Particularly does the minister need to attend unto this injunction “take heed unto thyself” in his study of the Scriptures, reading them devotionally ere he does so professionally; that is, seeking their application and blessing to his own soul before searching for sermonic materials. As the saintly Hervey expressed it, “Thus may we always be affected when we study...
Read More4 Reasons Why Some Preachers Get Better and Others Don’t by Hershael York I often have to answer the strangest question anyone could ask a preaching professor: “Do you think preaching can be taught?” I always want to respond, “No, I’m just going through the motions for the money.” Of course I never do, not only because it’s best not to say the smart aleck...
Read More(originally posted by biblicalpreaching.net) Almost everyone agrees that preaching should be transformational. But we need to define what it is that we are seeking to see transformed? 1. Conduct – This is the most obvious area of transformation. We all love to see a life transformed from worldly conduct to “christian” conduct. But we also need to be wary....
Read More“We preach to people who must live forever . . . in heaven — or hell; with God — or devils; in an eternity of joy — or of torment!” – (Thomas...
Read MoreSteps for Preparing a Sermon 1. Choose your text and meditate on it. – Read the text, re-read it, re-read it and read it again. – Probe it, chew on it, bore into it, soak in it. – You are not called to preach yourself or your ideas, but charged to “preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:1-2). Clarence Edward McCartney: “Put all the Bible you...
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