Why Did The Message Bomb?
In the last post, I told you about my talk at a chapel in the local Christian High and Middle School. In this post, we'll take a first look at how to respond when you feel like your message bombed. Why did the…
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When Your Sermon Bombs
We are now turning from the previous series about preaching without notes. The title of this post reflects my experience last week. I agreed to do two chapels at a local Christian High and Middle Schools. What do…
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The Process of Preaching With No Notes
In the last post I introduced the idea of preaching without notes. In this post I intend to give some directions about how to go about becoming a preacher who is not dependent on a manuscript or notes…
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How to Preach Without Notes
We turn now away from the key skills for great preaching that we have been considering to the subject of how to preach without notes.
Last week I visited family in another state. On Sunday, we went to church…
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The Skill of Concluding Effectively
We are considering the skills that we can work on that will improve our preaching. We began this series here, if you are new to this blog. In this post I will consider the skill of concluding effectively…
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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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Why Did Your Message Bomb?
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preaching without notesThe Skill of Concluding Effectively
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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 Tips