Beyond the Big Idea: Does Structure Matter in Preaching?
One of the questions I've been thinking about a lot lately is this: Should the structure of your sermon follow the structure of the biblical text? Most preachers would immediately agree that the text should determine what we say. But should it also...
Beyond the Big Idea: Does Structure Matter in Preaching?
One of the questions I've been thinking about a lot lately is this: Should the structure of your...
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Equipping Every Voice: The Case for Biblical Exposition Training in the Local Church
There is a hunger in the church today that often goes unmet, a genuine desire among church members to be trained in biblical exposition. Not just how to listen to sermons,...
Does Your Sermon Outline Need to Follow the Text?
There’s a question you need to answer every time you prepare a sermon: Does the sermon text govern only what I say, or does it also govern how I say it? If you’re...
Book-Level Preaching: A Podcast Conversation
A few weeks ago, I published an article here on Preaching & Preachers introducing what I’ve come to call High-Altitude Spiral Preaching, a philosophy and methodology for...
High-Altitude Spiral Preaching
Every preacher knows the tension: we want our people to grasp the message of an entire biblical book, but week-by-week exposition can make it hard for them to see the big...
In Defense of Preaching
Our Daily Bread University offers a free, 20-lesson course by John Stott called Biblical Preaching: A Pastor’s Look at Homiletics. For each lesson you can either listen to...
John Broadus on Continuous Exposition
John Broadus was a 19th century American pastor, confederate army chaplain, co-founder and 2nd president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. There he taught New...
What Is Expository Preaching?
We don’t all mean the same thing.
What Impression Do You Want Your Sermon to Make?
One question we must ask in assessing our preaching is this: "What are my listeners impressed with at the end of my message? Or you could put it this way: "Who are my...