Tim A. Dearborn, Author at Preaching.com

Snap Your Fingers (An object lesson using your fingers)

In Sudan, people don't shake hands when they meet friends, they snap their fingers. So, in the language of Sudan, being reconciled to God is translated: "Meet, snapping fingers together again." This kids' sermon reminds us that God wants to snap fingers with us!

Sufficiency of Christ: An “I Am” Saying of Jesus

Garner C. Taylor

Sufficiency of Christ: An "I Am" Saying of Jesus

By the Foolishness of Preaching

Billy Graham

D. L. Moody once was invited to preach at New York's sophisticated Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Many of its more intellectual parishioners didn't want him to, but he came anyway.He decided to preach on Dan... Continue Reading...

Christian Life: Never Apologize for Being Human (Text: John 14:12-14)

Maxie D. Dunnam

Christian Life: Never Apologize for Being Human (Text: John 14:12-14)

Preaching and the Dependent Personality<br/>(Part One in a Series)

Wayne E. Oates

The articles in this series focus attention upon some of the tacit, non-verbal messages that go back and forth between the preacher and the audience in the interplay of personalities between the preacher and th... Continue Reading...

Vision: Vision: The New Watchword

Calvin Miller

Vision: Vision: The New Watchword

Review of 1988 books for preachers

Albert Mohler

Preachers are avid -- even ravenous -- readers. Publishers discovered long ago the appetite of the preaching minister for worthy reading.Though doomsayers in this electronic age seem always ready to offer a eul... Continue Reading...

‘Best Sermons’ cited as top book of 1988

Albert Mohler

Determining the best new book in the world of preaching and homiletics is a daunting and difficult task. The task is made all the more challenging by the release of several new volumes marked by originality, im... Continue Reading...

The Preacher’s Diet

Michael Duduit

One author observed, "A pastor needs the tact of a diplomat, the strength of Samson, the patience of Job, the wisdom of Solomon -- and a cast-iron stomach."It was the stomach comment that sparked a thought. The... Continue Reading...

Sermon briefs deal with seasonal emphases<br/>(Please see “A Note to our Readers” on page 63.)

Tim A. Dearborn

December 4, 1988Old Things Made New(Malachi 3:1-4)In the television drama, a woman returns to college after fifteen years. In one scene, she stands before a mirror, dressed in shorts and her college sweatshirt.... Continue Reading...