Blogs Posts on "Preaching"
Movie Illustrations – A Risky Business by Biblical Preaching on Nov 25, 2009Some churches absolutely oppose any illustration from hollywood or TV. Actually, some churches oppose any attempt to be relevant to contemporary listeners at all. Now if you preach in a place that is not so restrictive, you’ll be tempted to...
Preaching and Those Few Key Sentences by Biblical Preaching on Nov 24, 2009How many hundreds of sentences are used in a sermon? And they all matter. But they don’t all matter as much as a few of them. I suppose I would suggest the following sentences as worthy of extra effort: 1. The Main Idea. Hours might be sp...
Excessive Abstractions and Principles Too General by Biblical Preaching on Nov 23, 2009Preaching an ancient text to a contemporary congregation will usually require some level of abstraction. To preach an ancient instruction simply as it stands is to present a historical lecture, rather than a relevant presentation of inspired truth.
Improving Speech While Not Preparing – 3 by Biblical Preaching on Nov 21, 2009For 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.
Addressing Your Blind Spots In The Pulpit by Soul Preaching on Nov 20, 2009We all have blind spots in the pulpit. We all have a tendency to migrate to a few themes. I critically listened to a preacher the other day. This is one who I had heard ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ot...
Improving Speech While Not Preparing – 2 by Biblical Preaching on Nov 20, 2009Yesterday 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, yo...
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. on Power in Preaching by Exiled Preacher on Nov 19, 2009Take a look at Raymond C. Ortlund Jr's three-part series on 'Pastoral Pensées: Power in Preaching', published in Themelios.Pastoral Pensées: Power in Preaching: Decide (1 Corinthians 2:1–5), Part 1 Of 3Pastoral Pensées Power in Preaching: Desire...
Improving Speech While Not Preparing by Biblical Preaching on Nov 19, 2009Jay Adams suggests that improvements in speech should be pursued during everyday life, but not when preparing the message. The reason he gives is that focusing on grammar, phraseology or pronunciation during preparation and delivery is a distractio...
Of Bifurcations and Dichotomies by Biblical Preaching on Nov 18, 2009Most people have a tendency to think in black and white categories. Something is either right or wrong, good or bad. In order to get from the complex world of reality to the comfortable world of clear categories, we tend to bifurcate inappropriat...
A Tired Feast by Biblical Preaching on Nov 17, 2009Sunday 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,...
