If the good news is good…then why are you preaching the bad One of the common critiques of Christians is that we become experts at what folks are doing wrong. Someone says…
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Do You Care About The People?
Do you love the people in the pew? Do you even care about them? They know whether you do or not. They may shout at your whoop. They may wait around after…
Be Ready
I was a member of a church of about 50. We didn’t have a full time pastor so the head elder scheduled the elders to preach. One week..I showed up and you…
Close With Power…How Do You?
How to make sure you close with power? OK…this question came in. Wow can you ensure you close your sermon with power. You got at least two options…(OK…you got more…but I only…
Preach Just One Sermon
Preach One Sermon. “You got a sermon you working on?” A pastor asked a ministerial student during the intermission between sunday school and the worship hour. “Yes sir…I am thinking about this…
Why You Must Celebrate Hard Work
There were smiles all around. Excitement and anticipation had turned to gratitude and love. We smiled as the new born simply looked up and barely moved. The whole family was overjoyed as…
Is There Authority In Your Sermons?
Does your sermon have authority? Just look at the congregation and that will often tell you all you need to know. I was looking at a preacher whooping and hollering… I looked…
Why You Only Preaching Bad News?
If the good news is good…then why are you preaching the bad One of the common critiques of Christians is that we become experts at what folks are doing wrong. Someone says…
Do You Have To Know Greek?
Do I have to know Greek and Hebrew to Preach The word? I have had a few questions come in related to the use of Greek and Hebrew in preaching so I…
How Many Preaching Methods Do You Teach?
“So do you teach the X, Y, and Z methods of sermon structure?” A preacher asked me. My answer is simple… “No…” I don’t ignore other methodologies because I don’t see value…
Manuscript or Outline?
Manuscript or Outline? How Should you Preach? Had a good question come in…Keep the questions coming: Anyway, here ya go… > Your messages are always so timely. I have a question about…
Did You Ask Why?
If you ain’t asked why then you ain’t done exegeting the text. “Why does the red light mean stop and the green light mean go?” I chuckle at the question. My son…
You Got a Sermon in Your Bible?
Are you ready? You should always have a sermon ready to preach. “Hey Doc, I’m gonna put you on the program.” My Vanderbilt Divinity School classmate told a few us about an…
Is Your Sermon Close Fake?
Is your Sermon Close Fake? 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…