What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
Apply the sermon…. If you can’t do that… Then let someone preach who can and will… I’ve said it before, but let me say it again… Some preachers are just …
Apply the Sermon, or Let Someone Else Preach Read More
You worked hard to put together a sermon. You studied the text. You assembled some funny anecdotes and pertinent illustrations. And now you are ready to preach. You put powerful …
Does Someone Need To Hear This? Read More
A while ago, Peter Mead ran a series on his helpful website on the subject of “Preaching Epistles.” People ask me to bring different perspectives, so here is one that …
Don’t Commentate….Preach! Read More
Preachers determine the meaning of scripture so that they can convey that meaning to the congregation in the preaching moment. Preachers go to considerable lengths to make sure that they …
Preaching With Your Senses Read MoreHow does congregational response affect sermon evaluation when preachers are called of God to speak a word “in season and out of season” to the people of God? (2 Timothy …
How Does Congregational Response Affect Sermon Evaluation? Read MoreOK, you put a lot of time and effort into constructing and presenting a powerful sermon. You have crafted the language in such a way that the theologically sound message …
Six Ways to Preach Your Sermon On The Web Read MoreJohn Piper has a very interesting sermon preparation method that reminds us that sermon preparation is not a science, but it is an art. You can read his article at …
John Piper’s Sermon Preparation Method Read More
I will never forget my first homiletic class where the instructor told us to “analyze a sermon.” I had no idea where to begin and the whole idea seemed difficult. …
How To Analyze A Sermon Read More
A while back I wrote an article on associate ministry and how we must support the worship service. You can find that link here. After reading some of the results …
Finding An Outlet For Your Preaching Ministry Read More
Great preaching has in mind not merely inspiration, but the preaching of transformative sermons. We do not desire to make people who merely know more of the Bible, although that …
How to Preach Transformative Sermons Read More
Exegesis is simply a close reading of the scripture so that you can extract the meaning from the text. Before you can preach a text you must understand the text. …
Stylistic Exegesis For Preaching Powerful Sermons Read MoreCelebration and application are two different things, but they are related. How can Black Preaching help us address this? In this video, I quickly describe the difference. Someone asked what …
Video: What Is The Difference Between Celebration and Application? Read MoreYou have a sermon outline. You are trying to turn it into a sermon. How exactly do you do that? Very good question. Check out this short video that addresses …
Expand A Sermon Outline Into A Sermon Read More
Just because something is true does not mean that it is of utmost importance. An idea must be both “true” and “relevant to the present time” to be worthy of …
Brute Force Relevance in Preaching Read More