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Creating the Story Sermon
first person preachingCreating the Story Sermon In the last post we reflected on doing the background work prior to creating the story sermon. In this post we take the next step, actually creating the story sermon itself. Releasing the Imagination After doing the exegetical work, it’s time to turn on the creativity. Spend some time imagining the […]
First Steps in First Person Preaching
first person preachingFirst Steps in First Person Preaching In the last post I introduced the idea of doing first person preaching, that is, becoming a character in the narrative parts of the Bible. In this post we are going to consider the first steps in first person preaching that will make an impact on your congregation. But […]
First-Person Bible Preaching
first person preachingFirst Person Bible Preaching A few posts ago I told you about Jim, a member of the first church I served as pastor. You can review the story here. My wife and I received an invitation to a reception/open house for Jim. He had received a terminal diagnosis of cancer, and rather than have people […]
Preach Because of the Power of God’s Word
Challenges for the Modern PreacherPreach Because of the Power of God’s Word We are considering reasons to keep preaching in a world where there are many challenges. In this post we are going to consider that we should preach because of the power of God’s Word to change lives. Our Words and Power In his book, Deep Preaching, J. […]
More Reasons to Preach
Challenges for the Modern PreacherMore Reasons to Preach In the last post we looked at some of the reasons to preach in light of incredible challenges to preaching that I delineated in previous posts (starting here). In this post I want to consider more reasons to preach the word faithfully. The Nature of the Bible Another reason we should […]