Category Archives: Genre

by Peter Mead | January 30, 2012

Eco-Preaching: Ever Old, Always New

This week I’d like to go green and consider the notion of recycling sermons. We’ll touch on different aspects of this broad subject over the next few days (although there may be a quiet day or two as we have … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | January 27, 2012

Be Quick to Look, Slow to Decide

This week we began another season of Cor Deo – a small group of people longing to know God more and grow closer to Him. We had some great discussions, studied some wonderful passages and enjoyed getting to know each … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 17, 2011

Saturday Short Thought – The Power of the Word

This week I have been thinking about the power of words. Actually, even the power of few words. I’ve been blogging about Proverbs – those powerful little dynamos of biblical wisdom. I’ve been preparing to preach at two carol services … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 16, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 5: Random Thoughts

To finish off this series of posts on preaching Proverbs, here is a randomly organized collection of brief thoughts. See what I did there? 1. Preaching topically may be fine. I’ve avoided the more obvious approach of addressing a subject … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 15, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 4: Sayings and Sermons

Yesterday I described two masterpieces of the art of preaching Proverbs (click here to see post). Both the explanatory emphasis of the first and the applicational emphasis of the second affirmed the possibility of a full-length single saying sermon from … Continue reading →

Preaching Proverbs 3: Full-Length Single Saying Sermons

Jon provoked this series of posts by asking if it is possible to preach longer than five minutes on a proverb (particularly the two-line kind), without preaching topically through a whole subject. I believe it is. Not just in theory, … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 13, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 2: Persons Present and Powerful

Yesterday I suggested we must beware of legalistic moralizing when preaching the Proverbs. Tomorrow I’ll offer two simple approaches to full-length sermons on single proverbs. Today I want to share two more “foundational thoughts” that I think should be kept … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 12, 2011

Preaching Proverbs 1: Epilogues and Exhaustion?

Jon sent me an email about Proverbs. He asked whether I thought the preacher heading into Proverbs is bound to either preach for a five minute mini message or an exhaustingly exhaustive topical study of an entire subject? Isn’t the … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | December 9, 2011

Can I Tread on Some Special Toes?

It is coming up to the time of year when people are making resolutions. One of the big ones in churches is to read the Bible through in a year. So perhaps you are thinking of encouraging people to do … Continue reading →

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by Peter Mead | November 30, 2011

10 Ways to Half Preach a Text – Part ii

In this series of posts I am offering ten ways that I see preachers half-using a preaching text. The goal isn’t to critique, but to nudge us all to a higher view of the inspired text, a higher level of … Continue reading →

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