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Humiliation in Bethlehem
As you visualize in your mind the scene in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth, what picture comes immediately to mind?
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November 10, 2014
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If Only People Would Like Me
It's the same for all ages: we want to be liked. We are not proud of trying to look good. Still, the approval of people around us has its lure.
September 16, 2014
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Prophetic Preaching
Preachers help us cross that hermeneutical bridge between the text, and what it means for us today.
September 16, 2014
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Gracious Residue
I confess--when I had to write down in my sermon log book what I had preached the day or two previous--sometimes it happened I'd find myself with my pen poised over the log book page and I could not recall the sermon...
July 22, 2014
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Only Something Nice?
Preaching should mostly be about saying something nice, but not at the cost of saying nothing at all in case the soundness of the faith is threatened.
May 14, 2014
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I Wish You Had Signed Your Name
As a pastor, I don’t like anonymous notes. I wished you had signed your name. Here’s why.
March 21, 2014
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The Other Miracle of the Transfiguration
If there’s one disadvantage to knowing Bible stories, it’s that they don’t always surprise us anymore. Take the story of Jesus’ transfiguration. That Jesus’ clothes become dazzling white and that Moses and Elijah show up...
August 1, 2013
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Does Anyone Have a Sermon Series on Biblical Covenants That I Could Reference?
This fall we are following the WE Covenant teaching series produced by Faith Alive Christian Resources. Accordingly, I'd like to preach on biblical covenants while we explore them through the WE program.
March 28, 2012
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Defining 'preaching of the Word'?
Lately, doing some appreciative inquiry interviews in the congregation I'm serving, when it came to the question of what makes worship valuable and what is important in it, I heard people instintictively and happily respond with the Reformed shibboleth-cliché answer "of course, the Preaching of the Word is very important." I encountered this years ago at a Classis round table in Canada as well. When I appreciatively inquire about how they know when the preaching of the Word has happened, I very often get a look of deer caught in the headlights, or an answer like "Well, I know it when I hear...
December 16, 2011
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Woman Meets Jesus
This book is a great resource for preachers who want to preach on the women found in the Gospels.
September 15, 2011
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Do you do sermon series?
I was just wondering, what formats people use/like in preaching. I tend to do sermon series lasting roughly 3-5 Sundays each on a topic or section of the Bible. what about you? Do you do any of these? Or, do you like listening to sermon series or not?
January 27, 2010
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Center for Excellence in Preaching
The Center for Excellence in Preaching provides many helpful resources for preaching.