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A Holistic Approach to Applications
Top Preaching TipsA Holistic Approach To Applications In the last post I gave an example of thinking about applications for your message. In this post I want to think a little bit about a holistic approach to applications. What do I mean by a holistic approach to applications? When we talk about a holistic approach to […]
How To Make Meaningful Applications In Your Sermon
preaching to the heart, Top Preaching TipsHow To Make Meaningful Applications in Your Sermon In the last post, I introduced the idea of making effective application in your message to the life of your hearers so that your message rings true to their experience and they are more likely to have a change of heart. Preaching is not a matter of […]
The Target Is The Heart In Preaching
Top Preaching TipsThe Target Is the Heart In Preaching What is the purpose of preaching? I thought of that after listening to a sermon last week. The preacher was preaching from an Old Testament passage and spent a long time explaining the culture of the time. At the end of the message I thought that I didn’t […]
Please Say A Few Words
Top Preaching TipsPlease Say A Few Words I’m taking a break from the Conversational Preaching series that we’ve been on. In this post I am going to reflect on those scary moments when someone says to you, “Please say a few words.” That moment can be terrifying. You’ve not prepared, and so, this going to be a […]
Meaningful gestures and preaching
Conversational PreachingMeaningful Gestures and Preaching We are in a series of posts on the positives of conversational preaching. In other words, the more people feel like you are in a conversation with them, the more likely they will be impacted by your message. The first post in the series is here. In this post I want […]