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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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Study More, Speak Less

If you ask me how you may shorten your sermons, I should say, study them better. Spend more time in the study that you may need less time in the pulpit. ...


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Pride in the Pulpit

When pride has written the sermon, it goes with us to the pulpit.


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Keep It Short

To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.


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Don't Waste Time in the Pulpit

There is no excuse for stepping into the pulpit unprepared. ... If there are two hundred people in the congregation, it would take you almost seventy ...


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Good Preachers Struggle

The fact that you are struggling is not a sign that you are inadequate as a preacher. If you were never perplexed about what to preach on, it might indicate ...


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Sermons Should be Hard

I've heard a lot of sermons in the past 10 years or so that make me want to get up and walk out. They're secular, psychological, self-help sermons. ...


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Spiritual Awakening?

Sermons affect different people in different ways: some rise to go greatly strengthened; some awake greatly rested.


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Leader's Prayer

Lord, fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, And nudge me when I've said enough.


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