One of the biggest problems preachers face is the creation of “Saturday Night Specials.” Anyone who has been preaching for a while knows that these are sermons that were conceived on Saturday night …
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This seminar was presented in January of 2010. What are the principles that you should follow in the sermon close.
I hope it is a blessing to you. This includes the question and answer portion of the presentation.
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Martha Simmons, Frank Thomas, and a group of distinguished homiletitians have edited the definitive anthology of Black Sermons. The book is 960 pages of information and sermons important to the Black preaching Tradition. …
This seminar was presented in May of 2009. A significant amount of our readers have not heard this seminar. So please listen to this one hour seminar that discusses how to interact with …
I am showing my age, but I can remember a television commercial where an elderly woman looked at a hamburger that was served to her from a fast food joint and asked the then popular …
Some have the idea that Black preaching is only for Black people. You “preach Black” when you are in front of Black people and you “preach White” while in front of our Caucasian brothers …
I had a conversation with a friend of mine on great preaching. She named some media preachers whom she considered great. I then began to probe her for the reasons. It seemed …
Great preaching must engage the mind. I don’t know how many times I have heard a preacher get up there and simply attempt to engage the emotions. These preachers get a shout but …
As you can see, we have not had many updates in previous months. This is due to the time requriements to keep a site such as this updated and moving forward. For this …
Great preaching is more than about the transfer of knowledge, but it is about facilitating an experience with God by God’s word. To accomplish this task some attention needs to be spent on what …
It is surprising how many preachers think that preaching really doesn’t matter much. Some think that there are other more fruitful ways to minister. They say that one on one counseling is …
Olin Moyd writes on page 36 of The Sacred Art:
Redemption for African Americans meant salvation from states and circumstances as well as salvation from sin, guilt, and the consequence thereof. Redemption meant liberation …
Praise God for the Word of the coming Kingdom of God. This is certainly good news, but is it good news for everyone? Do we betray the radical nature of the coming kingdom …
Bible Teaching is not about simply transferring information. It includes that, but it also includes changing the lives of the people you have been called to teach the Word to. Rick Blackwood, in his article …
The sermon should begin by telling the story of the man who brought his son to be healed by Jesus. The story should be told completely and in a way that people can feel, see, and touch the story. I would say that you tell the story from the centurion stopping Jesus up until Jesus told him that his servant shall be healed. Then give the three points. After that pick the story back up on the way home for the celebration.
One of the problems that often rears it’s head in African American worship is when celebration is abused. Martha Simmons referred to this dynamic among some whoopers as the “dark side of Whooping.” This is when the power of whooping is used to mask a preacher who has not done his or her work to provide a solid presentation.
When people ask me about preaching without notes, many assume that you must write out the whole sermon and then memorize the sermon. These preachers are looking for a method that will help them memorize such a large amount of material.
