Giving How-To's Keeps Sermons Out of the Black Hole
We are considering how to keep your sermon out of the sermon sucking black hole. In the last post we reflected on the second of four evaluation questions that reveal whether or not your…
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Asking For A Response Avoids The Black Hole
We are in a series of posts on how to avoid the sermon sucking black hole that makes people forget by Monday what they heard in church on Sunday. In the last post I introduced the first question…
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A Clear Purpose Avoids the Black Hole
In the last post we saw that the people who listen to you are the best critics of your message. Are your messages hitting home? If not, they will be sucked up into the black hole of sermons on Monday.…
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The Best Sermon Critics
We are considering how to avoid the great sermon sucking black hole. In other words, how do we make our sermons memorable enough that they aren't forgotten by Monday Morning. In this post we are going to ask the…
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Avoiding The Sermon Sucking Black Hole
In the last post I shared a memorable sermon--the 0nly memorable sermon--of one of my pastors during my childhood and youth. In this post we will consider one of the how-to's of avoiding the sermon…
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Thinking About the Black Hole For Preaching
Since the last post, I've been thinking about the black hole for preaching as described in that reflection. I think of two of the preachers from my own personal past. I grew up in a very conservative…
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The Sermon Sucking Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black Hole is the title of a book by David R. Mains. I found this book in the pile in my study that I hope to get to some day. I was intrigued by the title, of course. For those of you…
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Hang Onto Integrity
In the last post we began a consideration of integrity. We saw how important it is to the preacher who wants to continue to be heard. In this post we're going to reflect on why you must hang onto integrity in your life…
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Preaching With Integrity
We just completed a series of posts on the importance of preaching with passion. Now we turn to another important subject: the importance of preaching with integrity in your ministry with your congregation. Let's…
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Preaching With Passion Involves Your Body
This will likely be the last post that I do on preaching with passion. If you want to review what we considered in this journey, the first post is at this link. In this post I want to examine how…
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Giving How-To's Keeps Sermons Out Of The Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleAsking For A Response Avoids The Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleA Clear Purpose Avoids the Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleThe Best Sermon Critics
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleAvoiding the Sermon Sucking Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleThinking About the Black Hole for Preaching
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleThe Sermon Sucking Black Hole
The Sermon Sucking Black HoleHanging On To Integrity
Preaching With IntegrityPreaching With Integrity In Your Ministry
Preaching With IntegrityPreaching With Passion Involves Your Body
Preaching With Passion