Apply the sermon…. If you can’t do that… Then let someone preach who can and will… I’ve said it before, but let me say it again… Some preachers are just delivering religious…
Tag: Preaching
Does Someone Need To Hear This?
You worked hard to put together a sermon. You studied the text. You assembled some funny anecdotes and pertinent illustrations. And now you are ready to preach. You put powerful emphasis on…
Don’t Commentate….Preach!
A while ago, Peter Mead ran a series on his helpful website on the subject of “Preaching Epistles.” People ask me to bring different perspectives, so here is one that I read…
Preaching With Your Senses
Preachers determine the meaning of scripture so that they can convey that meaning to the congregation in the preaching moment. Preachers go to considerable lengths to make sure that they preach the…
How Does Congregational Response Affect Sermon Evaluation?
How does congregational response affect sermon evaluation when preachers are called of God to speak a word “in season and out of season” to the people of God? (2 Timothy 4:2) This…
Six Ways to Preach Your Sermon On The Web
OK, you put a lot of time and effort into constructing and presenting a powerful sermon. You have crafted the language in such a way that the theologically sound message comes through…
John Piper’s Sermon Preparation Method
John Piper has a very interesting sermon preparation method that reminds us that sermon preparation is not a science, but it is an art. You can read his article at this link….
How To Analyze A Sermon
I will never forget my first homiletic class where the instructor told us to “analyze a sermon.” I had no idea where to begin and the whole idea seemed difficult. But I…
Finding An Outlet For Your Preaching Ministry
A while back I wrote an article on associate ministry and how we must support the worship service. You can find that link here. After reading some of the results from our…
How to Preach Transformative Sermons
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…
Stylistic Exegesis For Preaching Powerful Sermons
Exegesis is simply a close reading of the scripture so that you can extract the meaning from the text. Before you can preach a text you must understand the text. You can…
Video: What Is The Difference Between Celebration and Application?
Celebration and application are two different things, but they are related. How can Black Preaching help us address this? In this video, I quickly describe the difference. Someone asked what is the…
Expand A Sermon Outline Into A Sermon
You have a sermon outline. You are trying to turn it into a sermon. How exactly do you do that? Very good question. Check out this short video that addresses that very…
Brute Force Relevance in Preaching
Just because something is true does not mean that it is of utmost importance. An idea must be both “true” and “relevant to the present time” to be worthy of our intense…