Tim A. Dearborn, Author at Preaching.com

Sermon briefs feature texts from Gospel of John

April 7, 1991A New Hope(John 20:19-31)A greeting to the common ear among Jewish people is an integral part of this passage. It is the greeting of Shalom, Peace.The disciples were certainly at their lowest point... Continue Reading...

Piper volume stresses centrality of God in preaching

Albert Mohler

John Piper, The Supremacy of God in Preaching (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1990), 110 pp.The current renaissance of interest in preaching -- a trend which appears to continue into the 1990's -- has produced... Continue Reading...

Easter: Learn to Live by Dying!

Paul Anderson

He died so we might live. Yes, but He also died so we might die -- die to personal ambition, to success, to happiness, to personal rights. No one is as free as the person who has said "yes" to death and now walks in resurrection living. If you really want to live, challenges this Easter sermon, try dying!

What if Peter had Preached Deductively?

James M. Wells

A welcome breath of cool, fresh air has come from our pulpits in recent years, thanks to the inductive method of preaching. Advocates of this approach, such as Fred Craddock, have stressed the need to involve t... Continue Reading...

Poetry in a Prose-Flattened World

Walter Brueggemann

The preacher in U.S. culture deals with a claim that is commonly accepted as the truth by the listeners.1 That is, we preach mostly to believers. There is a casual, indifferent readiness, even in our increasing... Continue Reading...

Good Pulpit Sound Isn’t a Miracle – Just the Right Microphones

Tim Vear

If you've ever tried to purchase a microphone for your church -- for the pulpit, the choir, or for musical instruments -- you probably know how many different types of microphones are on the market. Most have b... Continue Reading...

Forgiveness: Crucial Forgiveness (Luke 23:34)

W. Loyd Allen

Forgiveness: Crucial Forgiveness (Luke 23:34)

Easter: Is Resurrection a Laughing Matter? (Acts 17:22-32)

Gary D. Stratman

What should be our response to the Easter message of the resurrection? This sermon suggests laughter! Laughter that celebrates God's reversal of death and rejoices in victory!

Preparing the Evangelistic Message

Jim Henry

Not long ago, a lady came to me after the service, with tears streaming down her face. "Oh, I just got so blessed today," she said. "It was just wonderful!""Well," I said, "I'm glad you got blessed.""I wish I c... Continue Reading...

Preaching on Money: When You’ve Gone to Meddlin’

Haddon Robinson

A Madison Avenue advertising firm surveyed non-churched people a few years ago and asked them their impressions of church. "The problem with church," respondents said, "is that the people are always sad, or the... Continue Reading...