Tim A. Dearborn, Author at Preaching.com

James S. Stewart: Passionate Intensity, Evangelical Fervor

I have been preaching for over sixty years and have never missed an opportunity of hearing great preachers in Britain and in America. The two who have made the most lasting impression on me are W. E. Sangster, ... Continue Reading...

Illustrations offer sermon insights

Tim A. Dearborn

BLAMEA new pastor had been called to a "preacher-eater" church that ran through pastors frequently. As he searched the desk drawers in his new study, he found a large manila envelope containing a note from the ... Continue Reading...

Outlines suggest sermon ideas

Tim A. Dearborn

January 3, 1988Behold His Glory!(John 1:1-18)Although the gospels of Matthew and Luke tell the Christmas story with detail, in John 1:14 we find the ultimate meaning of these events. John writes: "... we have b... Continue Reading...

Granny’s Leaven: One Way to Write the Story Sermon

Jerry Welborn

In the history of our civilization millions of stories have been told and retold. No doubt, there are many ways to tell an effective story. One of the most helpful ways to learn is to observe a process and then... Continue Reading...

The Super Bowl of Preachers

Doug Self

After watching the college football bowl games and the early NFL playoff I had a strange dream. It was the annual Christian Super Preacher Convention Finals MCMLXXXVIII. A big TV network was there with a play-b... Continue Reading...

Preaching and the Christian Calendar: Epiphany and Lent

Howard W. Roberts

Millions of Christians throughout the centuries in all parts of the world have found the use of the Christian calendar to be a helpful tool in their worship of God and their development as disciples of Christ. ... Continue Reading...

Preparing and Delivering an Evangelistic Message

Robert E. Coleman

Evangelistic preaching is the proclamation of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit with the aim of making disciples.To be sure, all Christian preaching should expect a response in both faith and action, w... Continue Reading...

Prayer: The Partnership of Prayer (Text: Acts 12:1-5, 7, 12-17, NKJV)

Stephen F. Olford

The most dramatic New Testament story concerning partnership and prayer is recorded for us in the 12th chapter of Acts.

Buttrick volume honored as year’s best

Tim A. Dearborn

In reviewing David Buttrick's new book, Homiletic: Moves and Structures, Associate Editor R. Albert Mohler echoed publisher Fortress Press in calling it "the most substantial work on the subject since the ninet... Continue Reading...

Remembering our roots

Michael Duduit

While thousands of Americans converged on Philadelpha this summer to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, my wife and I went a bit farther north and took a walk through the rich history of Ameri... Continue Reading...