From Dane Ortlund: Perhaps not many are aware that Herman Bavinck was a pastor for a year before taking up his first teaching post. Ron Gleason writes of what this was like for the young man, beginning with Bavinck’s first Sunday in the pulpit. Bavinck was to preach his first sermon in his new congregation …
On the 9Marks blog Greg Gilbert and a friend share a brief email exchange that dwells on the fact that no sermon is perfect, and sooner or later you’ve got to stop fussing over that imperfect sermon and preach it. Late last week, a great brother in my church (who’s also a great preacher) emailed …
Today’s thought to keep that hound at bay: I agree with Darryl Dash who “absolutely love[s] the conclusion to Haddon Robinson’s book Biblical Preaching.” Of course, we will not give God that which costs us nothing. We will give Him our best. Yet, in the final analysis there are no great preachers. There’s only a …
Always interesting to see how other people compose their sermons. Here’s a couple of examples. It helps to see that while the actual delivered sermon is an expression of an individual personality, common patterns within the preparation process can be identified. Alistair Bain provides a detailed outline of his sermon writing process. From Darryl Dash: …
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