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The Preacher's Toolbox: When the Sermon Flops
Regardless of why they happen, sermon flops do happen to all of us. So, what should you do next?
The Preacher's Toolbox:Words Fitly Spoken—Augustine on Style
Augustine makes plain that the overarching aim of style is not to be showy; it’s to be an instrument of Spirit-led persuasion.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Augustine’s Purposes of Preaching
Neither attentive note-taking, nor appreciative head-nods, nor even sympathetic tears satisfy the purpose of preaching. Only lives that are changed by the Word working in the hearts of God’s people can do that.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Embracing Your Tortoise: Prayer and Planning Days
Time devoted to planning, to say nothing of prayer, pays-off in the long run many times over. If ever there was a vocation that need not be in a hurry, it is the cure of souls.
The Revenge of Analog Sermon Prep
Dear preachers, if you recoil at the prospect of sermons which are generated by algorithmic bots, then here is a first step in your resistance: Make your preparation to preach more analog.
Against Homiletical Docetism: A Brief Case for Rhetoric
In the final analysis it isn’t a matter of whether you use rhetoric, but how. Inasmuch as your preaching is still public speaking...you’re going to get rhetorical.
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