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God’s chosen method of communicating His Word is preaching, as I share in the introduction to Sound Biblical Preaching: Giving the Bible a Voice. Someone wisely observed, “The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” Another sagely exhorts, “Good, Better, Best, Never let it rest, ‘Til your good is better and your better is … Continue reading “Are You Missing a Golden Opportunity?”

David said about him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because, he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One … Continue reading “Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow”

Q: Why did you decide to write your first book, The Hole in Our Gospel? A: I wrote this book because I believe there’s something fundamentally missing from the way Americans understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. In other words, there’s a hole in our gospel. I came to this conclusion over a lifetime, but … Continue reading “Q&A with Richard Stearns, President of World Vision”

From the Editor: Criminal Illustrations Articles: First-person Narrative at Easter Why the Increase in Unbelief? Illustrations: Easter, Forgiveness, Hope Deception, Temptation Heaven, Judgments Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “We live and die; Christ died and lived!” (John Stott)   Sign up now for a 1-year subscription to Preaching Magazine. That’s 6 … Continue reading “PreachingNOW, Vol. 8, No. 13”

Michael W. Smith A New Hallelujah (Reunion Records) 4 Stars Buy Sounds like … an updated version of Michael W. Smith’s live worship set with his signature pop stylings applied to contemporary praise covers and a handful of originals. At a glance … alongside several special guests including Israel Houghton and The African Children’s Choir, … Continue reading “The DVD Experience (Spring 2009)”

“For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”–John 1:17 Twinsburg, Ohio, police officer Joshua Miktarian got one handcuff on Ashford Thompson when he stopped him early that Sunday morning. When police arrived at Thompson’s former home in Bedford Heights to arrest him in Miktarian’s death, that handcuff still dangled … Continue reading “Badge of Law and Grace”

?A revolutionary methodology of preaching delivery is gaining momentum in the evangelical community. It is called multi-sensory because it interfaces with multiple senses. Unlike conventional preaching, which stimulates only the sense of hearing, multi-sensory communication stimulates multiple senses, i.e. the senses of hearing, seeing, touching and sometimes even smell and taste. Welcome to the RevolutionInstead … Continue reading “The Power of Multi-sensory Preaching”

?I’ve heard so many stories over the years about faithful Christian believers in various parts of the world who have been imprisoned for their faith. But I’ve never heard about getting arrested for an illegal sermon illustration-until now.I recently read a news story about a Wisconsin pastor who was fined for having a church member … Continue reading “Preacher on the Lam”

?“My son breaks my heart,” he said. His words stunned me for I knew his son, albeit vaguely, and was impressed by the son’s reports of successful pastoral ministry of many years. Then, this godly father enlarged on his startling statement. “I was thrilled when he first told his mother and me that he was … Continue reading “?Whose Strength Anyhow?”

?Preaching matters. I write those words not only to echo what others across the centuries more eloquently than I have affirmed, but as a play on words because there are certain preaching-related matters that matter immensely-matters that ought to be distinguished and duly appreciated. Three Pauline texts bring these matters to the fore. Before exploring … Continue reading “Preaching Matters: The Matters That Matter”