Manuscript or Outline?
Manuscript or Outline? How Should you Preach? Had a good question come in…Keep the questions coming: Anyway, here ya go… > Your messages are always so timely. I have a …
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Did You Ask Why?
If you ain’t asked why then you ain’t done exegeting the text. “Why does the red light mean stop and the green light mean go?” I chuckle at the question. …
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You Got a Sermon in Your Bible?
Are you ready? You should always have a sermon ready to preach. “Hey Doc, I’m gonna put you on the program.” My Vanderbilt Divinity School classmate told a few us …
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Is Your Sermon Close Fake?
Is your Sermon Close Fake? OK, folks, I’m fixing to put a stake in the ground that is gonna anger some of yall…Forgive me, but I gotta do it… When …
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Where Is The Good News In Your Sermons?
“I am having a hard time finding something to celebrate.” Someone asked… If you can’t find what to celebrate in your sermon, then the first thing you need to ask …
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Buy a Book Of Illustrations? – No Open Your Eyes
“Preacher, you know of a good book of illustrations?” “Nope…” Is always my answer… Books of illustrations usually have either the same tired illustrations that you have heard millions of …
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What To Do When You Are Scared To Preach?
“What can you do about fear? I am scared to enter the pulpit.” A preacher asked me. You know what? Every time I get ready to go into the pulpit… …
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Preacher…Heal Thyself
Preachers Must Be Touched By The Gospel You have Fed Others, Have you fed yourself? So you prayed at the beginning of your sermon prep. Asked the Lord to give …
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Sleeping in the Pulpit?
Are You Sleeping in the Pulpit? “I don’t yell or whoop, how can I bring that energy to my sermon?” Good question. Very good question. Some preachers are so monotone …
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What To Do When You Aren’t Preaching
So you aren’t preaching today Some preachers get in that pulpit once a year and long for that time when they will get another chance. Whether 51 weeks a year …
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Can A Preacher Ignore The Theme?
“Hey Doc, I have to preach a sermon for senior’s day.” The question jumped out at me in my email box. “I want to know, should I preach the theme …
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The Preacher’s Secret Weapon
It is indispensable for worship planning. It is a repository of the greatest thoughts in Christian history. Just about everybody has one and some folks got their from the church …
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Your Sermon Stories Should Have A Point
“I have a good idea, the next time you tell a story…” “Have a Point!!!” Steve Martin’s character said to John Candy’s character on the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
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How Do I Find Something to Celebrate?
“How do I celebrate this sermon?” That is one of the most popular questions that I receive. When I read the sermon under consideration, the answer almost always is simply, …
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