Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson is an important work that you probably should add to your library. Have you ever heard a preacher refer to a Greek word (even though the one…
The Spirit Fixes Up Our Prayers
There was a show that used to come on television called “Pimp my Ride.” Xzibit, the rapper, was the host of the show. In the show Xzibit would go find people who…
Does Your Preaching Model Correct Bible Interpretation?
OK…Biblical interpretation is important…how to do it is important… Teach it to your people… Here are a few books that are accessible to laity that you can use to teach it to…
Why People Are Not Encouraged by our Thoughts and Prayers
I have seen a few memes recently that were making fun of the common Christian saying… “My thoughts and prayers are with you…” Sometimes when non believers make fun of such statements……
Too Busy Not To Pray
I’m continuing my study of prayer as a Christian… And as a minister… I began the study looking at the Book, Praying the Bible… And now I continue looking at a popular…
Praying the Bible
There are a number of methods of prayer. Some are very structured and some are less structured. Perhaps one of the most popular ones is to use The Lord’s Prayer as a…
Evaluating A Sermon Outline Part 2
OK…the sermon you got your eye on is one sermon and not multiple ones… That’s cool… But you still don’t know if you can preach it… Now there are two related questions…
Evaluate Sermon Outline
What up preachers… How did the preaching go this past weekend? If you think you tore it up…I’m sure there is something you ain’t considering… If you think you stunk it up…I’m…
Sermon Methodology In A Nutshell
You want a quick way to put together a sermon? Someone asked that I repost this…so here it is… You give THREE ANSWERS TO ONE QUESTION. This is an easy way to…
How To Use An Outline
We did this series about a year and a half ago…so I thought you might want to see it again… This question comes in periodically… “How do you use a sermon outline?”…
Great Sermons Require Struggle
He was alone at night… And a man showed up… There was a battle… An epic wrestling match as the man tried to leave and the other just wouldn’t let him go……
Don’t Get Mad…Prepare
Ok…Imma be a little rough today… This is for my readers who are not senior pastors… OK…I hear it all the time… I been called to preach… But my pastor won’t let…
Transformative Preaching
I had to work very late. It was 1:30am. Yep, 1:30 am. For a guy in his late-40s, that meant two things. I was going to be sleep walking that day. and…
You Must Refine Your Homiletic
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 should? You…