From R. Kent Hughes’ 10 Disciplines Of A Godly Pastor. Point 8: Discipline of Perseverance Hebrews 12:1–3 presents a picture of perseverance in four commands. Divest! “Lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely” (v. 1a). Run! “. . . with endurance the race that is set before us” (v. 1b). Focus! “Looking …
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.
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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