Preach Christ, Not Just His Benefits
I was sitting in the coffee shop as I finished writing my sermon. The text I was preaching made big demands on the listener. What is it, I wondered, that will enable us
Preaching
Two Rules for Sermon Delivery
Delivery is important, but we sometimes make it too important. If you prepare clear, biblical messages, and work hard, then your delivery will improve. It just takes time.
I rarely hear sermons that
Critic or Disciple?
I’ve heard that preachers are sometimes the harshest critics of other preachers. It doesn’t have to be that way.
A pastor once preached with John Stott in the audience. After the
The Weight of Words
5,398 posts written over 15 years. That includes 689 sermons, some that predate the blog, going back 25 years.
It reminds me of John Ames, the preacher in the novel Gilead, who
Ten Key Questions for Sermon Preparation
There are many ways to prepare a sermon. When preparing a sermon on a passage of Scripture, though, I’ve found that there are ten questions that every preacher must answer. Not every