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The American pulpit needs to respond to one of its newest challenges. Great preaching is never in a vacuum, but must always seek to relate to the issues of its age. The new challenge is what Ken Dychtwald calls the “Age Wave,” the single most controversial issue in the twilight of this century.This year we … Continue reading “Preaching to Third Agers: The Challenge of the Gray ’90s”

Calvin Miller is one of the most well-known preachers in America today, but many of those who hear his message are unaware that he is a pulpit minister. His books sell in the thousands, and reach far beyond the walls of Westside Church in Omaha, Nebraska.Yet Westside is where Miller has preached and ministered for … Continue reading “An Interview with Calvin Miller”

“Ooooops, I cannot believe I did that!”God’s Word is a rich encouragement to those of us who are reminded of our spiritual flops. Interwoven into the biblical fabric of spectacular miracles, heroic dedication, and victorious faith are the memorable and humbling goofs of those who love God and are called according to His purpose.Spiritual bloopers … Continue reading “Preaching on Spiritual Bloopers”

When President Calvin Coolidge returned home from church one Sunday morning his wife asked what the preacher had talked about. Coolidge responded “sin.”“What did he say about it?” his wife continued. Coolidge finally muttered, “I think he was against it.”I think I’ve heard that same sermon. What’s more, I’m afraid I’ve preached it.Too often, I … Continue reading “A Sneak Peek at the Point: Sermon Introductions That Aim at Application”

The Gospels are inherently suited for preaching because their origin lies in the preaching of Jesus and of the early church and the goal of their composition is preaching, kerygma.1Text SelectionAs with the preaching of other genres of literature, so in preaching the Gospels, the preaching-text must be a unit. In the Gospels the basic … Continue reading “Guidelines for Preaching the Gospels”

For forty-four years Ralph Washington Sockman stood as a towering pulpit beacon in the city of New York, serving as senior pastor of Christ Church Methodist on Park Avenue.At the time of his retirement in 1961, he was acknowledged by Time Magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the United States. G. Paul Butler called … Continue reading “Ralph W. Sockman: 20th Century Circuit Rider”

Great ideas sometimes come from unusual places — like the comic pages.While many people claim that they turn first to the news or editorials or even the sports pages, I’m honest enough to admit that I immediately flip the newspaper open to the comics.Since my hometown papers have singularly unimpressive comic pages (having placed an … Continue reading ““Two Thumbs Up!” on Sermon Review Idea”

With an attendance of nearly 300 persons — representing fourteen denominations and more than thirty states — the second annual National Conference on Preaching offered a stimulating schedule of addresses, sermons and workshops.“Power in Preaching” was the theme of NCP II, which brought a series of outstanding conference leaders to Atlanta May 1-3. Here are … Continue reading “Highlights of 1990 National Conference on Preaching”

One of the Presbyterian Church’s outstanding contemporary preachers is John A. Huffman, Jr., now pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, as a young minister Huffman served on the staff of Marble Collegiate Church with Norman Vincent Peale. He served as associate pastor of First Presbyterian … Continue reading “A Preaching Interview with John A. Huffman, Jr.”

I am increasingly excited about preaching expository messages. This has not always been so. For a quarter of a century, I have preached mainly topical sermons. Nevertheless, I am now discovering the adventure of preaching expositionally on a continuing basis.Andrew W. Blackwood stated: “A good sermon should be as exciting as a baseball game.” I … Continue reading “Excitement About Expository Preaching”