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Preparing a sermon is hard work. Ironically, the more one reads about how to prepare a sermon often complicates the work, making a tough job even tougher. Before putting pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard), the well-read preacher with a biblical text in front of him must first decide how to view his … Continue reading “Three Questions To Simplify Sermon Preparation”

Birdfeeders, lush gardens, and ancient cathedrals are the contexts that most of us associate with Francis of Assisi. If anything more of substance occurs to us regarding Francis is might be his association with animals, though he was not a veterinary, or his popularity as a spiritual all star in certain traditions of the Christian … Continue reading “Francis Of Assisi”

As best I can determine, I was the last American to enter a Starbucks. For years I watched them appear on every corner of every block of every city, secure in the knowledge that – as a non-coffee drinker I would never need to enter. Then people started asking me to have meetings with them … Continue reading “Mug Shots”

Through nearly 50 books which have sold more than 28 million copies, Max Lucado has become one of the best-known preachers in America. Since 1987 he has been Pulpit Minster at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. A former missionary to Brazil, Max has been featured in national television programs and was dubbed “America’s … Continue reading “Preaching And Story: An Interview With Max Lucado”

Scripture is under attack in our time as provincial, partial, and nonapplicable – even in some conventional churches. Tradition is viewed by many as too binding, and there is a growing revolt to be independent from the past, to break with what has been valued, thought, said, and done by sainted believers in all earlier … Continue reading “The Preacher As God’s Steward”

Eight Themes From People Who Listen To Sermons If you had one or two things you could tell your preacher that would help energize you when you are listening to a sermon, what would they be? That question was the last one put to 263 people interviewed for a study sponsored by the Lilly Endowment … Continue reading “If You Could Tell Your Preacher…”

I am grateful for the observation of New York City Pastor Tim Keller that when we preach the message of redemption from all the scriptures, we speak with particular power for a post-modern generation because of its appetite for story. That appetite is not always whetted by Biblical perspectives, but that does not mean that … Continue reading “God Is The Hero Of The Story”

Through his preaching and writing, John Phillips has become a beloved resource for thousands of preachers. A gifted expositor of scripture, Phillips is becoming known to a new generation of preachers through Kregel’s publication of his “Exploring the Word” series of expositional commentaries. Preaching editor Michael Duduit recently visited with Phillips on the occasion of … Continue reading “Preaching The Cross: An Interview With John Phillips”

Southeast Christian Church – with more than 20,000 members – is one of the ten largest congregations in America. Recently senior pastor Bob Russell handed over the reins of leadership to his long-time preaching associate Dave Stone, bringing to a close a five-year leadership transition. Preaching editor Michael Duduit recently sat down with Bob and … Continue reading “Passing The Baton: An Interview With Bob Russell And Dave Stone”

“If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.” (Woodrow Wilson)   “He did not say anything to them without using a parable.” (Mark 4:34) “God, please use my voice box to communicate … Continue reading “Keys To Creataive Communication”