How to Practice…
“OK Doc…you said I need to practice…What are you talking bout?” I’m talking about preaching all the way through your sermon… From the beginning… Through the middle… All the way …
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What Are You Preaching Next Month?
What are you preaching this week? What are you preaching next week? What are you preaching next month?
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Just Put The Ball In Play
Just Keep Put The Ball In Play Yall gonna have to forgive me. I grew up watching the Kansas City Royals. My family moved from Kansas City in 1985 when …
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Don’t Always Celebrate…But
Do you Always End In Celebration? It’s a simple answer… No… Sometimes the proper response is “what must I do to be saved.” yep… Sometimes the proper response is contemplative …
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Preaching Denominational Distinctives
“I need to preach a sermon about my denominational distinctives…how am I supposed to get good news out of doctrinal preaching?” Someone asked. If you can’t get good news out …
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What’s Wrong With My Sermon
What’s the matter with my sermon Doc? You know what. In many cases it comes down to one of three things… 1) You didn’t have a clear presentation of the …
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Telling Your Story Doesn’t Always Work
He had a story to end his sermon… I supposed, it appeared to be a perfect story that would connect to the people and encourage them to live God’s life …
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Doors Will Close…
Doors shut… And doors open… Yesterday I was contemplating the shutting of a door in the life of this ministry… And it kind of got me down for a moment. …
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The Role Of Bad News In Your Sermon
Bad News… “OK, Cox you talk a lot about Good News…But my text has some bad news in it. Are you saying to ignore that?” If it is in the …
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You Don’t Have To Yell
You don’t have to yell when you preach, but you can increase intensity… What? Increase intensity but not yelling? What are you talking about? OK, sit down for a moment …
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Tactics Don’t Replace Power
Exegesis, you better do it. But it don’t replace power… Solid Sermon Construction. Check. We need that, but it don’t replace power… Great Presentation. That’s what a lot of people …
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Should We Prepare Or Pray?
A preacher angrily told me, “What you are doing is useless.” In a second I tried to bring to mind what he was talking about. Was it my television watching? …
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Sermon Prep In the Car?
I was driving in my car preparing a sermon… OK, I need to explain. I often practice preaching in the car on my commute. I will take one or more …
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The Two Hardest Texts To Interpret
There are two kinds of texts that are the hardest to exegete. The first are those that you have read so often, you think you already know what it is …
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