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The following is one preacher's journey through the darkness of debt, the joy of deliverance, and the homiletical lessons he learned along the way.

The Bible has plenty to say about finances, giving pastors a solid base for teaching Christians to handle money and possessions in a way that honors God.

I am an expository preacher, and I am also a Pentecostal. Admittedly, these two categories are not often used in the same sentence.

I don't recall that Jesus ever made dullness a sin, but maybe-what with the things He said and the things He did-He didn't have to. So I'll say it: Dullness in preaching, church meetings, and magazine articles is downright sinful, an offense against Easter, a crime against the work of the Holy Spirit.

Many Christian women today view the sermon-the proclamation of the gospel-as the centerpiece of the worship experience. They yearn for the serious pastor to stand with integrity in the pulpit, open his Bible to a particular text, and preach deep, accurate, biblical theology.

The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage...