Preparing a Funeral Service In the last two posts we looked at the challenge of preaching at a funeral service. We also considered some tips on how to prepare to preach at a funeral service. In this post we’re switching gears just a bit. We will be looking at the process of preparing a funeral […]
Preparing To Preach At A Funeral In this last post I started to look at the challenge of preaching at a funeral. We considered some of the challenges and the opportunity of a funeral sermon. In this post we pick up that theme as we consider how to go about preparing to preach at a […]
Preaching At A Funeral The first year that I was in ministry was a surprise in many ways. I learned that what I had learned at seminary didn’t always apply to the real-life experience of the pastor. One of those areas where I hadn’t learned much was in regard to preaching at a funeral of […]
Themes for Preaching on Easter Sunday In the last post, I looked at a couple of tips for having an impactful Easter Sunday service. In this post, we are going to turn to some themes for preaching on Easter Sunday in your church. These suggestions are meant to spur your thoughts once you “read your […]
Preparing to Preach on Easter Sunday In the last two posts we looked at some tips for preaching during the Lenten season. Lent, of course, culminates in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So in this post and the next I want to look at preparing to preach on Easter Sunday in your […]
Preaching About Giving Something Up For Lent In the last post, we began an examination of how to make your preaching in Lent impactful. Today let’s look at preaching about giving something up for lent as part of your plan for this season. The History of Giving Something Up For Lent Fasting In the ancient […]
The Opportunity for Preaching During Lent It is time to turn from the theme of preaching and politics. We are, as I write this post, in the season of Lent. In this post I will look at the opportunity for preaching during lent in your church. What is lent? For a full definition, look at […]
When It’s Time To Preach Disobedience Against the State In the past few blogs we have looked at preaching and the politics of Jesus, preaching and the politics of Peter, and preaching and the politics of Paul. Today we are going to look at when it’s time to preach disobedience to the state in your […]
Preaching and the Politics of Paul In the last few posts we have looked at the politics of Jesus and the politics of Peter, and examined what those mean for our preaching. In this post I want to look at preaching and the politics of Paul and see what else we can learn that will impact […]
Preaching and the Politics of Peter In the last several posts we reflected on preaching and politics. We’ve looked at the politics of Jesus, as well as the priority of preaching the Gospel. Today we will consider preaching and the politics of Peter as he expressed it in his first letter. In the next post, […]