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Karoline Lewis “But these are written so that you may believe…” While many Bibles will title John 20:30-31 as “The Purpose of John’s Gospel,” these verses are so much more. They are a summary of the purpose of scripture, the purpose of preaching, the purpose of Easter preaching. Not written for your information, not written … Continue reading “Resurrection is Relationship”

Rachel Wrenn Working Preachers, does this sound familiar: you’re wheeling your cart through the grocery store when you see the nice young couple from church who sit with pained expressions as they try to keep their young kids behaving — their daughter SCREAMED through the sermon and they haven’t been back since. Your carts approach, … Continue reading “How to Preach to Mikey (and His Parents)”

Adam Hamilton Adam Hamilton understands stewardship as a pastoral care concern because people need help getting a handle on their money. “Stewardship is a chance to invite people into a conversation about their values, to think about how we spend our money and how to spend it well.” Click on the video below to hear … Continue reading “Preaching Moment 318: Adam Hamilton on Preaching Stewardship”

Karoline Lewis 153 fish? That’s a lot. Even I know this, and I am no angler. I’ve sent my boys to fishing camp. I encourage them to fish if the opportunity arises, if they are invited by someone else, but they know I will not tag along. The current fishing controversy in Minnesota is restrictions … Continue reading “Resurrection is Abundance”

M. Craig Barnes Craig Barnes understands that gratitude is a theme we should keep returning to in our sermons. “When you are grateful that means that you have done the hard work of attending to what God is doing in your life.” Click on the video below to hear Craig Barnes’ thoughts on preaching about … Continue reading “Preaching Moment 319: Craig Barnes on Gratitude”

Alphonetta Wines People who have an idealistic view of the church are likely to be taken aback when they realize that conflict is a part of congregational life. Sunday morning worship and Wednesday night Bible study are likely to leave that belief unshaken. Yet, a careful reading of the Book of Acts notes three major … Continue reading “Preaching through Congregational Conflict”

Karoline Lewis Good Shepherd Sunday will determine much of our preaching this week. You will likely settle on an aspect of Jesus as shepherd that is just right for what your congregation needs to hear. And that is exactly what you need to do. At the same time, I also wonder how Good Shepherd Sunday … Continue reading “Resurrection is Protection”

Nathan Aaseng One of my favorite confirmation texts is the story of Elisha succeeding Elijah in 2 Kings. The story reminds me of when we brought our first child home from the hospital. We couldn’t believe that we were taking him out the hospital door. Nobody stopped us! They let us walk out to the … Continue reading “Preaching Confirmation”

Yvette Flunder Yvette Flunder wants to challenge the consumerist habits of her community by examining closely the ideas of inherent and inherited poverty. “I preach sermons that encourage us first of all to see our place in the larger community and even those that haven’t been born yet.” Click on the video below to hear … Continue reading “Preaching Moment 320: Yvette Flunder on Preaching about Money”

Karoline Lewis Resurrection is love — a rather simple, yet extraordinarily complex statement, at least when you look at the texts for this week. Our passages this week, certainly from John, and even from Acts, suggest that an appropriate post-resurrection life motto is “choose love.” But that can be an awfully hard thing to do. … Continue reading “Resurrection is Love”