Substantive sermons
Ray Van Neste writes that, contrary to what many think, people do indeed want substantive sermons:
Preachers are often told that people really are not interested in substantive content in sermons. I know
Homiletics
Two ways to read the Bible
Tim Keller writes:
Ed Clowney points out that if we ever tell a particular Bible story without putting it into the overall main Bible story (about Christ), we actually change the meaning of
Time spent in the study
Fred Craddock on the importance of study in a pastor's ministry:
Time spent in study is never getting away from daily work but getting into daily work. The hours of study
The sermon vs. the Word of God
Here's an interesting question. What gets more attention when we gather to worship: the sermon or the Word of God?Even in churches that emphasize the public reading of Scripture, I
A layman’s advice to preachers
Tim Ellsworth has some great advice for preachers, including this:
Talk less about yourself and more about God. Too many times after I’ve listened to a sermon, I could tell you quite