Who's the real hero of your sermon? In this week's short but provocative skills article—"The Amazing Appearing Man and the Disappearing Jesus"—British preacher Chris Green asks us to consider how we can inadvertently make Jesus disappear from our sermons. Green writes, "As you ramp up for Sunday, make sure that Jesus is the real hero of your sermon, however foolish, ordinary, repetitive, and unoriginal that makes you look."

And speaking of making Jesus the hero of your story, here's a great example from Kevin Miller in his sermon on Mark 1 and Jesus' announcement of the Good News. Here's the challenge Miller said he faced in his sermon prep: How could I explain something that's future and yet has slammed back into the present and alters everything that we live with right now? With clear exegesis, crisp writing, and great illustrations Miller nails this message.

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In Christ,

Matt Woodley
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.