In Preaching Jeremiah Walter Brueggemann seeks to ground preaching in the context of Biblical communication. This is not so much stylistic, but rather a recognition that relying on literary artifice to build a bridge between speaker and hearers softens the reality that the proclamation of God’s kingdom is a “word from beyond”. …sermons do not …
Preaching Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann is a monograph that is about both sermon construction and the biblical book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah as a canonical book of Scripture is a collation of material that serves as a unified message, a sermon. So the Brueggemann’s book is both about a book, and about the craft of the …
At Gospel Relevance David Qaoud gathers some prayer points that he uses as he prepares and preaches. I hadn’t heard this sentiment expressed as plainly before and it struck a chord with me. That I will forget myself and be myself. I don’t want to come across as insecure or looking for approval in the …
When the word of God is heard in preaching it always demands a response of movement. Continuing movement toward God, or a course correction to respond to God’s call. Jesus ensured that listening to him would bring comfort to the faithful, but it is not about the faithful being comfortable. From Will Willimon: Preaching is …
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