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 Preaching Skills: Interpretation and Application

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Preaching Amid Pluralism
Elevating Christ in a culture that sees all religions as equal




Why the Sermon?
What is the eternal purpose in this weekly exercise in elocution?




Getting the Gold from the Text
How to capitalize on the inexhaustible riches of Scripture in your preaching without sounding like a Bible commentary.




Life in Leviticus
Planting this church, I spent a year preaching through Leviticus, and (surprise!) it worked




Apply Within
A method for finding the practical response called for in a text


The Heresy of Application
It's when we're applying Scripture that error most likely creeps in.




Preaching the Melodic Line
How the grand themes enrich a sermon.




Preaching That Promotes Self-Centeredness
How to avoid stirring up the wrong motives.




Sermon Application in a Post-Christian Culture (Part 1)
Applying God's truth where biblical authority is questioned.


Sermon Application in a Post-Christian Culture (Part 2)
Applying God's truth where biblical authority is questioned.


Sermon Application in a Post-Christian Culture (Part 3)
Applying God's truth where biblical authority is questioned.


The Place of Pastoral Wisdom in Application (Part 1)
To what extent should sermon application be guided by personal experience, observation, and common sense?


The Place of Pastoral Wisdom in Application (Part 2)
To what extent should sermon application be guided by personal experience, observation, and common sense?


My Finger on the Hot Button
Lessons from the abolitionist era on addressing controversial social issues


Preaching Parables
Craig Blomberg offers solid advice on the use of parables.




Essentials of Communion
The chuch has squabbled over many things regarding the Lord's Table, but there are six vital principles we can agree on.


Soul Sermons from Psalms (pt. 1)
How a sermon from Psalms can touch the heart like the Psalm itself


Soul Sermons from Psalms (pt. 2)
How a sermon from Psalms can touch the heart like the Psalm itself


Soul Sermons from Psalms (pt. 3)
How a sermon from Psalms can touch the heart like the Psalm itself


Soul Sermons from Psalms (pt. 4)
How a sermon from Psalms can touch the heart like the Psalm itself


Tune My Heart to Sing Thy Grace
Why we preach from Psalms




Theology of Powerful Preaching
Nine beliefs at the heart of biblical preaching


God's Letter of Intent (pt. 1)
Six questions that reveal what God meant to say in a text.




God's Letter of Intent (pt. 2)
Six questions that reveal what God meant to say in a text.




Why All the Best Preachers Are--What a Concept!--Theological (pt. 1)
Everyone does theology. Do you do it right?




Why All the Best Preachers Are--What a Concept!--Theological (pt. 2)
Everyone does theology. Do you do it right?




The Inadequacy of "Yes" Theology
If saying no makes me narrow, so be it.




Crafting an Experience
How to fully engage listeners




Staying on the Line
What it means to go above or below the exacting line of truth.




The Hard Work of Illumination
Why hearing the Spirit in the text can seem so difficult




Felt-Needs Preaching
An interview with Wheaton College president Duane Litfin about speaking to felt needs and real needs.




Challenging Hearers
An interview with author, pastor, and professor Lyle Dorsett




Getting the Gold from the Text
How do you capitalize on the inexhaustible riches of Scripture in your preaching-without sounding like a Bible commentary? An interview with author John Koessler.




Preaching to Convulse the Demons
In a fallen world, preaching is about helping people find the hand of Jesus




Overfed, Underchallenged
A message must do battle for the will. An interview with author, speaker, and Taylor University chancellor Jay Kesler.




What Great Coaches and Preachers Know (part one)
How to use positive and negative sermon elements with purpose.




What Great Coaches and Preachers Know (part two)
Use positive and negative sermon elements with purpose. Here is when to be negative.




What Great Coaches and Preachers Know (part three)
Use positive and negative sermon elements with purpose. Here is when to be positive.




What Great Coaches and Preachers Know (part four)
Use positive and negative sermon elements with purpose. Here's how to change direction.




Application Without Moralism
How to show the relevance of the text




Helping Hearers Practice What We Preach (part two)
An interview with innovator Randy Frazee




Showing Promise
You want people to obey God's commands. Are you giving them faith to do so?




Helping Hearers Practice What We Preach (part one)
An interview with innovator Randy Frazee




Relevance
An interview with Don Sunukjian




The Rich Sound of Grace and Holiness
Why to integrate grace and truth


Grace: A license to Wander?
The need for a balanced message




Preaching for True Holiness
Why we can't divorce theology from application


Gracious Duties
When is talk about a believer's responsibilities gracious or ungracious?




EHS Digest (Part 2)
A summary of papers presented at the 2000 Evangelical Homiletics Society convention


How the Text Can Style the Sermon
An Interview with Haddon Robinson




Using Images in Application
Vague generalities don't change lives.


Emphasizing the Emotional Life in the Text
How biblical is "Finding Our Way Home"?


What makes a sermon deep?
What goes into wisdom preaching




Spiritual Formation through Preaching (part 3)
We must demand a verdict.


Context Needed
Did the preacher understand the story?




Spiritual Formation through Preaching (part 1)
Three components of Bible-based preaching


Strong on Application, Weak on Hope
Analyzing relevance of sermon "Add a Leaf to the Table"




Sermon Aims to Be Biblical but Uses Wrong Text
The text is about the Lord's Supper, but the sermon is about community.




When Your Text Is a Story (part two)
How to exegete a biblical narrative




The Danger of Practical Preaching
Why people need more than the bottom line.




Apply Within
A conversation about application with Bryan Chapell, Haddon Robinson, and Joseph Stowell


No Application Necessary
Should sermons always spell out the practical uses of a text?




Life-Changing Application




"We" Preaching and "You" Preaching




How Much Content Is Enough?




Riveting Sermons
How to Get and Keep Listeners' Attention




Blending Bible Content and Life Application
How to talk to people about themselves




Grace and Truth in Application
How to be specific without being legalistic




Use Your Imagination
Seeing and feeling your way into the text




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