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Asking the Right Questions for Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingAsking the Right Questions for Preaching We are in a series of posts on skills that you need to become a great preacher. The first post in the series is here. After considering how to get the text in your mind, and making observations about the text the next skill is asking the right questions […]
The Skill of Observation for Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Observation For Preaching We are in a series of posts about necessary skills to develop for great preaching. In the last post, we considered the skill of looking at the text carefully, identifying the main points and the subpoints. In this post we are going to consider the skill of observation for […]
The Preaching Skill of Examining the Text
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Preaching Skill of Examining the Text We are in a series of posts considering the essential skills that we need to develop for great preaching. In this post we will look a the preaching skill of examining the text that we are going to preach on a particular day. Looking At the Text Nathaniel […]
Skill Development for the Preacher
Essential Skills, Essential Skills for PreachingSkill Development for the Preacher We are going to take a turn now in this blog from learning how to preach the headlines, to talk about skill development for the preacher. I am a sports fan. I played basketball into my 60’s. Along the way, I watched with awe what some people could do […]
Offer Hope When Preaching The Headlines
preaching the headlinesOffer Hope When Preaching the Headlines We are in a series of posts that examine how to preach the headlines responsibly. The first of the series is here. In this post we will explore the principle that we should offer hope when preaching the headlines Hope Is Based in God’s Faithfulness There is a way […]