Tim A. Dearborn, Author at Preaching.com

There’s a Mouse in the House (object lesson using a computer mouse)

Using a computer mouse to illustrate the point, this children's sermon reminds kids that we can't do anything when we aren't "plugged in" to the Lord. But through prayer, Bible study, obedience, and sharing we can be powerful tools for God.

Using Your Computer in Sermon Preparation

Michael Duduit

During the 1990 National Conference on Preaching in Atlanta, well over half the attendees indicated they are currently using a personal computer (or PC) in their churches.While most computers entered the church... Continue Reading...

The Narrative Quality of Experience as a Bridge to Preaching

Eugene L. Lowry

"A really fine job," my mother said. It was October, 1952, and this was my very first homiletical experience. I was grateful for her warm post-service greeting. Then she added, "although it sounded a little bit... Continue Reading...

Hooting Owls on Tombstones

D. Stuart Briscoe

An old Texas preacher once told me that when he stood before his congregation to preach they looked to him like hooting owls sitting on tombstones. I had no difficulty imagining these poor people sitting in the... Continue Reading...

“Two Thumbs Up!” on Sermon Review Idea

Michael Duduit

Great ideas sometimes come from unusual places -- like the comic pages.While many people claim that they turn first to the news or editorials or even the sports pages, I'm honest enough to admit that I immediat... Continue Reading...

Ralph W. Sockman: 20th Century Circuit Rider

John Bishop

For forty-four years Ralph Washington Sockman stood as a towering pulpit beacon in the city of New York, serving as senior pastor of Christ Church Methodist on Park Avenue.At the time of his retirement in 1961,... Continue Reading...

Sermon briefs highlight texts from Exodus

Tim A. Dearborn

August 5, 1990The Passover: Remembrance and Hope(Exodus 12:1-14)Sometimes actions do speak louder than words! The Jewish passover spoke volumes about the faith of the Israelite people. Rather than entrusting it... Continue Reading...

Illustrations from National Conference on Preaching

Tim A. Dearborn

CHRIST -- Must be central"Martin Niemoller, that wonderful man who had spent time in a Nazi concentration camp, came to Boston while I was still a student at Boston University. I remember after he spoke, the re... Continue Reading...

Theology for the Pulpit… And the Preacher

Albert Mohler

Thomas C. Oden, After Modernity ... What? Agenda for Theology (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990), 201 pp., cloth, $14.99.Clark H. Pinnock, Tracking the Maze: Finding Our Way Through Modern Theology from an Evangel... Continue Reading...

Highlights of 1990 National Conference on Preaching

Tim A. Dearborn

With an attendance of nearly 300 persons -- representing fourteen denominations and more than thirty states -- the second annual National Conference on Preaching offered a stimulating schedule of addresses, ser... Continue Reading...