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Conclude Effectively
Effective ConclusionsEffective Conclusions We have been exploring the importance of conclusions in previous posts. We’ve seen that there are many ways to do conclusions ineffectively. In this post we are turning our attention to how to bring your sermon to a conclusion in an effective, powerful and memorable way. There are a variety of ways to […]
Missing the Nail
Effective ConclusionsMissing the Nail In the last post we began looking at the importance of conclusions to the sermon. We reflected on two ineffective ways to conclude a message: the fail the plan and the “I’m out of time” conclusions. Today we continue looking at ways that we could be missing the nail when we are […]
The Importance of Conclusions
Effective ConclusionsConclusions Are More Important Than You Think Quite awhile ago in this blog I looked at introductions in several posts, saying that introductions are more important than you think. Here’s a link to the first of the posts in that series. Lately, as I’ve been working through a class on preaching for CLI, I’ve […]
Using Pain in Preaching
Preaching Through PainUsing Pain in Preaching One last reflection on how to preach while in pain. We’ve been looking at this subject for the last few posts, and today we are going to consider using pain in preaching your sermons. Henri Nouwen has said, in his book, The Wounded Healer, that God can use our pain. Here’s the quote: […]
Preaching While In Pain
Preaching Through PainPreaching While In Pain We’ve been exploring the subject of how you go about preaching through pain that invades your life. There are sources of pain that drain you physically, mentally and spiritually, and require that you learn the art of preaching while in pain of various kinds. There the big ones, of course, like […]