What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
He was always complaining about not getting enough preaching engagements… And then his time came… And you know what? He laid an egg… He obviously wasn’t ready and it showed. …
Stop Complaining and Start Preparing Read More
Have you ever preached a sermon devoid of any theology? No teaching about God… No teaching about humanity’s relation to God… No theology at all? Well, you may disagree with …
A Sermon Without Theology Read More
Nothing… Nothing… Nothing beats preaching through your sermon ahead of time… Preaching through your sermon in your practice room will let you know about structural issues in your sermon… Preaching …
Practice Preaching Makes Perfect Preaching Read More
“Go…” A voice spoke from the darkness into his inner being… “Go?, Go where?” “Just Go… I’ll tell you when you get there.” Hmm… You ever felt like the call …
You…Go… Read More
Oh Freedom… Oh Freedom… Oh Freedom over me… And before I’ll be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free… *** …
Your Preaching Gotta Take Them Higher Read More
The secret sermon formula… You ever heard a powerful preacher and then take his or her preaching seminar? Some of them are pretty good… But I have to admit… Some …
A Secret Formula Read More
We preachers have to come to terms with a few important points. First of all, everybody ain’t gonna like what you throwing down… In fact, if everybody loves all your …
Make Sure The Truth Cuts And Not You Read More
As I was working through a sermon analysis that I am sending out in the Whooping With Integrity mailing list, I was reminded again of the power of just going …
Don’t Let Story Overpower Read More
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 …
You Don’t Have to Yell 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 the …
Preaching to Wake Up Your People Read More
You are preaching to folks in trouble. You ever felt like giving up? Then you know how some of your folks feel right now… You ever felt tired? Then you …
Preaching To Folks Going Through Something Read More
Step 12…Get that celebration… OK, this took a lot longer than I thought it would… In about a month, I will go through these 12 steps again with one extended …
Sermon Prep 11 – Add The Celebrative Conclusion Read More
Now…you have developed your points…you are ready to preach… Well… No… We still need two crucial components of the sermon. Today let’s look at one of them. You need to …
Sermon Prep 10: Get An Introduction Read More
I hope you all had a great Easter weekend. I was at a homecoming weekend in Huntsville Alabama. OK, folks…let’s go head and knock out the rest of this sermon …
Sermon Prep Step 9: Fully Develop Points Read More