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I’ve just seen my son come as close to worship as a two-year-old can get. He was in the presence of Barney.During this year’s Spring Break, we went to Florida to visit family. We Baptists are boycotting Disney these days but that was no problem, because the real object of devotion around our house these … Continue reading “I Love You, You Love Me”

Preachers face the arduous task of preaching every week. Often, on Saturday, the pastor feels “steam-rollered” after a busy week. Drained, the preacher scrambles to organize a sermon. He struggles to find something to preach. A day of rest becomes a wrestling match with every preacher’s enemy — the preaching slump.Consider the story of Dr. … Continue reading “Preaching out of a Slump”

It’s Saturday evening and you, the preacher, are feeling great. But your sermon isn’t. As you began preparing it earlier in the week, Sunday’s message seemed in average health. However, by Friday afternoon you noticed a paleness in the introduction that gave reason for concern. Not until a quick re-read this morning did you detect … Continue reading “Curing Your “Ill”ustrations”

The ninth annual National Conference on Preaching was held February 24-26 at the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. “We Preach Christ Crucified” was the conference theme. Registrants from New York to California enjoyed an inspiring and insightful team of speakers, including O.S. Hawkins, W.A. Criswell, Brian Harbour, Al Fasol, Keith Wilhite, and others.Here … Continue reading “Highlights from the 1998 National Conference on Preaching”

Several years ago, I discovered a remarkable method of sermon preparation which, apart from the anointing of the Holy Spirit, has helped my pulpit effectiveness more than anything else I have ever encountered. I discovered the method shortly after my parents began attending Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. I was intrigued by the pulpit … Continue reading “The Benefits of a Study Group for Sermon Preparation”

Have you ever stood to preach and realized you’re younger than the congregation? Being a relatively young minister who’s preached in many churches, this is a familiar scenario to me. It can be intimidating. In fact, it can be debilitating unless one lives and preaches with a few important principles in mind. Whether you find … Continue reading “Bridging The Age Gap: How to Preach When You’re Younger than the Congregation”

On March 24, the attention of America became riveted on Jonesboro, AR as two young boys, ages 13 and 11, ambushed their middle school classmates. Four students and one teacher were killed and many others were wounded. Shockwaves of horror went through the land as religious and secular people alike began to ask, “Where has … Continue reading ““A Bad Day in Hell”: Preaching through Grief and Tragedy”

Consider … The Preacher. Whether tall or short, mop or marble-topped, skinny or not so skinny, he’s not exactly a breath-taking sight, is he? And our TV-trained generation demands a sight for sore eyes.Or does it?Okay, so he isn’t so attractive physically. How does he sound? It’s been years since I regularly attended college chapel, … Continue reading “Why Preach?”

The seminary professor had recommended his young student, Thomas De Witt Talmage (1832-1902), as a candidate for the pulpit at the Reformed Church of Belville, New Jersey. When the occasion arrived he felt quite comfortable with his chosen text. The better of his two sermons (all he owned at this point!) was on Judges 7:20-21 … Continue reading “The Sofa That Swallowed a Sermon: The Preaching of De Witt Talmage”

If it is true that idle hands are the devil’s workshop, then the Internet must be the devil’s state-of-the-art assembly line!It’s not that the Net can’t be useful. I spend at least 30-40 minutes every day checking my favorite newspapers, answering e-mail, searching for creative dieting tips, and so on. But it’s also awfully easy … Continue reading “www.whatawasteoftime.com”