Preaching

When a Plan Comes Together

A sermon should be long enough to adequately exegete and apply the main point of the passage, but short enough to leave mature Christians willing to listen a…

Write Sermons for the Ear, Not for the Eye

Preaching is a living transaction between the preacher and those who are listening; the words we speak must represent that truth. So, when you sit down to prepare…

Preaching with Your Own Voice

We all want to be great preachers. But being a great preacher is not nearly as important as presenting a great God with your own unique voice.

The Power of Preaching Comes from God

We need to let God control the message. The power in preaching doesn’t come from the packaging or presentation, it comes from God.

The Power of Repetition

One of the most significant things I learned over the course of more than four decades of preaching in the local church is people don’t need to be…

Preach with the Wisdom God Provides

Regardless of how effective we might be in creating emotional responses, it’s the preaching of God’s Word that helps people make deep and meaningful connections with God that…

Explaining the Word, Capturing the Heart

Illustrations and stories enhanced a message by making it more relatable and applicable to modern life, but it is the explanation of the Word of God that captured…

Love for the Word Empowers Preaching

When it comes to preaching, our effort begins and ends with drawing near to God and his Word so he can speak through us with a message that…

‘Preaching with No Regrets’

Most every preacher will tell you they have a certain number of regrets in their life when it comes to ministry. I certainly do. But I don’t want…

Leading Through Preaching

Joshua was leading through preaching. He was wielding leadership influence through the proclamation of his words and the witness of his life. Let’s follow that example.

Leading Through Preaching

Preaching Changed My Life

A funeral sermon helped launch me on a path to ministry . . .