Effective expository preaching finds it origin and power not so much in clever construction as in detailed, obedient listening to God’s voice in the text. ~ David Jackman...
The 10 P’s of Preaching: A Big-Picture Perspective
I find it helpful at times to take a step back from the nitty-gritty details of weekly sermon preparation and think about preaching from a big picture perspective. There are...
The 10 Commandments of Preaching
After 40 years of preaching Sinclair Ferguson took some time (on a airplane!) to write down his 10 commandments of preaching. Though Ferguson admits his commandments are not...
Christocentric Preaching and a/Authorial Intent
Ignoring the Christ-centered canonical context of Scripture is no less reductionist and problematic than ignoring the immediate context of the human author. A wooden...
Our Calling as Preachers
Our calling as preachers is really very simple. We study, we stand before our people, we read the text, and we explain it. We reprove, rebuke, exhort, encourage, and...
The Risks and Rewards of Preaching an Expository Book Series
Kevin DeYoung discusses the benefits and dangers of preaching consecutively through books of the Bible. http://vimeo.com/87622243 Here are the risks, according to DeYoung:...
Preaching: That Slow, Long-Term But Time-Tested and God-Honored Method of Church Growth
Preaching may be slow work; it often is; it is a long-term policy. But my whole contention is that it works, that it pays, and that it is honoured, and must be, because it...
Devotional Preaching: Worshipping Your Way Through Your Sermon
There's . . . an underplayed devotional aspect to preaching. . . . One of the most powerful things is when your people get to watch you worship your way through your own...
How Can Preachers Receive Compliments Humbly?
"How can young preachers receive compliments humbly?" This was a question posed to Al Mohler on his 02-08-14 Ask Anything:Weekend edition. His answer is quite thoughtful and...
Forcing the Form: Subjecting Holy Scripture to Human Structures
Recently my wife pointed out the constellation Orion to our kids as we were driving home one night. Well, they were having a bit of a hard time identifying it amidst all the...