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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Preaching Grace

Preaching Grace In the last two posts we began the discussion of how to preach Christ to the culture in which we live.  We considered in the last post the various philosophies about how we should approach the culture.  Today I want to share where I have come down on this subject.  You may disagree. […]

Christ and Culture

Christ and Culture In the last post, we began a discussion of how to preach to a culture that either ignores Christ or, worse, is hostile to him.   We continue today talking about how Christians should view Christ and culture and especially so in preaching.  I find this quote from British Eagelton, a British […]

Preaching Christ to the Culture

Preaching Christ to the Culture Tim Keller has a chapter in his book, Preaching, with the title above.  How do you go about preaching Christ to the culture when the culture doesn’t seem to care? Where I’m Coming From I grew up during a time when a large majority of people in my culture said that […]

How to Conclude Your Sermon

How to conclude your sermon We’ve looked for several posts now at how to conclude your sermon well.   This is the last post in the series, a conclusion to conclusions.  We’ve seen a variety of ways to end a message effectively, from going back to the introduction, to telling a story, to giving an […]

Ending Your Sermon Well

Ending Well We have been considering the importance of conclusions.  This link will connect you to the first post in this series.  Today we continue with examples about how to conclude your messages effectively.  Ending your sermon well is key to how people will remember your message. We have seen that it is effective to […]