Many people have sung it… But in my mind I always hear Shirley Caesar’s version from when she was with the Caravans. “God don’t need no coward soldiers.” But in many cases……
Category: Preaching
He Changed Him
He was alone at night… And a man showed up… There was a battle… And epic wrestling match as the man tried to leave and the other just wouldn’t let him go……
Higher Difficulty Preacher or Bible Scholar?
What is more involved? Being a preacher or a Bible Scholar? Which do you think is harder? Which takes more work? Take a moment and answer… Go head…I’ll wait… …
Being Scared Can Help You
You ever been scared? Fear serves a purpose, it can actually be beneficial. It is beneficial to be scared of falling off the side of that building… So we don’t go near…
Preaching When You Are Given A Theme
I have a text and a theme, how am I supposed to preach this? Doesn’t happen all the time, but it does happen from time to time. “They gave me a text…
Preaching is for Real
Preaching is for real… People are going through real stuff… And they come… Sister Betty just got a cancer diagnosis… And what are you preaching? Brother Joe just found out he lost…
A Preacher Ain’t A Bully
A Preacher Ain’t a Bully You can almost always tell when a preacher is verbally beating up on a member. “Don’t send me an email that says XXXXX…” Huh? So you are…
What Are You Preaching This Week?
What are you preaching this week? What are you preaching next week? What are you preaching next month? Most of you can answer the first question right now. Less of you can…
How Do You Insure Relevance?
How Do you insure Relevance Relevance doesn’t mean that you never preach about the ethical demands of the text. Relevance simply means that you preach in a way that is UNDERSTOOD by…
Stop Complaining and Start Preparing
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. Huh?
A Sermon Without Theology
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 me… But…
You…Go…
“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 of God…
Emotion in Preaching
Sometimes preachers declare that style is always secondary to content in preaching. The preacher should make sure that the people are receiving good content, and if the people are exposed to good…
Loyalty to the Call
Are you ready to preach? If you are the preaching pastor of a church, you probably answered in the affirmative. At least you are in a position to be ready very soon….