The Skill of Drawing Pictures
In this post we are going to explore one of the most important skills for great preaching. The skill of drawing pictures is one of the most important skills that improves preaching from good to great. If you…
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The Skill of Organizing Your Sermon
We have been considering the basic skills to work on that will improve our preaching. We are loosely following the book by Wayne McDill, The Twelve Essential Skills for Great Preaching In this post…
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The Skill of Bridging from Text to Sermon
We are considering various skills that we can work on to improve our preaching. The first post in this series is here. In this post we're going to consider the skill of bridging from text to…
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The Skill of Meeting Human Needs in Preaching
We are working on some skills that will help us preach better. The first post in this series is here. In this post we will explore the skill of meeting human needs in preaching. Here is the…
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The Skill of Identifying the Main Purpose of a Sermon
We are in a series of posts on skills that we can work on that will make our preaching great. We've already consider how to look at the text, and how to determine the main point of the…
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The Skill for Preaching of Identifying the Central Idea
In this series of posts we are exploring the basic skills that we can develop to become great preachers. In this post we are going to consider the skill for preaching of identifying…
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Asking 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…
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The 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.…
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The 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…
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Skill 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…
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The Skill of Drawing Pictures for Great Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Organizing Your Sermon
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Bridging from Text to Sermon
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Meeting Human Needs in Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Identifying the Main Purpose of a Sermon
Top Preaching TipsThe Skill For Preaching of Identifying the Central Idea
Essential Skills for PreachingAsking the Right Questions for Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Skill of Observation for Preaching
Essential Skills for PreachingThe Preaching Skill of Examining the Text
Essential Skills for PreachingSkill Development for the Preacher
Essential Skills, Essential Skills for Preaching