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Christmas is coming quickly, and with thoughts of Yuletide cheer and Christmas carols in mind, we present to you our first annual Christmas Music Wrap-Up, summarizing the new Christmas albums released by Christian record labels in the last few months. One Silent Night | Yolanda Adams | Avalon | Crystal LewisEssential Energy Christmas | Glad … Continue reading “Christmas Music Wrap-Up 2000”

It happens every year about this time. The National Enquirer and all the other tabloids round up all the “psychics” in town to make predictions about the coming year. The headlines are pretty much the same: “Elizabeth Taylor to Wed for 23rd Time!” “President Clinton Actually Child of Aliens!” “Michael Jackson Will Admit He Had … Continue reading “Predictions for a New Century”

If you’re looking for more sermon ideas, be sure to head over to SermonSearch.com to find 1,000’s of sermon outlines to help you out! They shook nations and changed history. They touched lives and built great churches. Though they lived long ago — centuries ago in the case of some – their influence for Christ … Continue reading “The Ten Greatest Preachers of the Millennium”

Who would have guessed that the most popular television program of the new millennium would be a game show?The ratings sensation of the season is “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” hosted by Regis Philbin. The program was so popular last fall — sweeping away all competitors in the ratings — that ABC took the … Continue reading “Is that your final answer?”

Perhaps on TV or in a movie you have seen airplanes catapulted from an aircraft carrier. One second the plane is standing still on the deck of the ship. Suddenly the catapult fires hurling the plane from zero to flying speed in a burst of seconds. As I watch, I wonder what that must feel … Continue reading “How To Avoid Homiletical Whiplash”

Half way through the nineteenth century not a single brick building could be found in the entire city of San Francisco, and only a few timber ones existed. Ninety percent of the then twenty thousand residents of this lawless town were gold prospectors camping in tents crowded along muddy streets. Only ten of those regular … Continue reading “William Taylor: Preaching A Gospel for the Gold Rush”

Pentecost is probably the most forgotten holy season in the church year outside the more liturgical faith communities. Such is sad, for it is on that historic occasion that the Spirit first gave power to believers.Reviving then preaching the Pentecost worship can be the sheer delight of any biblical preacher.What can be accented to worshippers … Continue reading “Remembering Pentecost in Preaching”

One of the major struggles faced by contemporary Christian preachers is effectively presenting Old Testament narrative passages. Pastors who have been trained to preach based on Pauline texts are often challenged when facing the task of preaching those fascinating stories found in the Old Testament. So pastors will welcome Ben Walton’s new book Preaching Old … Continue reading “Preaching Old Testament Narratives”

I’ve been preaching to this congregation for 21 years now. Though I never expected to remain in the same pastorate that long, I have found there are outstanding benefits to longevity in a pastorate. I know them and their concerns; they know me and my commitment. I’ve seen them walk through all the ups and … Continue reading “Keeping Your Preaching Fresh in the Long Pastorate”

If you’ve never used Amazon.com, the Internet bookseller, you may not know about an interesting feature they provide. Whenever you select a book to read about, the description also includes a sales ranking to identify where that book ranks among Amazon purchasers. They also have a “Hot 100” ranking that is updated hourly, which allows … Continue reading “Joining the Book Battles”