Kent Hughes speaks about serial exposition and topical models of preaching and describes how in the first the text provides the form of the sermon, while in the second the preacher has to formulate an outline and then reference relevant texts. Watch to Hughes or read a transcript here.
Mike Raiter lists seven things he wishes people understood about illustrations. Number 2 is I wish preachers knew that illustrations are primarily didactic. Raiter explains: The most important purpose of the illustration is to aid understanding. Someone has said, “if you can’t illustrate it, you don’t understand it”. If you don’t illustrate it, then the …
Helpful diagnostic questions from Kent Hughes: (you can watch this, or read the transcript below) Was I True to the Word? We should begin with a warning, a caveat. You actually can’t tell how effective a sermon was by the response you receive. People could say to you, “That was a wonderful sermon,” and really …
Kent Hughes speaks about the need for stories in preaching, but cautions against preaching stories and not the Word.
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