Author Archives: Mike Roth

June 23, 2007

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

Have you ever found in the middle of writing a sermon that you have ten minutes of preaching material that has nothing to do with your main idea? This is easy to do. Some possible factors…an unclear main idea, too … Continue reading →

Balance Between Caution and Boldness?

In an article titled Considering Hearers, Haddon Robinson writes, “But if we focus too hard on not offending, or if we read too many letters from the offended, we can become paralyzed. We start qualifying every sentence. We end up … Continue reading →

Introductions: Introducing What?

Tim, you ask a very God-honoring question when it comes to homiletical introduction. Creating or surfacing need is certainly part of what an introduction must do. In fact, as Peter states in his 5/11/2007 entry, an introduction must do four … Continue reading →

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Filed under Delivery, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching, Stage 8 - Message Detail

May 4, 2007

Preaching OT – one more tip

Fantastic jump into a pool of muddy water Peter! It seems as though many preaching practitioners prefer the easy way out when it comes to communicating the Old Testament through homily. Short-cuts of allegorizing, spiritualizing, exhortation to imitate characters, moralizing … Continue reading →

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Filed under Genre, How to . . . ?, Old Testament, Preaching, Stage 2 - Passage Study