Peter Adam provides a succinct list of fourteen questions that need to be addressed by preachers before they deliver their sermon. Here are numbers 6 to 11: 6. Have I reflected on and applied the passage and the sermon to myself, and responded with repentance, faith, and obedience? 7. Have I prayed for the people …

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One thing that drives me crazy are sermons that contain a whole bunch of ‘do’ statements without grounding the imperatives in the ‘done’ of the Gospel. This article from Michael Kruger on just how closely any mention of moral imperative in Christian teaching and preaching should be accompanied by Gospel presentation tweaks a few of …

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In Rhett Dodson’s chapter of Unashamed Workmen he outlines the step in sermon preparation that asks the question ‘Where Is Jesus?’ At times we can become so caught up in mining the details that we can forget what we’re looking for! As we dig into Scripture, we will discover many beautiful gems that we will …

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