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
theocentric
Missing Jesus
I confess to what has to be one of my greatest mistakes ever:
Four or five years ago I was unhappy with my own preaching. I knew something was missing, but I couldn&
Preaching the historical books
Expository Thoughts has a good post reflecting on a chapter in Preaching from the Old Testament. This has a lot to do with preaching in a way that honors God as the subject
The knowledge of God is practical
People long for preaching that is practical, as they should. Sometimes, though, preachers move away from theocentric preaching in an effort to be practical.A.W. Tozer (quoted in Dallas Willard's
Preaching that we are part of this story
One of the great responsibilities of a preacher is to help congregations…catch a glimpse of what an adventure it is in our little times and little places, to be part of this