I had to work very late. It was 1:30am. Yep, 1:30 am. For a guy in his mid-40s, that meant two things. I was going to be sleep walking that day. and…
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Closing The Sermon With Power: The Key
Closing The Sermon With Power Chapter 2: The Key to the Close So what is the key to having a solid ending? I think it is one simple word, Celebration. Let me…
Closing The Sermon With Power: The Key
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Do You Just Sprinkle The Bible Onto Your Sermons?
A little while ago, a preacher called me and asked me about his idea for a sermon. He wanted me to critique his sermon idea and give him pointers on how he…
The Black Tradition – Freedom is at It’s Core
Oh Freedom, Oh Freedom,
Oh Freedom Over Me
And Before I’d Be a Slave
I’d Be Burried in my Grave
And Go Home to my Lord and be Free
Prophet or Orator?
In the book Sacred Art: Preaching and Theology in the African American Tradition Olin Moyd quotes Peter T. Forsyth who said: “The Christian preacher is not the successor of the Greek orator, but of the Hebrew prophet. The orator comes with inspiration the prophet comes with a revelation.”
Oratorical Talent Alone is not Preaching
Are You Settling For Good?
Thomas Merton said, “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.” This reminds me of something that one of my seminary professors said in a sermon. He argued that the…
The Easy Sermon Resolution – Don’t Preach For The Easy Shout
The other day I was listening to a preacher close a sermon about pain. The sermon talked about the pain and struggles of this life. In typical African American style, the preacher closed the sermon with a “celebration.” Here the preacher resolved the pain by pointing to being “hooked-up.”
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…
What Is The Laity Going To Do?
There was a time when all Christians were supposed to pray. remember that the prayer of a righteous one avails much. (James 5:16) We were told that we need to pray for…
God’s Gonna Show Up – Wade In The Water
Wade In The Water, Wade In The Water, Children, Wade In The Water, God’s Gonna Trouble The Water We are in a world that seems so unpredictable. Our weather experts seem to…
I’m Gonna Take My Cross To Glory
I gotta home in the Kingdom Ain’t that Good News? I gotta home in that Kingdom Ain’t that Good News? Gonna Lay Down This World Shoulder Up My Cross Take It Home…
The Church…Hospital or Hospice
The church is not a monument for the righteous, it is a hospital for sinners. So goes the popular saying that has taken on almost cliche-like proportions in many of our churches….
Has The Formed Weapon Prospered Against You?
The Bible says in Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper.” Many preachers, gospel singers and Bible teachers have emphasized this text to us. We all know about…