What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
“I am having a hard time finding something to celebrate.” Someone asked… If you can’t find what to celebrate in your sermon, then the first thing you need to ask …
Where Is The Good News In Your Sermons? Read More
“Preacher, you know of a good book of illustrations?” “Nope…” Is always my answer… Books of illustrations usually have either the same tired illustrations that you have heard millions of …
Buy a Book Of Illustrations? – No Open Your Eyes Read More
“What can you do about fear? I am scared to enter the pulpit.” A preacher asked me. You know what? Every time I get ready to go into the pulpit… …
What To Do When You Are Scared To Preach? Read More
Preachers Must Be Touched By The Gospel You have Fed Others, Have you fed yourself? So you prayed at the beginning of your sermon prep. Asked the Lord to give …
Preacher…Heal Thyself Read More
Are You Sleeping in the Pulpit? “I don’t yell or whoop, how can I bring that energy to my sermon?” Good question. Very good question. Some preachers are so monotone …
Sleeping in the Pulpit? Read More
So you aren’t preaching today Some preachers get in that pulpit once a year and long for that time when they will get another chance. Whether 51 weeks a year …
What To Do When You Aren’t Preaching Read More
“Hey Doc, I have to preach a sermon for senior’s day.” The question jumped out at me in my email box. “I want to know, should I preach the theme …
Can A Preacher Ignore The Theme? Read More
It is indispensable for worship planning. It is a repository of the greatest thoughts in Christian history. Just about everybody has one and some folks got their from the church …
The Preacher’s Secret Weapon Read More
“How do I celebrate this sermon?” That is one of the most popular questions that I receive. When I read the sermon under consideration, the answer almost always is simply, …
How Do I Find Something to Celebrate? Read More
“God opened that door for ya, ain’t that right?” “God picked you up, ain’t that right?” “God turned you round, ain’t that right?” “Somebody knows bout a God who can …
Celebrate This Sermon, Not Last Week’s Sermon Read More
“I am tired, I just need some time off.” A preacher said to me on a Facebook IM. I asked him, so why don’t you take a day off?” He …
Rest and Preaching. Have you Recharged Your Engine? 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 that …
Preaching To Wake Up Your People Read More
Closing The Sermon With Power Chapter 7: Reduce Vocabulary When closing your sermon you should reduce complexity as noted before. Included in this is to limit the extent of your …
Closing The Sermon With Power: Reduce Vocabulary Read More
One of the most common questions I receive on any subject is “Should you always close your sermon with the cross?” This is a good question that requires some explanation …
Ending With the Cross? Read More