Have you ever taken the time to write down your personal philosophy of preaching? It's an extremely revealing and clarifying exercise. Here's what I did. I sat down and...
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How to Make Sure Your Sermon Applications Don’t Eclipse God’s Wisdom
Knowing how to apply an ancient text of Scripture to a contemporary audience can be a risky enterprise. There are many "dangers, toils, and snares" along the pathway. There...
Reviewing the Main Points 06.21.13
Here are some preaching-related resources that surfaced this past week. The Biblical Preaching of John Calvin - Steven Lawson We must have Calvins again. And by God’s grace,...
When Your Own Wife Doesn’t Say Anything about Your Sermon
I was amused and encouraged by these words from Tim Keller. Evidently I'm not the only one who has these conversations with my wife. I remember, some years ago, to when I...
Get Yourself out of the Interpretation and into the Proclamation
Preaching magazine once interviewed John MacArthur and asked him the following question: You've commented that one of the things you have to work at so hard is to get your...
Forming and Being Formed
When an expositor studies his Bible, the Holy Spirit probes the preacher's life. As a man prepares sermons, God prepares the man. As the expositor masters a passage, he will...
Reviewing the Main Points 06.14.13
Enjoy these preaching-related links and summaries from the past week. Especially note Peter Mead's helpful 3-part series on explanation in preaching. 9 Teaching Methods of...
Show Your Support! Your Main Points Need It.
How often do we simply assert our main point in a sermon, read a couple of supporting verses with little to no comment, and then move on to illustrate or apply the concept?...
Are My Motives as Christ-Centered as My Message?
Obviously as a preacher of the gospel I am concerned about the what of preaching--my message. But I must not stop there. I cannot content myself with simply asking "What am...
A Prayer for Preachers
My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of Thy name. - Charles Wesley