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The Goal After the cruelty and selfishness of a thirty-seven-year-old man had forced his wife and children from his home, he called in desperation wanting my aid in getting them to return. I said I would try to help if he would agree to get counseling for his problems. He agreed and came to the … Continue reading “Components of Expository Preaching”

“Come in, Brother Bob,” Fred exclaimed as he greeted the pastor at the door. “Come in and have a seat.”As the pastor settled into a living room chair, he said, “I appreciate the chance to come by and visit. We haven’t seen you in worship for a few weeks, and I wanted to stop by … Continue reading “There’s No Place Like Home”

Volume 10 – July-August 1994 through May-June 1995Key to the IndexJ/A July-August 1994S/O September-October 1994N/D November-December 1994J/F January-February 1995M/A March-April 1995M/J May-June 1995Author IndexAchtemeier, Elizabeth. A New Age in Religion? (Sermon). S/O-94-12.Allen, J. Timothy. Using the Old Testament in New Testament Preaching. (Feature). J/A-94-21.Allen, Ronald. Twelve Steps to the Old Testament Sermon. (Feature). M/J-95-24.Anderson, Paul. … Continue reading “The 1994-95 Index of Preaching”

Ron Mehl is pastor of the Beaverton Foursquare Church in Beaverton, Oregon — a church which has grown from eleven people to more than 5,000 during his 21-year pastorate. Ten years ago, Ron was diagnosed with leukemia. Rather than allow that diagnosis to end his ministry, he has found that it has brought new depth … Continue reading “Preaching and Pain: An Interview with Ron Mehl”

I was born and bred on three-point sermons. They were the kind my father preached in his small mission church in southern Alabama, and the style I heard echoed at conferences, youth rallies, and revivals. Three points, a poem, and a couple of stories thrown in for good measure — that pretty well captured my … Continue reading “Preaching to Both Brains”

It’s 10:00 o’clock Sunday morning. Preacher, do you know where the people are?For the umpteenth time the preacher steps into the pulpit with that awful knot in the pit of the stomach. The feeling is not the feeling of inadequate preparation — although some Sundays the sermon tastes more like it was nuked too briefly … Continue reading “Preaching in a Declining Congregation”

Since the day the church was born, there have been Christian preachers with deep convictions about preaching who proclaimed abiding themes that have informed, ordered, and sustained the church’s life. These convictions can be summarized as a theology of preaching and a theology to preach. If we do not have a viable theology of preaching, … Continue reading “Rediscovering Our Message”

Morgan Phelps Noyes begins his biography of Henry Sloane Coffin by saying that Coffin’s life and ministry constitutes one of the most significant chapters in the story of the Church in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. “As minister of Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, he was … Continue reading “Henry Sloane Coffin: Preaching to Reveal God”

As I observe what’s taking place in the world of computing these days, I understand what it must be like to drive a Yugo on the Autobahn.Every time I buy a computer, you can set your watch — exactly two weeks later, computer manufacturers will announce a “new, vastly improved” model that makes my recent … Continue reading “Do Preachers Do Windows?”

There is an old Chinese proverb which I use to remind my clients about prognostication. It goes like this: Making predictions is very difficult, especially when they are about the future.Two years ago, when I wrote my first review for Preaching, I made a few predictions. I am happy to say that my risk-taking has … Continue reading “The 1995 Survey of Computer Software & Resources for Preachers”