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In their book Saving Eutychus (Matthias Media), Gary Millar and Phil Campbell have a chapter on “Why preaching the gospel is do hard (especially from the Old Testament).” They begin: “Just about the worst thing that can happen when we finish preaching is that someone will walk out the door of the church buoyed by their … Continue reading “Why OT Preaching Is So Hard”

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In a recent article at the Preaching Today website, Aaron Damiani shares several tips he’s learned for more effective preaching. Among them: Be intentional about transitions. Slow down when you’re turning a corner in your sermon by explaining terms, telling people what’s ahead, and reminding them why they need to listen. (Tommy Hinson at Church … Continue reading “Ideas for Stronger Preaching”

In a recent article in the StartChurch Advisor newsletter, Raul Rivera points to an area in which churches could find themselves on the wrong side of the law: Information about church members and non-members often ends up on a church prayer list. While a list is usually a good way for the church to lift … Continue reading “Legal Limits on Web Prayer Lists”

Preaching: Your book is Jesus Is_____. Do you think a lot of people in our culture today don’t know how to fill in that blank correctly? Judah Smith: For sure. At times I’m probably that guy, but I think often our experiences that are somehow correlated or connected with Jesus end up shaping our perspective or … Continue reading “Preaching Grace: 9 Questions for Judah Smith”

A lot has changed in the 30-something years I’ve been the pastor of local churches. Social media has made preaching a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week opportunity—or challenge, depending on your point of view. But really now, who would have thought we would spend so much time trying to condense the teaching of Christ to 140 characters? There … Continue reading “Preaching Points: Preaching in the Wilderness”

My old homiletics professor now in glory, Dr. Robert Strong, used to tell us that Charles Haddon Spurgeon often referred to his pulpit as “the throne of the Word of God.” It is a good name and one that reminds us that Scripture is to be elevated in all true preaching. Knowing that, however, without … Continue reading “Preacher to Preacher: The Power Behind Every Great Preacher’s Throne”

Study BiblesThe best new study Bible I know of this year is the Gospel Transformation Bible, ed. Bryan Chapell (Crossway). This study Bible has two main goals in its notes and introductions: 1) to demonstrate the unity of the biblical storyline in pointing to Jesus and His gospel of grace; and 2) to point to … Continue reading “Preaching’s 2013 Survey of Year’s Best Bibles and Bible Reference”

Part of my wonderful association with Dr. Billy Graham, for more than 20 years, increasingly has included many, many conversations about the wonderful privilege that he considers concerning God’s calling for him to be a proclaimer of the good news of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He holds very close to his heart … Continue reading “The Preaching of Billy Graham”

It has been, in my ministry experience, the single most humbling experience of my lifetime. I never have gotten over it, and I never will. Every week when I walk into his home and kiss him on the cheek, and when we hug together, I feel as though the Lord is placing me on the … Continue reading “What It Has Meant to Be Billy Graham’s Pastor”