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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.

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How do you avoid a dull sermon? What can you do to help the congregation understand your sermon? In this video Pastor Cox provides the answer.

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