Who creates a sermon? My homiletics professor, Dr. Brad Braxton, said, “You can’t write a sermon down because a sermon is an event.” You can’t write down an event. You can write…
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The First Step To All Sermon Preparation
First Step… What is the Text Saying… Sometimes we jump to Commentaries… Sometimes we jump to dictionaries…
Sometimes You Have to Punt
A while ago I was listening to a football coach. He said, “To have to Punt is not a mistake. Throwing an interception to keep from punting is a mistake.” If you…
Preaching Texts That Are Hard To Preach
There are two kinds of texts that are very hard to exegete and preach. The first are those that you have read so often, you think you already know what it is…
Your Call Will Return so Follow It
Abram’s folk were on a trip from Ur of the Chaldeans to Canaan. But they stopped on the way… They didn’t get to Canaan because they stopped in Haran. The Bible says…
Why They May Not Want To Hear You Preach
“It’s their loss…” You ever heard any preacher say that when folks didn’t want to hear them preach? Have you ever said or thought it? The preacher who says this thinks that…
When Doors Of Ministry Don’t Open
We all have found ourselves in the position of wondering why our ministry hasn’t gone forward in the way that we thought it aught… Many of us have gotten some training only…
Tactics Never Replace Power
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…
Improve your Study
Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson is an important work that you probably should add to your library. Have you ever heard a preacher refer to a Greek word (even though the one…
The Spirit Fixes Up Our Prayers
There was a show that used to come on television called “Pimp my Ride.” Xzibit, the rapper, was the host of the show. In the show Xzibit would go find people who…
Does Your Preaching Model Correct Bible Interpretation?
OK…Biblical interpretation is important…how to do it is important… Teach it to your people… Here are a few books that are accessible to laity that you can use to teach it to…
Why People Are Not Encouraged by our Thoughts and Prayers
I have seen a few memes recently that were making fun of the common Christian saying… “My thoughts and prayers are with you…” Sometimes when non believers make fun of such statements……
Too Busy Not To Pray
I’m continuing my study of prayer as a Christian… And as a minister… I began the study looking at the Book, Praying the Bible… And now I continue looking at a popular…
Praying the Bible
There are a number of methods of prayer. Some are very structured and some are less structured. Perhaps one of the most popular ones is to use The Lord’s Prayer as a…