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Articles by Sherman Haywood Cox II

Sherman Haywood Cox II is the director of Soul Preaching. He holds the M.Div with an emphasis in Homiletics and a M.S. in Computer Science.

Web Seminar Replay – Four Waves of Biblical Exegesis – Replay
August 23, 2010 – 4:48 pm | One Comment
Web Seminar Replay – Four Waves of Biblical Exegesis – Replay

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 …

Moving On
June 6, 2010 – 10:40 pm | No Comment
Moving On

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 …

Don’t Rush, Timing is Everything
April 25, 2010 – 12:03 am | No Comment
Don’t Rush, Timing is Everything

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 …

Does Preaching Matter?
April 22, 2010 – 2:51 pm | No Comment
Does Preaching Matter?

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 …

Audio 36 – Celebration and Doctrinal Sermons
April 10, 2010 – 11:54 pm | No Comment
Audio 36 – Celebration and Doctrinal Sermons

Doctrinal Sermons need celebration just like any other kind of sermon. In this audio, Elder Cox speaks of the importance of addressing both the emotive and the intellectual dimensions of humanity in every sermon. …

What Are You Celebrating?
April 6, 2010 – 6:20 am | No Comment
What Are You Celebrating?

Here is an interesting exercise that might help you in your preaching. Take a number of your sermons. Try to find the purpose of each one. Then ask yourself, what is …

Be You – Don’t Copy
April 5, 2010 – 6:06 am | No Comment
Be You – Don’t Copy

The other day I was listening to a preacher. After about 5 minutes I realized that his presentation style, rate of speech, and sermonic structure were copied from a popular preacher. Even …

Salvation Includes Physical and Mental Liberation
March 30, 2010 – 11:52 pm | No Comment
Salvation Includes Physical and Mental Liberation

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 …

Killing the Communal Aspects of the Gospel
March 30, 2010 – 5:58 am | No Comment
Killing the Communal Aspects of the Gospel

A while back I wrote a post on how we sometimes domesticate Jesus. He becomes a Jesus who always supports our own causes and defeats other’s causes. As I noted before, it is …

Should Women Preach?
March 28, 2010 – 11:59 pm | No Comment
Should Women Preach?

The question has come up on many if not most of our web seminars. The question is interesting in my own Soul Preaching ministry in that we are an eclectic mix of various denominations. …