Tuesday is for Preaching “Turn off the television. It is not necessary for relevance. And it is a deadly place to rest the mind. Its pervasive banality, sexual innuendo, and God-ignoring values have no ennobling effects on the preacher’s soul. It kills the spirit. It drives God away. It quenches prayer. It blanks out the … More A Path to Better Preaching Most Will Never Take
Tuesday is for Preaching Is it okay to preach the Bible without preaching Christ? Is it possible to preach every text and get to the cross? Is it appropriate for the preacher to preach a non-Messianic OT text, preach it accurately in terms of its historical context, and never refer to Jesus? How often can … More Can We Preach Every Text without Preaching Christ?
Tuesday is for Preaching A while back I wrote a post that observed that many church planters seem to be spending more time trying to be funny than they are in actually thinking hard about the meaning of the text. It raised the whole issue of the purpose of illustrations. With that in mind, here … More “Fiction is the Art of Telling the Truth by Lying”
Tuesday is for Tozer Preaching: Imperfect Interpreters “Having been born again…through the word of God which lives and abides forever…. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.” –1 Peter 1:23,25 Tozer comments with great honesty about the difficulty of speaking the words of truth. “Now, I suppose more … More Figuring Out How to Preach and What the Word Says
Tuesday is for Preaching Just came into possession of a new book on preaching wisdom literature. My daughter and her husband gave me a copy of Douglas Sean O’Donnell’s The Beginning and End of Wisdom: Preaching Christ from the First and Last Chapters of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. The title and subtitle are long but the book … More The Beginning and End of Wisdom
Sometimes we aim in one direction and hit something we never intended. This brief article from Kairos Journal challenges us not to fear the “collateral damage” that our preaching might produce in a culture that needs radical transformation. Are you a babysitter or a prophet? Collateral Damage 23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about … More What is the Collateral Damage of Your Preaching? Are you a babysitter or a prophet?
Tuesday is for Preaching Nine to Six Months Before I Preach Pray through the needs of the congregation. Talk to elders, small group leaders, my wife, the staff of the church for their sense of the needs. Select a book of the Bible to address those needs. Read and pray through the book a number … More A Plan for Preaching the Word Rather than Yourself
Tuesday is Preaching Prayer: At Home in the Prayer Chamber Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom … More Prayer Should Be Continuous, Preaching but Intermittent
Tuesday is for Preaching Matthew 9:36-38 (ESV) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out … More Can Compassionate Preachers Be Trained?
Tuesday is for Preaching There is a way of preaching that is all ancient and interesting but powerless and counter productive. There is a way of preaching that is all modern and interesting but powerless and counter productive. Every age has its new temptations and pitfalls to avoid. Ours is no exception. Here’s a great … More Preaching to a Vision
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