Great Sermons Require Struggle
He was alone at night… And a man showed up… There was a battle… An epic wrestling match as the man tried to leave and the other just wouldn’t let …
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Don’t Get Mad…Prepare
Ok…Imma be a little rough today… This is for my readers who are not senior pastors… OK…I hear it all the time… I been called to preach… But my pastor …
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Transformative Preaching
I had to work very late. It was 1:30am. Yep, 1:30 am. For a guy in his late-40s, that meant two things. I was going to be sleep walking that …
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You Must Refine Your Homiletic
Why are you not improving? OK… That’s a bit presumptuous… The fact is that if you doing it regularly…you probably are improving… But… Are you improving as much as you …
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Bible Scholar or Preacher…Which is More Difficult?
What is more difficult? Being a preacher or a Bible Scholar? Which do you think is harder? Which takes more work?
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Reading The Text Through The Fog
I was driving on a country road in some dense fog early one morning. I had on my head lights… But I still couldn’t see very far in front of …
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Preach Too Long?
Thou Shalt Not Preach Too Long. Yeah….you don’t believe me… Yeah…you mad at me… Yeah…you say God told you to preach 4 hours and you gonna follow God… OK…that’s cool… …
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Are You Ready?
Are you ready? You know what I’m talking bout… You should always have a sermon ready to preach. “Hey Doc, I’m gonna put you on the program.” Years ago one …
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Inspiration is Coming
Are you Ready for Inspiration? You know what? The best sermonic ideas are not when you are sitting down trying to come up with them… Yes you should study… Yes …
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Where is Your Church?
Charleston SC is certainly a wake up call to the nation… We see Neo-Nazis and member of the KKK and other white nationalist groups seeking to reclaim their supremacy from …
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Show Your Work
Do you show your work in your preaching? OK… I’m trying to think through this…so bear with me… What you talkign bout Cox? OK…let me try this… How do your …
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Grab The Hymnal
You know what is one of the greatest tools for preacher? I know you have heard me say it before…And I am on a music kick right now…. but I …
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Preaching From the Overflow
Preach from the overflow. My homiletics instructor told us. Preach from the overflow. And I encourage you to take this to heart… Always go for depth. Whether it be in …
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No Fake Celebration
OK, folks, I’m fixing to put a stake in the ground that is gonna anger some of yall…Forgive me, but I gotta do it… When you present the truth of …
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