The Parables have power, but how do you preach them? Do you preach them as a monument to the status quo? Do you preach them after a few minutes of analysis?
Do you preach them simply to illustrate pretty tame points in your sermons? Or do you let them attack us in our deep beliefs and thereby transform us? Check out his audio on that subject.
Black Preaching. “Isn’t that racist?” “Good Preaching Has No Color!” “I’m Glad Jesus Loves All Races Unlike You.”
Yep, I have heard statements like these as well as other more pointed ones. Yes, I have been called a racist for addressing “Black Preaching.”
But even some of my supporters miss what I am attempting to do with this web site. Check it out on this audio.
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How can preachers navigate the three intertwining stories we must exegete if we are to preach powerful sermons. Elder Cox addresses this issue in this audio.
Sometimes we end up preaching in a rut. We only preach what we already preach. We see a different text, but the same sermon. How can we keep from becoming a Johnny One Note Preacher? Elder Cox addresses this issue in this 5 minute audio.
You have to preach to the same people every week. What are you supposed to do? How can the preacher make sure the right themes are addressed? How can the preacher make sure that the preacher’s issues do not overly direct the sermon construction process. And finally, how can the preacher limit the number of times the people have to hear a “Saturday night special?”
In this 60 minute teleseminar I answer these and many more questions.
What are the dimensions of Black Preaching? What is Black Preaching? Is it racist to speak of Black Preaching? Does it limit our reach to speak of Black Preaching? Is Black Preaching valuable? Do sermons preached in the black tradition address only black people?
In this 60 minute teleseminar I answer these and many more questions.
A little bit ago, I re-posted an article on “Cotton Candy Sermons?” It sparked a conversation that included questions about whether candy and milk were the same thing in that the new believer cannot be expected to eat the solid food that the more seasoned saints enjoy. In addition, there was the issue about whether Candy and Dessert where synonymous.
This audio is an attempt to continue the conversation. I must admit that my understanding in this avenue is evolving, so come join the conversation. You can listen here or download the audio below.
We have already discussed what Bible translation to use in presentation. However, in this audio we discuss what Bible translations to use in preparation.
Preachers should make use of as many translations as the preacher can obtain. However, there are four translations that should be a part of every english preacher’s library. Listen to this audio to see which ones.
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.
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 when we preach it as if abusers and perpetrators of violence and those invested in wickedness are “hooked up?”
Is the good news good for everyone? Listen to this audio by Elder Cox who speaks to this question.
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The Parables have power, but how do you preach them? Do you preach them as a monument to the status quo? Do you preach them after a few minutes of analysis? Do you preach them simply to illustrate pretty tame points in your sermons? Or do you let them attack us in our deep beliefs [...]
Black Preaching. “Isn’t that racist?” “Good Preaching Has No Color!” “I’m Glad Jesus Loves All Races Unlike You.” Yep, I have heard statements like these as well as other more pointed ones. Yes, I have been called a racist for addressing “Black Preaching.” But even some of my supporters miss what I am attempting to [...]
We are going to begin a series of posts about the myths of Black Preaching. There are a number of these that we need to clarify if we are going to understand how black Preaching helps us. the first of these myths is that Black Preaching is primarily about preaching style. Often when one thinks [...]
It is interesting how many budding preachers turn on the television and think that copying the various personalities is effective preaching.  They end up with superficial copies of some preachers. Sometimes they even copy preachers with incorrect or superficial theology. So you end up with a superficial copy of a superficial original. Certainly I am [...]
I was talking to a laymember the other day who was very excited about a sermon he had heard. The member gave me all four of the points of the sermon and was excited about applying the sermon to his daily life. Interestingly enough, he searched on the internet to try to find this sermon [...]
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