What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
“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.
Your Sermon Stories Should Have A Point Read More
“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, …
How Do I Find Something to Celebrate? Read More
“I don’t know what’s wrong, but it just didn’t feel right.” A middle aged man told a woman, presumably his wife, at a Christian book store. Yeah, I know, my …
Yelling Ain’t Gonna Fix A Broken Sermon Read More
The sermon is the key to the worship service. People like to hear the music and sometimes it can sooth in ways that only music can soothe. Sometimes prayer touches …
Sermon Is The Key To The Worship Service Read More
“God opened that door for ya, ain’t that right?” “God picked you up, ain’t that right?” “God turned you round, ain’t that right?” “Somebody knows bout a God who can …
Celebrate This Sermon, Not Last Week’s Sermon Read More
“Hey Doc, I got a sermon, can you help me find a text so that I can preach it?” A young preacher asked me through email. He was so excited. …
Does your sermon have a text? Read More
Some folks judge the effectiveness of their sermons by how many people are shouting or running down the isle. Now, there should be an emotional response to our sermons, but …
They May Shout, but do They Remember? Read More
“I am tired, I just need some time off.” A preacher said to me on a Facebook IM. I asked him, so why don’t you take a day off?” He …
Rest and Preaching. Have you Recharged Your Engine? Read More
It has happened to all of us. We get into the pulpit with a little more confidence than we aught to have and begin to preach. We stand up like …
Three Blessings of Flunkersville Read More
I had to work very late. It was 1:30am. Yep, 1:30 am. For a guy in his mid-40s, that meant two things. I was going to be sleep walking that …
Preaching To Wake Up Your People Read More
A preacher called me and asked for a list of books to buy to help his preaching. I gave him this list: 1) They Like To Never Quit Praising God …
Use What You Have Read More
Sometimes preachers declare that style is always secondary to content in preaching. The preacher should make sure that the people are receiving good content, and if the people are exposed …
Emotion in Preaching Read More
Few will admit it. Preachers often piously state, “We are sinners like everybody else.” Or “Preachers are in need of the same grace we preach.” It is true, most would …
Are You The Perfect Preacher? Read More
Are you ready to preach? If you are the preaching pastor of a church, you probably answered in the affirmative. At least you are in a position to be ready …
Loyalty to the Call Read More