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Keep Sermons Scriptural

A sermon that is not directly drawn from Scripture is orphaned, however bright or clever it may be.


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Keep Sermons Up-to-Date

You should never preach a sermon that could just as well have been preached in the first century.


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Beyond Sermons

Preaching is not the art of making a sermon and delivering it. Preaching is the art of making a preacher and delivering him.


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Sunday Evening Let-Down

I wonder if the strong sense of frustration which comes over me so frequently on Sunday evening and to which many other parsons have confessed is merely ...


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Practice It, Preacher

It is an obvious error for all to see in those ministers of the Church who make such a wide gulf between their preaching and their living. They will study ...


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Intimidated by the Audience

When intimidated by who's sitting in the audience, we should remember the King of Kings is also here, and it's his message.


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The Calling to Speak

Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. ...


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Constructing a Biblical Grid

I am preaching to construct a biblical grid in the minds of believers through which everything--including what they watch on TV--is processed.


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What Went Wrong?

In the pastor's office: "Brother Helvey is here with the black box from last night's sermon to see if we can find out what went wrong." ...


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Too Close to Home

After the service: "Powerful sermons, Pastor. Thoughtful, well researched. I can always see myself in them. And I want you to knock it off."


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