I was just reading a synopsis of an intriguing book. The book is about the importance of conversations, both at work and at home. Nothing to do with preaching though? Well, perhaps more than might be obvious. I was struck by the author’s second principle – “Come out from behind yourself into the conversation and [...]
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Preaching and Response
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the Word of God is preached, something happens. God’s Word, inspired by God’s Spirit, pointing toward God’s Son, spoken by a person empowered by the Spirit of God for their calling from God’s Son, to people prepared by the Spirit of God – it’s a recipe for response!
At times we can see that response. [...]
Distorted Perspectives
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There are some preachers that claim to be oblivious to negative emotion in regard to preaching. That is to say, when it’s done, it’s done. No looking back, no regrets, no negative emotions. I don’t believe there can be too many like that. For most of us preaching involves giving of ourselves and often feeling [...]
Homiletical Hermeneutics
Posted in Audience Analysis, Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Expository Preaching on January 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Last night I was in conversation with a good friend and fellow preacher. We were talking about another preacher and how thoroughly he knows the Bible. When my friend asked me why I thought he had become so thoroughly saturated with the Bible, I didn’t need to think long about the answer. Obviously he has [...]
The Other Side of the Gap
Posted in Audience Analysis, Christianity, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Stott presented the notion of a preacher being a bridge builder. That is, in the act of preaching, the preacher is seeking to build a bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of the listeners. A good expository sermon has to be solidly earthed in the biblical text, and [...]
Something Happens
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Darrell Johnson, The Glory of Preaching on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just started Darrell Johnson’s The Glory of Preaching. I can’t offer any sort of review after only a few pages, although I am looking forward to reading more (his earlier book, Experiencing the Trinity is well worth getting hold of). But how about a quote:
Through the never-perfect speech of an always-imperfect speaker, the triune [...]
The Hardest Element to Define
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The elements that go together to make up this thing called expository preaching are four. There is the God’s empowering/anointing/superintending element. There is the true meaning of the biblical text element. There is the effective communication of the preacher’s words and life element. And there is the emphasis on the contemporary [...]
Where Did the Confidence Go?
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read a book about a certain denomination in this country (not important which denomination here), and it made an interesting observation. Over the course of a generation it seemed like there was a wholesale loss of confidence. This showed in evangelism, in church health, in preaching, etc.
Today I was enjoying conversation with a [...]
Preparing for 2010
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on December 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Before you know it, 2010 will be here. What do you hope for in terms of your preaching ministry during next year? Do you pray for more opportunities or more help with the preaching in your church? Do you pray for more fruit in the lives of your listeners, or more fruit in your private [...]
A Lonely Place
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is not unusual to hear that a leader is in a lonely place. After all, church leadership, like all leadership, is a difficult place to be. There are stresses and strains not only in your own life, but also the burdens of others that you care for. There are confidences to keep and decisions [...]
Is That All?
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Theology, Gospel Preaching on November 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was just reading a book that made a simple, but memorable point. The author asked a carpenter working on his house what difference Jesus made to his life and work. The answer was telling, “I suppose he makes me an honest carpenter.” Is that all?
How often do we essentially preach a salvation ticket to [...]
Improving Speech While Not Preparing – 3
Posted in Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Body language, Non-Verbal, Visual Communication on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the past two days I have looked at word choices and verbal pauses. More could be said, but it would be more of the same. Perhaps working on choosing vivid rather than lifeless descriptors would be worth a post, but you can think that through. I would like to add one more post to [...]
Improving Speech While Not Preparing – 2
Posted in Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Jay Adams, Preaching According to the Holy Spirit on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I referred to Jay Adams’ suggestion that we can improve our language use best by working on it in everyday life so that it becomes natural. He mentions another aspect of speech that many need to work on. The unnecessary use of, you know, like, filler words. These verbal pauses do a lot to [...]
A Tired Feast
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Andy Stanley, Expository Preaching, Ronald Allen, Toussaint on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday morning I preached the last of the messages. I’d taught class for four days, but then things got busier. Between Thursday evening and Sunday morning (60 hours) I spoke six times, taught two sessions, and travelled many miles by car, train and aeroplane. Not the busiest few days, but among the tightest in terms [...]
The Subject We Don’t Mention
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Itinerant Ministry, Richard Bewes, Speaking in Public Effectively, Travelling Speaker on November 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Actually there are several subjects that preachers are not supposed to talk about, but I’d like to mention one. Briefly. Actually I’d rather not mention it, so I’ll quote somebody else. It’s the issue of “expenses,” aka “petrol money” in some churches, aka “speaking fees,” aka “honoraria.” It’s right that we hesitate to mention this [...]
Reformation Lessons for Preachers
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Erasmus, Martin Luther, Michael Reeves, Mike Reeves, Reformation, theologynetwork.org on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There could be no end to posts dealing with lessons for preachers from the Reformation. I’d like to focus in on one today, then another tomorrow. Both of them were brought out very clearly in a series of messages by Michael Reeves on Justification (available, and well worth listening to, on theologynetwork.org). In the final [...]
What Is The Motivation . . .
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study on November 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Do you ever wonder what someone’s motivation might be? For example, I was thinking about a man I once knew who never read anything except the Bible. His preaching bore the fruit. Some might say that his preaching was biblically saturated and uncluttered. Others might suggest his preaching was unengaging and borderline heretical. Not that [...]
Training Gaps
Posted in Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just read through a course guide for a preaching course. I won’t name it. It left me feeling dry and concerned. Why? To put it basically, because of what was and what wasn’t included.
Included – The different types of sermon that can be used (exegetical and topical given as the main two options, with [...]
Short-Notice Preaching
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever had to preach at short-notice? What do you do if you only have two days to prepare? Two hours? Two minutes? In some ways I hope it doesn’t happen to any of us. On the other hand, maybe it would be good if it did. Why?
1. A short-notice sermon shows quickly whether [...]
TheologyNetwork.Org Article
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Expository Preaching, Hermeneutics, theologynetwork.org on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A modified form of an article I wrote a while back has now been posted on theologynetwork.org . . . here’s a taste:
True exposition should not be boring, for we would not want to give the impression that God gives of Himself in self-revelation in a way that is boring. True exposition should not [...]
One Thing Worth Copying
Posted in Christianity, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged Christian Consumerism, Church Growth, Redeemer Presbyterian, Saddleback Church, Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity, Willow Creek on October 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There seems to be an epidemic of copycat mentality in church ministry today. I’m not referring primarily to pulpit plagiarism, although that is a real issue (only exacerbated by the availability of online sermons from the very good to the very poor – all of which are readily copied by some). I’m thinking more generally. [...]
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