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Cleophus LaRue at Minister’s Meeting

December 4, 2007October 27, 2009

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August 31, 2025: Proper 17 (22)
on August 25, 2025 at 5:00 am
* Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16 * Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112 * Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 * Luke 14:1, 7-14
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What does the blues have to say about celebration? More than we think. In this video, we look at how the blues teaches us that real celebration doesn’t ignore pain—it rises out of it.

Too often in preaching, we rush to “celebration” and skip the struggle. But the blues shows us how to hold lament and joy together, and how to preach a hope that’s rooted in reality.

Watch as we explore:

Why celebration means more when it grows out of lament

How the blues teaches us to preach with honesty and depth

What true “rise” looks like in the pulpit

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Celebration and the Blues

What does it mean to preach the truth with the honesty and depth of the blues? In this video, we explore how the blues teaches us to name pain, sit in lament, confront injustice, and rise with hope that’s real—not manufactured.

The blues doesn’t rush past the struggle. It tells the truth about life and points toward God’s presence in the middle of it. That’s exactly what our preaching needs right now.

Watch as we break down:

Why the blues is a model for truthful preaching

How lament makes space for authentic hope

What it looks like to confront injustice from the pulpit

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Preaching Through The Blues

In this video, we take a candid look at the new direction for SoulPreaching.com and what it means to preach with a limp. For years, we’ve focused on practical tips to help preachers structure and deliver sermons. But now, we’re making a turn toward blues theology—preaching that tells the truth about pain, wrestles with injustice, and rises with authentic hope.

The blues teaches us that God’s people don’t just dance; sometimes they limp. That’s the kind of honest preaching we need in this moment—preaching rooted in lament, resistance, and real hope.

Watch as we lay out:

Where SoulPreaching.com has been

Why this blues turn matters

What it means to “preach with a limp”

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Preaching With A Limp

People don’t need another polished performance.
They need something real.

This video dives deep into the connection between authenticity and effective preaching, drawing from the raw honesty of the blues tradition. The blues never lied. It didn’t fake joy, didn’t clean up pain, and didn’t hide behind big words. It told the truth — out loud.

And that’s what preaching must do too.

If your sermon doesn’t come from your gut, it won’t land in theirs.
If your preaching ain’t real, it ain’t healing.
And if your gospel wears a mask, the people will too.

This is a call to preach from your scars, not just your notes.
To stop performing… and start testifying.

#Authenticity #Preaching #BluesTheology #RealGospel #BlackChurch #SoulPreaching #NoMoreMasks #BluesAndTheWord

Authenticity, Blues, and Preaching.

What do the blues have to do with the gospel? Everything.

In this video, we explore why passion is essential in preaching — not just performance, not just polish, but real, soul-deep fire. The kind of passion that groans like the blues, that feels what it says, and that tells the truth even when it's messy.

Drawing from the rich tradition of Black preaching and the raw honesty of the blues, we look at how this music can reignite the pulpit — not just to inform, but to transform. From the gut to the gospel, from the blues to the blessing.

If you’re a preacher, a speaker, or someone longing to hear truth on fire, this one’s for you.

🕊️ Don't just preach. Feel it. Live it. Sing it.

#Preaching #Blues #BlackChurch #PassionInPreaching #SoulPreaching #GospelTruth #BluesTheology

Passion, Blues, and Preaching

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You will only get better writing sermons by writing many sermons. In this video I share the importance of getting our reps in....practice more. Sermon Construction is a muscle. Like any other muscle you need to exercise it for health.

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What’s on the wall when I’m singing?

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