Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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Brokenness Can Add Passion

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Preaching with Conviction Creates Passion

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Developing Compassion So You Can Preach With Passion

Developing Compassion So You Can Preach With Passion We are considering how to grow the element of passion in your preaching.  The last post introduced the idea that experiencing  compassion will directly impact passion.  The subject of this post is how to go about developing compassion do you can preach with passion in your ministry. […]

Preaching With Compassion Adds Passion

Preaching with Compassion Adds Passion Preaching with compassion adds passion to preaching.  That’s the theme of this post.   If you are new here, this is one in a series of posts on passionate preaching.  The first of these posts is here.   In this post we are going to explore the reality that if […]

Praying Preaching Passion Down

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