Do you show your work in your preaching? OK… I’m trying to think through this…so bear with me… What you talkign bout Cox? OK…let me try this… How do your people know…
Grab The Hymnal
You know what is one of the greatest tools for preacher? I know you have heard me say it before…And I am on a music kick right now…. but I gotta say…….
Preaching From the Overflow
Preach from the overflow. My homiletics instructor told us. Preach from the overflow. And I encourage you to take this to heart… Always go for depth. Whether it be in your exegesis……
No Fake Celebration
OK, folks, I’m fixing to put a stake in the ground that is gonna anger some of yall…Forgive me, but I gotta do it… When you present the truth of the Gospel…
Are You a Bully?
Are You Using Your Bully-Pulput You can almost always tell when a preacher is verbally beating up on a member. “Don’t send me an email that says XXXXX…” Huh? So you are…
Simple Sermon Construction Method
In the Facebook Group someone wanted a basic sermon construction formula. This is not the end all be all and hopefully you will move on from this to a full homiletic, but…
Preaching a “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 season when…
Who Creates A Sermon?
My homiletics professor, Dr. Brad Braxton, said, “You can’t write a sermon down because a sermon is an event.” You can’t write down an event. You can write down some notes that…
God Has A Blessing In Your Struggle
Sometimes you sit down to put a sermon together… And the sermon just flows… The words just come to you… The concepts… You make connections between what Sister Betty said and the…
How To Judge Your Community
How do you judge your community? I remember visiting a church that had the reputation of being warm and loving once… Nobody knew who I was… I Just walked in… The person…
God Don’t Need Cowards
Many people have sung it… But in my mind I always hear Shirley Caesar’s version from when she was with the Caravans. “God don’t need no coward soldiers.” But in many cases……
He Changed Him
He was alone at night… And a man showed up… There was a battle… And epic wrestling match as the man tried to leave and the other just wouldn’t let him go……
Higher Difficulty Preacher or Bible Scholar?
What is more involved? Being a preacher or a Bible Scholar? Which do you think is harder? Which takes more work? Take a moment and answer… Go head…I’ll wait… …
Being Scared Can Help You
You ever been scared? Fear serves a purpose, it can actually be beneficial. It is beneficial to be scared of falling off the side of that building… So we don’t go near…