Preaching About The Father

Preach About The Father One very simple way to create a series of messages on doctrine (the subject of this series of posts), is to preach through the Apostles' or the Nicene Creed.  The next important message, then, after reflecting on how…

Special Revelation Is The Basis For Preaching On Doctrine

Special Revelation Is The Basis For Preaching On Doctrine We are in a series of posts about preaching on doctrine.  In the last post we saw that preaching on doctrine begins with God revealing himself, and we explored preaching on General…

Preaching Doctrine Begins With Revelation

Doctrine Preaching Begins With Revelation We are in a series of posts on how to preach doctrine in your church.  In the last post we reflected a little bit about the awesomeness of God.  In this post we will consider that preaching doctrine…

Practical Plans for Preaching Doctrine

Practical Plans for Preaching Doctrine In the last post I introduced the topic that we are considering over this series of posts: preaching doctrine.  In this post we'll consider some practical plans for preaching doctrine in your church. The…

Preaching Doctrine In Your Church

Preaching Doctrine In Your Church We turn in this post from the consideration of the toughest sermons you will ever have to write to the somewhat controversial subject of whether or not you should be preaching doctrine in your church during…

Preaching When You Are Stretched

Preaching When You Are Stretched This will be the last post  in our series on the toughest sermons you will preach.  If you are new to this blog, the first of this series is found at this link.  For the last of these reflections, I want…

When A Prominent Church Leader Commits Suicide

When A Prominent Church Leader Commits Suicide We addressed suicide earlier in this blog.  You can connect with that post at this link.  In this post we turn to a tough question.  What do you preach when a prominent leader commits suicide…

Preaching When A Young Adult Dies

Preaching When A Young Adult Dies We are in a series on the toughest sermons you'll ever preach.  If you're new to this blog, the first post in this series is here.  In this post we are going to consider preaching when a young adult dies…

Preaching When A Developmentally Disabled Person Dies

Preaching When A Developmentally Disabled Person Dies Preaching when a developmentally disabled person dies is another challenging time for the preacher.  This is another of the toughest sermons you'll ever preach. The Challenge of A Developmentally…

Funeral Sermon for a Family Member with Dementia

Funeral Sermon for a Family Member With Dementia A couple of posts ago I told you about my sister-in-law who had a rare form of dementia that gradually took her memory over a five-year period.  In this post, I reflect on a funeral sermon for…