From a post on crafting expository sermons by H.B. Charles: The sermon conclusion should be an actual conclusion. Do not start with a bang and end with a fizzle. Do not preach until you run out of time or material. Do not plan the sermon and just “let the Spirit lead you” at the end. …
Last Sunday’s sermon focussed on Acts 1:9-26. Again, the emphasis is on the resurrected Lord Jesus, and the fact that our mission is his mission, not simply our sentimental continuation of his memory. It is His work, not simply our notion of how He’d like us to remember Him. Added to that is the reality …
Jay Adams can sound like a curmudgeon, but I think this is helpful. Though composed with non-manuscript delivery in mind, these points stand for anyone in their preparation for preaching. Focus your thinking in preparation on God, on the message, and on the congregation—not on the sermon. Ask continually “how can I best bring this …
Another post by David Cook has been published on his page at the Presbyterian Church of Australia website. Some helpful thoughts about sermons arising from a breakfast shared with Dick Lucas. I’m looking forward to learning from David, David Jones and Peter Barnes at next week’s Revitalising Preaching conference in Sydney.
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