What's the most important thing about your preaching? It's your walk with God. In this week's skills article—"Ten Question to Guide Every Preacher"—Peter Scazzero writes, "[As preachers], it's not what we say that's most important, it's not even how we say it that's most important. What is most important when we stand up in the pulpit is who we are." Scazzero proceeds to outline a list of the top ten questions that every preacher should ask every week. This is an exceptional article, filled with the practical wisdom drawn from Scazzero's 30 years of preaching.

If you're up to preaching about government and politics, check out "God and Caesar," a new sermon and backstory by Dan Meyer on what we owe to government and what government owes to God. Meyer, the son of a state senator and a political science major at Yale, shares some fascinating insights about Scripture and religious liberty issues in the U.S.

This week we also feature:

• Illustration: CIA Agent on How to Recruit 'Traitors'
• Sermon: God and Caesar, by Dan Meyer
• Video: The Word

In Christ,

Matt Woodley
Managing Editor, PreachingToday.com
mwoodley@christianitytoday.com

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Matt Woodley is the pastor of compassion ministries at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, Illinois.