Sometimes sermons can be all push and no pull. The facts are communicated as information – perhaps all imperatives, but preaching illustrates and seeks to draw – something of a winsome invitation. Bible preaching does both: instructs and invites. This is when news becomes good news. Saw this précis of movie that reminded me of …
There is a need for some types of repitition in preaching. Just because you’ve said it once doesn’t mean everyone’s heard and understood. But this doesn’t mean you simply arrive at the same point mechanically in the sermon every week. It’s also why meeting together during the week and talking about the sermon can help …
Some thoughts from Jason Allen about expository preaching. If you’re at church tomorrow listen for the message of God’s word, not some words that use God’s word to impart a speaker’s message. … “preaching the word” is marked by these three essentials: 1. The necessity of accurately interpreting the text in its immediate, and broader, …
Borrowing an analogy from baseball, Daniel Darling writes about ordinary preachers and their week-to-week preaching ministry. Having an expectation that the exceptional should be the ordinary experience creates a type of Christian life that is neither sustainable or recognisable from a biblical or historic framework. From Darling: This is not an excuse for mediocrity. It’s …
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