Just Keep Put The Ball In Play I wasn’t a basketball or football guy. Back in High School, I played baseball. I grew up watching the Kansas City Royals. I played little…
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Preaching Advent With Imagination
When I was back in seminary, I remember going to Dr. Brad Braxton’s Introduction to Preaching Class at Vanderbilt Divinity School. I was excited in that Brad Braxton was an is an…
Why The Thorn
2 Corinthians 12:6-10 In our reading today Paul has an uplifting mood. However even in this elated mode we hear the overtones of the blues in his yearnings. A thorn was given…
BB King and Jesus
B. B. King starts this Blues with a statement that fundamentally reverberates with the essence of the Blues. BB says, “Nobody Loves me But My Mother, And she could be Jiving Too.”…
Are You Ready?
Are you ready? You know what I’m talking bout… You should always have a sermon ready to preach. “Hey Doc, I’m gonna put you on the program.” Years ago one of my…
Preach Like They Sang
I love listening to the songs of the Freedom Movement… You know where they followed the African American Slaves and took songs from the past and altered them to speak to them…
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…
Practice Preaching Makes Perfect Preaching
Nothing… Nothing… Nothing beats preaching through your sermon ahead of time… Preaching through your sermon in your practice room will let you know about structural issues in your sermon… Preaching through your…
They May Shout, but do They Remember?
Some folks judge the effectiveness of their sermons by how many people are shouting or running down the isle. Now, there should be an emotional response to our sermons, but if your…
Three Blessings of Flunkersville
It has happened to all of us. We get into the pulpit with a little more confidence than we aught to have and begin to preach. We stand up like we always…
Use What You Have
A preacher called me and asked for a list of books to buy to help his preaching. I gave him this list: 1) They Like To Never Quit Praising God by Frank…
Is All Church Growth Good?
Medical Doctor Phillip Mills writes about the infatuation many have with some popular church growth approaches. Certainly we can question whether it is God’s intention that every church turn into a Mega…
Preaching True to Bible and Related to the People
My biggest concern as it relates to my preaching style is how can I open up the truth(s) of the scripture all the while keeping it current and up to date… Any way you can assist me there will be great…
I just received your very good question that really zeros in on the question of
“relevance.” I would suggest that you first of all see “application” as a part of the exegetical process. We are about to have a free web seminar on exegesis in the middle of May. However, I do have a few important things to keep in mind to help you with “relevance.”
Preaching to Elderly Population
Dear Sir:
I have an elderly congregation and I’m having a hard time finding material for them to comprehend. The material is like a foreign language and the vocabulary words are to hard…I need material and themes to make them rejoice but it must be on a lower reading and comprehension level.
Thanks,