Bryan Chapell, Author at Preaching.com

How Can I Keep My Preaching from Getting Stale?

Those who study denominations such as the one in which I serve (evangelical, largely Anglo, suburban and middle-class) say that the sermons of our preachers most commonly address the “3M” concerns of our church... Continue Reading...

God Is The Hero Of The Story

Bryan Chapell

I am grateful for the observation of New York City Pastor Tim Keller that when we preach the message of redemption from all the scriptures, we speak with particular power for a post-modern generation because of its appetite for story. That appetite is not always whetted by Biblical perspectives,

The Fallen Condition Focus And The Purpose Of The Sermon

Bryan Chapell

Determining a sermons subject is half done when a preacher has discerned what the biblical writer was saying. We do not fully understand the subject until we have also determined its purpose. It is too easy to preach on a doctrinal topic or an exegetical insight without considering the spiritual burden of...

The Future Of Expository Preaching – Parts 1 & 2

Bryan Chapell

What do soldiers talk about before battle? A moviemaker answers with the portrayal of a private who on the eve of D-day reminisces about his time at home: "Sometimes when my mother would come in to wake me up in the morning and tell me that she loved me, I would pretend that...

Components of Expository Preaching

Bryan Chapell

The Goal After the cruelty and selfishness of a thirty-seven-year-old man had forced his wife and children from his home, he called in desperation wanting my aid in getting them to return. I said I would try... Continue Reading...

Advent: Tinsel for Twigs (Jeremiah 33:(14b) 15-16)

Bryan Chapell

As tinsel can decorate even a twig with beauty, our heavenly Father covers our shame with His glory. It is so typical of our God to make the forlorn glorious. Ultimately it's the message of Christmas, and the message of this passage, that God provides tinsel for twigs; the ignored, the ugly, the despised of this world He decorates with a special beauty.