What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
“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 …
Stop The Madness In Our Preaching Read More
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 …
Preach Something Significant Read MoreJohn 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 …
John Piper’s Sermon Preparation Method Read MoreJesus 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 …
Is The Eye Of The Needle A Gate? Read More
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 …
Solid Food Sermons Or Soda Pop And Candy? Read More
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 …
What Is an Appeal Read More
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 …
In Preaching – Use More Than One Tool Read More
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 …
Do You Preach To The Hurting? Read More
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 …
In Sermons Don’t Rob The Parable Of Its Power Read More
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 …
When It Ain’t Time To Whoop!!! Read More
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 …
Follow Your Sermon Outline Read More
Over the last couple of weeks about three or four people emailed me messages that had much in common with each other. I can summarize the messages as follows: Most …
Are Most Preachers Illegitimate? Read More
Someone emailed me the following question I never know when my sermon is ready for preaching. I think I exegete the scripture adequately and spend a lot of time in …
Is My Sermon Done Yet? Read More
Is your preaching substantive? Does your preaching foster transformation? In an old post on the Preaching Today Blog that is no longer available. The TheoCentric Preaching Blog quotes an old …
Cotton Candy Sermons? Read More