Preaching A “But If Not Faith”
A while ago I wrote a popular article entitled The Easy Sermon Resolution. In it I talked about the tendency of many of us preachers to “jump to the gravy” …
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Preaching Matters
A while ago someone came up to me and said that they remembered a sermon that was preached about 7 or 8 years ago. They said that the sermon inspired …
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How does congregational response affect sermon evaluation when preachers are called of God to speak a word “in season and out of season” to the people of God? (2 Timothy …
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“God’s got a blessing for you.” Well, yeah, but what is the blessing? And are their any ethical implications of that blessing? And furthermore is that all you gonna preach …
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Preach Something Significant
To be honest, I have been in a very cynical mood about preaching as of late. What are we doing and why are we doing it!? Those two questions have …
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John Piper has a very interesting sermon preparation method that reminds us that sermon preparation is not a science, but it is an art. You can read his article at …
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Jesus said: “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:24). Many …
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Solid Food Sermons Or Soda Pop And Candy?
I try to read every email that comes to SoulPreaching.Com even from those who are leaving the email list. Sometimes the reasons why they leave are simply because of having …
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What Is an Appeal
I have not totally defined the appeal which has caused some confusion. I should have known better in that this website has many different preachers from many different traditions. So …
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In Preaching – Use More Than One Tool
It is sometimes said, “If the only tool you have is a hammer….every problem looks like a nail.” Well we all have seen this in preaching. What am I talking …
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Do You Preach To The Hurting?
Our people come to us with various issues. Some of them may be waiting for a test from the doctor to come back. They don’t know what it will say …
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In Sermons Don’t Rob The Parable Of Its Power
I often talk about the radical nature of the parables when speaking to preachers. Many times preachers hear me say that and wonder what is so radical? They see it …
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When It Ain’t Time To Whoop!!!
The question comes up every few months. A reader will read a couple of articles I have written on “whooping” and will either ask “Do you have to whoop?” Or …
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Follow Your Sermon Outline
I was critiquing a sermon for a client the other day who demonstrated a very common and real problem in his sermon construction. The preacher told me that he just …
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