Application and Preaching

Preaching: How do you think through this whole issue of application as you are dealing with the text or the biblical theme? Walk me through that process as you think through how this applies to the lives of people.

Why Preaching Matters

The bigger the church gets the more important the pulpit becomes because it is the rudder of the ship. Where else do you get an hour of undivided attention with all these people on a weekly basis? Most pastors do not understand the power of preaching. But even more important than that is they don't understand the purpose of preaching. I've read more than 500 books on preaching, and as I've read them, the vast majority does not really understand that preaching is about transformation, not information.

A Timeless Wedding

One of the highlights of my ministry has been officiating at weddings. Somehow God has always given me and others a blessing; I'm sure most preachers could say the same. Ceremonies run the gamut, from the sublime, to the ridiculous . . . everything from a classic dip to a "lip lock&#

Grappling with God

This sermon calls us to imagine our own funeral and asks the question: How do we want people to remember us? Will people remember how, like Jacob, we grappled with God and would not let go?

A Faith that Won’t Quit!

This sermon looks at the "great faith" of the Canaanite woman whose daughter Jesus healed. Hers was a faith didn't quit with asking, a faith that wasn't ashamed to seek diligently after Jesus, a faith that wasn't afraid to keep knocking even in the face of no response.

A Faith that Won’t Quit

Have you ever known someone with whom you didn't get along well? Maybe it was someone you had just met and you simply didn't "click." Or maybe you were taught by your family not to like certain people. One of the most famous family feuds in American history is the conflict between the Hatfields and McCoys.