The Young and The Text-less
“Hey Doc, I got a sermon, can you help me find a text so that I can preach it?” A young preacher asked me through email. He was so excited. …
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Bring Energy To The Pulpit
I saw a chorister lead a few hymns. And then another one… And the difference was striking… The energy from the congregation was much different between the two. The difference …
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Importance of Preaching To Your Self
Sermon Prep can be grueling and not always a spiritual experience. So, you prayed deeply at the beginning of your sermon prep process. You asked the Lord to give you …
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Sermon Prep in the Shower
You know what…. I have said this before… But my sermon prep happens literally… EVERYWHERE… Sometimes I am practicing the sermon while driving to work… Yep…If you drive by me, …
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Great preaching has Solid scholarship…you have used whatever ability you have to get at the Bible writer’s intent. That will look like original language study if you know them. It …
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The Whoop in Black Preaching
I am by no means an expert on whooping, but I noticed that there is little information available on the web so I decided to write up a few posts ont he subject.
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Does Sermon Prep Count As Devotional Time?
Do you have devotional time that is just between “You and God” and doesn’t affect your sermon prep? Someone asked… Or more clearly…”Does sermon prep count as devotional time?” Let …
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Don’t Lie In the Pulpit
You know what.. There is a great temptation to… Lie in the pulpit… I know you ain’t hearing that…your piety forces you to act surprised and to say, “What are …
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Why You Are Not Improving
Why are you not improving? OK… That’s a bit presumptuous… The fact is that if you doing it regularly…you probably are improving… But… Are you improving as much as you …
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Seeing Through The Fog
I was driving on a country road in some dense fog early one morning. But I still couldn’t see very far in front of me… But I continued on… Then …
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Preaching The “But If Not Faith”
What do you do? You don’t feel like preaching… You always had a word to say when it is somebody elses mother who is dead… You have that word in …
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Preaching is for Real
Preaching is for real… People are going through stuff… Real Stuff… Hard Stuff… And they come…
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Ensuring Relevance In Preaching
How do you ensure relevance in your preaching OK..first relevance doesn’t mean that you never preach about the ethical demands of the text. Some folks think that relevance means you …
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Sermon Must Have ONE Purpose
What is the purpose of your sermon? Is it to expand the kingdom of God? Is it to comfort the people of God?
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