Preaching

PREACH WITH PASSION!

November 4, 2011

Yesterday we looked at a few laws of powerful preaching. There is more to preparing and delivering a sermon than you might expect! When preparing to preach, keep these few tips in mind. (Remember, even if you don’t preach in front of a church every week, if you are a Christian, you are called to [...]

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PROVEN LAWS FOR POWERFUL PREACHING

November 3, 2011

Not all preaching can be classified as successful. Some preaching fails miserably short. Bible preaching should be powerful, penetrating the very heart and spirit of the listener. Here are a few proven laws for the preacher that have helped me through the years. Keeping your own well: The preacher’s spiritual state will ultimately come through [...]

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FUNCTIONS OF THE PREACHER

June 20, 2011

The greatest power ever known is the spoken word of God. It has called worlds into being, toppled empires, healed and comforted the sick, shaken the proud, and resurrected the dead. Yet in far too many pulpits and in far too many individual’s lives, that powerful word lies unopened, unspoken, and therefore uncomprehended. Preached or [...]

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Preaching Journey

September 8, 2010

Preaching! Is there something about this word that grabs you? Does it excite you? Bewilder you? Preaching is something we preachers do at least once a week and as much as four to five times each week. So how did you feel about your preaching this week? Did you connect? Were you in the zone? [...]

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Fresh Commitment to Preach the Word

August 18, 2010

The preacher is called to preach the Word of God accurately and faithfully.  There are many temptations to preach other things and end up neglecting the primacy of preaching the powerful, living word of God.  Preaching the word can be unpopular in an entertainment-oriented, short attention span generation, but preaching the word is a must [...]

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A Fresh Commitment to Preach

August 9, 2010

Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, “To me, the work of preaching is the highest and greatest and the most glorious calling to which anyone can be called.” Fulfilling that call is not without a cost and that cost is the commitment of the preacher. Robert McCheyne was one of the great preachers in the 1800s and it [...]

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How do I Develop a Sermon?

April 27, 2010

Continuing from my last blog on questions people ask about preaching: How long does it take you to develop a message? The developing of a message and the time involved all depends on the God-thought. As Martyn Lloyd Jones said, “The preparation of sermons involves sweat and labor, and is extremely difficult at times.” The [...]

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Which preachers have impacted me personally?

April 23, 2010

Different preachers have impacted different aspects of my preaching. For the research aspect, the greatest impact was Kevin Conner. He taught me how to do the basic work of research: word studies, character studies, thematic studies, and book studies. Kevin was the man who laid my research foundation and then I went on to learn [...]

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