Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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Begin With the stories Under the Headline

Begin with the Stories Under The Headlines We are in a series of posts considering how to go about preaching the headlines of the day.  Here’s the first in the series.  In this post we are going to look at a principle for doing this well: Begin with the stories under the headline to engage […]

Preaching The Headlines Effectively

Preaching The Headlines Effectively There are a couple of generally accepted guidelines for effectively applying Scripture to today.  These are guidelines that are very helpful to understand if you are going to be preaching the headlines effectively in your church.  Here they are: Study to determine what the Scripture meant to the original readers/hearers.  This […]

Preaching The Headlines

Preaching The Headlines I didn’t learn to preach in seminary.  They emphasized studying the Bible.   I also learned to think about issues of worship and doctrine.  But my education in preaching started with a man named C. Oliver Buus. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of him.  However, he is the one that set me […]

Preaching About The Life Everlasting

Preaching About the Life Everlasting In this post we are continuing the series on preaching doctrine in your church.  We have been following the Apostles’ Creed.  The first post in the series is here.  This will be the last post in the series.  We are going to look at how to go about preaching about […]

Preaching On The Resurrection of the Body.

Preaching on the Resurrection of the Body In the last couple of posts we considered two ways to look at the doctrinal statement: “I believe in the forgiveness of sins.”  The next phrase in the Apostles’ Creed is: “I believe in the resurrection of the body.”  No doubt you recognize the challenges of this statement. […]