I am going to start a series of posts today on the subject of the sermon appeal. The sermon appeal is a time in the sermon where the preacher asks the congregation…
Author: Sherman Haywood Cox II
Vanderbilt Trained Minister (MDiv), Univ. of Alabama Trained Software Developer (MS), Author, Blogger (https://soulpreaching.com), Husband, Son, Brother, Father.
Celebrate The Progress In Preaching
Like everyone else, I can easily fall into the trap of seeing what I have not done right. This can be problematic over the long haul. If you never look at what…
In Preaching – Use More Than One Tool
It is sometimes said, “If the only tool you have is a hammer….every problem looks like a nail.” Well we all have seen this in preaching. What am I talking about? The…
Do You Preach To The Hurting?
Our people come to us with various issues. Some of them may be waiting for a test from the doctor to come back. They don’t know what it will say but there…
In Sermons Don’t Rob The Parable Of Its Power
I often talk about the radical nature of the parables when speaking to preachers. Many times preachers hear me say that and wonder what is so radical? They see it simply as…
When It Ain’t Time To Whoop!!!
The question comes up every few months. A reader will read a couple of articles I have written on “whooping” and will either ask “Do you have to whoop?” Or will begin…
Web Seminar – Associate Minister’s Guide To The Worship Service – REPLAY
Because this was scheduled at the same time as President Obama’s address, I am going to put this whole seminar on line for a limited time. In this seminar, I presented some…
Follow Your Sermon Outline
I was critiquing a sermon for a client the other day who demonstrated a very common and real problem in his sermon construction. The preacher told me that he just couldn’t get…
Answer Your Question in Sermons
I wanted to talk a little bit more about a thought described earlier. One of the biggest ways we preach more than one sermon is to attempt to bring a great point…
Are Most Preachers Illegitimate?
Over the last couple of weeks about three or four people emailed me messages that had much in common with each other. I can summarize the messages as follows: Most preachers illegitimately…
Is My Sermon Done Yet?
Someone emailed me the following question I never know when my sermon is ready for preaching. I think I exegete the scripture adequately and spend a lot of time in sermon construction,…
Cotton Candy Sermons?
Is your preaching substantive? Does your preaching foster transformation? In an old post on the Preaching Today Blog that is no longer available. The TheoCentric Preaching Blog quotes an old Preaching Today…
How To Title the Black Sermon
Sermon Titling is something that some consider to be irrelevant while others consider it to be very important. Sermons in the Black Preaching Tradition are often known to be titled well. Sometimes a great title will evoke praise or contemplation from the congregation before the sermon even begins. Because of this I have spent a little time thinking about titles. You can find interesting posts on sermon titles on this website here.
Don’t Preach More Than One Sermon
In my sermon consulting work, one of the deficiencies that I often find in sermons is that they often have a sermon that is more than one sermon. Preaching more than one…