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 is important…
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How To Preach Without Converting Anybody
A pastor friend of mine told me that there are many so called “great” preachers who preach “great” sermons, but their preaching does not seem to have the conversion power only given by the Holy Ghost.
Too many preachers are simply preaching sermons about “God hooking you up.” Their sermons are about what humanity is going to get. It is about the money, jobs, fame, etc that God has for those who are God’s own.
How To Preach on Issues
There are many issues to preach on. However, sometimes when we preach on issues we are not really preaching sermons. What we say may be enlightening, it may be helpful, but is it truly a sermon?
In this article, I want to give some rules to keep in mind when preaching on issues.
It is Still a Sermon
How to Preach a Text With a List
The Brand New Biblical Preaching blog has an interesting post up on How to preach a text with a list in it. This is actually a helpful post. I encourage you to go over and read it. I especially like this point:
Secondly, within the list, notice the places of emphasis. These are almost always the start and end, as well as the middle on some occasions (especially if the structure is clearly chiastic). Notice any repetition of terms, or clustering of concepts.
How To Preach a Lousy Sermon
Ken Collins gives you a list of things to do if you want to preach a terrible sermon. The whole list is helpful and can be read with profit.
Preaching Advent With Imagination
When I was back in seminary, I remember going to Dr. Brad Braxton’s Introduction to Preaching Class at Vanderbilt Divinity School. I was excited in that Brad Braxton was an is an…
Exercise all the Preaching Muscles
Whatever muscles you exercise will be your strongest muscles. I remember growing up watching professional wrestling. The well balanced wrestler stood up with a solid muscular build the top of the head…
Should I Learn From Preaching Teachers?
An individual asked me that question. And when I opened my mouth to answer, another individual quickly jumped in and gave an answer. He said, “You should never ask a man that…
Preaching To Real People
I often talk about preaching to “Real People Going Through Real Issues.” I use the term “Preaching to Grandma and Dem?” Preaching to “Grandma and Dem” is an attempt to insure that…
The Element of Preaching You Ain’t Doing
So every so often someone hits me up to help them with a text to preach… Usually these are just a quick look at the text to help folks look at the…
Two Hard Texts To Preach
There are two categories of texts that are very hard to preach. They are close to impossible to even read beyond a superficial level. The first category of texts that are very…
Importance of Preaching To Your Self
Sermon Prep can be grueling and not always a spiritual experience. So, you prayed deeply at the beginning of your sermon prep process. You asked the Lord to give you a text….
The Whoop in Black Preaching
I am by no means an expert on whooping, but I noticed that there is little information available on the web so I decided to write up a few posts ont he subject.