduction to whooping theory and a plan to integrate it into your preaching.
  10. Increasing Intensity – How to increase the intensity of your sermons.
  11. Connecting with the People – How to connect with the people in preaching.
  12. Using Black Folk Theology – There is some talk of using the so-called Black theology in preaching, here we look at using the “Black-folk” theology that helped black peoples through the difficult days of slavery and jim crow.

Stay tuned for more information on this important resource.

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Where to Begin – Learning About the Site!!!

  1. Seven Steps to a Great Sermon – A good starting point to understanding this site is to read the seven steps to a great sermon. In a couple of months we will release the ebook version of this resource.
  2. What is the Black Preaching Tradition – This is the first of many attempts to define what the Black Preaching Tradition is.
  3. Celebration – What is celebration in preaching?
  4. Black Preaching to Name God in Human Experience – We are told to match human experience to the Biblical text in preaching. This post talks about how to make sure that you address the wide variety of human experience.
  5. Blog – Visit our daily updating Blog to find more information of interest to preachers.

Learning to Preach – How To Put Together a Sermon!!!

  • Finding a Text – The Steps to Finding a Text. The Text is the foundation of any effective sermon.
  • Exegeting the Text – How to Exegete the Text. Here you will learn how to specifically understand the text. This is before writing the sermon.
  • Structuring the Sermon – Here you will learn how to structure the sermon. Translate your exegesis into an effective sermon by reading these articles.
  • Sermon Titles – You have a great sermon, how do you title it? Learn how from reading these articles.
  • Preaching Without Notes – Do you want to preach without notes? Read these articles to learn the secrets of cutting loose from your notes.
  • Whooping and Style – Black Preaching is about theology and style. Go to these articles to learn about Black preaching style and specifically whooping.
  • Editing – How do you edit a sermon for preaching? Read these articles to find out.

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  • Sermon in Audio, text, and Video – Here are some sermons from the web pastor.
  • Sermon Outlines – Here are some outlines provided by the web pastor.

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What does the blues have to say about celebration? More than we think. In this video, we look at how the blues teaches us that real celebration doesn’t ignore pain—it rises out of it.

Too often in preaching, we rush to “celebration” and skip the struggle. But the blues shows us how to hold lament and joy together, and how to preach a hope that’s rooted in reality.

Watch as we explore:

Why celebration means more when it grows out of lament

How the blues teaches us to preach with honesty and depth

What true “rise” looks like in the pulpit

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Celebration and the Blues
What does it mean to preach the truth with the honesty and depth of the blues? In this video, we explore how the blues teaches us to name pain, sit in lament, confront injustice, and rise with hope that’s real—not manufactured.

The blues doesn’t rush past the struggle. It tells the truth about life and points toward God’s presence in the middle of it. That’s exactly what our preaching needs right now.

Watch as we break down:

Why the blues is a model for truthful preaching

How lament makes space for authentic hope

What it looks like to confront injustice from the pulpit

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Preaching Through The Blues
In this video, we take a candid look at the new direction for SoulPreaching.com and what it means to preach with a limp. For years, we’ve focused on practical tips to help preachers structure and deliver sermons. But now, we’re making a turn toward blues theology—preaching that tells the truth about pain, wrestles with injustice, and rises with authentic hope.

The blues teaches us that God’s people don’t just dance; sometimes they limp. That’s the kind of honest preaching we need in this moment—preaching rooted in lament, resistance, and real hope.

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Preaching With A Limp
People don’t need another polished performance.
They need something real.

This video dives deep into the connection between authenticity and effective preaching, drawing from the raw honesty of the blues tradition. The blues never lied. It didn’t fake joy, didn’t clean up pain, and didn’t hide behind big words. It told the truth — out loud.

And that’s what preaching must do too.

If your sermon doesn’t come from your gut, it won’t land in theirs.
If your preaching ain’t real, it ain’t healing.
And if your gospel wears a mask, the people will too.

This is a call to preach from your scars, not just your notes.
To stop performing… and start testifying.

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What do the blues have to do with the gospel? Everything.

In this video, we explore why passion is essential in preaching — not just performance, not just polish, but real, soul-deep fire. The kind of passion that groans like the blues, that feels what it says, and that tells the truth even when it's messy.

Drawing from the rich tradition of Black preaching and the raw honesty of the blues, we look at how this music can reignite the pulpit — not just to inform, but to transform. From the gut to the gospel, from the blues to the blessing.

If you’re a preacher, a speaker, or someone longing to hear truth on fire, this one’s for you.

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