Evangelism: Fig Tree Evangelism: Doing the Impossible (John 1:35-51)
Evangelism: Fig Tree Evangelism: Doing the Impossible (John 1:35-51)
Preaching on Spiritual Bloopers
"Ooooops, I cannot believe I did that!"God's Word is a rich encouragement to those of us who are reminded of our spiritual flops. Interwoven into the biblical fabric of spectacular miracles, heroic dedication, ... Continue Reading...
A Sneak Peek at the Point: Sermon Introductions That Aim at Application
When President Calvin Coolidge returned home from church one Sunday morning his wife asked what the preacher had talked about. Coolidge responded "sin.""What did he say about it?" his wife continued. Coolidge f... Continue Reading...
Jesus Christ: First You Get Their Attention
Jesus Christ: First You Get Their Attention
Guidelines for Preaching the Gospels
The Gospels are inherently suited for preaching because their origin lies in the preaching of Jesus and of the early church and the goal of their composition is preaching, kerygma.1Text SelectionAs with the pre... Continue Reading...
Blessings or Double Your Money Back
It's a disturbing precedent.According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (January 31, 1990), Clark University is offering students a money-back guarantee on -- of all things -- student cafeteria food.Anyone w... Continue Reading...
Illustrations aid sermon comprehension
ANXIETY -- Destructiveness ofA state university in New York conducted an experiment in which sheep were given electric shocks to see what level they could tolerate. As the sheep began to anticipate upcoming sho... Continue Reading...
Long’s book suggests ‘witness as new metaphor of preaching
Thomas G. Long, The Witness of Preaching (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989), 216 pp., paper.Princeton Theological Seminary has long been a center for homiletics and the teaching of preaching. P... Continue Reading...
Sermon briefs feature Lenten, Easter texts
April 1, 1990Something Worse Than Death(John 11:1-45)In November 1988, I was asked to preach a person's funeral service who had never been involved in the church. He had, however, family members scattered throu... Continue Reading...
W. L. Watkinson: The Touch of Reality
It is a great pity that no biography of W. L. Watkinson has been published. All we have in addition to his sermons is a slight but precious volume Letters of Two Friends, a record of correspondence between Watk... Continue Reading...