Dealing with Trials: Caught in a Storm
No one is exempt from trouble. All of us, at some point in our lives, find ourselves caught in the storms of life.
Richard Jackson: Preaching to change lives
North Phoenix Baptist Church is one of America's "super churches," with thousands of members, a national television ministry, and an international reputation for effective ministries and a powerful pulpit. Rich... Continue Reading...
Authentic Preaching vs. Clever Manipulation<br/>(Fourth in a Five-Part Series)
Three small boys in a poverty section of town are standing in front of a grocery store talking vigorously, gesticulating with their arms. Then all three enter the grocery.One goes to one side of the store and t... Continue Reading...
Preaching within Institutional Settings
Most of us preachers were trained to preach within a parish setting, and that continues to be the predominant location for most Christian preaching -- but not all.Despite our training, many of us find ourselves... Continue Reading...
Just for the record …
I noticed it in one of those 17-minute TV commercials that run during the late, late, late show. You know -- the commercials that sell record albums that are always "not available in any store." (I usually figu... Continue Reading...
Sermon briefs offer ideas for preaching
June 4, 1989Worship: Priority, Place, and People(1 Kings 8:22-26, 41-43)One of Solomon's major accomplishments was the building of the Temple in Jerusalem. The words in 1 Kings 8:23-24, 41-43 were spoken by Sol... Continue Reading...
Take Me Out to the Ballgame (an object lesson using a baseball)
Imagine a baseball game in which only the pitcher showed up to play for one of the teams. He'd get clobbered! This children's sermon reminds kids that God gave us the church so that we wouldn't have to try to go it alone. Other Christians are there to help us, support us, and make us stronger.
J. D. Jones: ‘Man with the Mouth of Gold’
Wherever the names of the princes of the modern pulpit are mentioned, "Jones of Bournemouth" is sure to be one of them. For almost half a century this "man with the mouth of gold" delighted the people of Britai... Continue Reading...
Preaching at the Intersection: The Bible and the Contemporary Church
Sidney Greidanus, The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text: Interpreting and Preaching Biblical Literature (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989), 341 pp., $12.95, paper.The modern period has been marked by the dramati... Continue Reading...