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The thrust that today’s church needs more than anything else is preaching that will keep people awake!More laymen are crying out that they are bored stiff. They can hardly stand those services, yet they feel obligated to show, and so they do; some even put their money in the plate. However, most congregations are ready … Continue reading “The Lost Art of Preaching with Conviction”

Why don’t we preach like Jesus? Why do so many preaching books fail to refer to our Master Model as the master preaching model?How could we forget Jesus the Preacher? Didn’t the people abandon cities and villages to listen to his sermons in the wilderness?Didn’t the “common people hear him gladly?” Do we remember his … Continue reading “What’s Wrong with Jesus’ Preaching?”

As president of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, David Allen Hubbard is involved in the training of hundreds of evangelical preachers. He is himself a popular preacher and lecturer, and is author of a large number of books and articles. Along with many other places of leadership within the evangelical world, Dr. Hubbard also … Continue reading “Hubbard says media will challenge preachers to excellence”

One writer said of Horace Bushnell: “The preaching of most men is fashioned by the theology of the day; Bushnell’s preaching helped fashion the theology of his day.”1Born in 1802 on a farm near Litchfield, Connecticut, Bushnell was born to a Methodist father and Episcopal mother who had joined the only local church, the Congregational. … Continue reading “Horace Bushnell: Delight in preaching”

The preacher of Ecclesiastes waits until the conclusion to write down his credentials: “Not only was the Teacher wise,” he says with unsettling candor, “but also he imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he … Continue reading “The Dress of Thought”

He was born in London on October 14, 1893. When he first began to preach, at the age of 17, he was so nervous that he twisted off the cord around the cushion on the pulpit desk. His text was: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give … Continue reading “Leslie Weatherhead: Surgeon of the Soul”

The Christmas season renews our acquaintance with some of the precious songs of the faith, like “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Too few preachers are aware that this favorite carol was written by Phillips Brooks, the well-known nineteenth-century Boston pastor.Some of the most eloquent messages delivered by preachers have not been spoken but sung. Many … Continue reading “Preaching the hymnal”

Tens of Thousands of times each year Christian funerals are conducted. Many of these are officiated by well-meaning but less than well-prepared clergymen who have to add yet another activity to an already burgeoning schedule. The result is frequently a funeral message that quotes stock phrases intended for comfort and understanding, taken from the published … Continue reading “Funerals: The Healing Begins”

In the last stanza of his hymn “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus,” Charles Wesley quite well expressed the idea that Christ was born a king:Born thy people to deliver,Born a child, and yet a king,Born to reign in us forever,Now thy gracious kingdom bring.During the Christmas season, we celebrate the birth of One whom the Bible … Continue reading “Born a King: A Christmas Meditation Text: Matthew 2:1-2”

Of the publishing, marketing, and purchasing of books there is no end.In spite of the assaults of electronic media and other competitors, the printed word still reigns as king of the information age. Americans buy ever increasing numbers of books for personal enjoyment and enrichment. Preachers, who live and die by words, purchase hundreds of … Continue reading “Past year produced outstanding books for preachers”