The Preacher's Toolbox: Preach Till You Drop

What all variations of affable chatter share in common is that the preacher does not do justice to the most salient fact about him and his hearers: They are dead men walking.

Ryan Tinetti

When All Else Fails, Preach A Hymn (But Not Any Hymn)

Hymns were a means by which people were brought into direct contact with the Gospel that brought justifying faith. Set to music, they could readily memorize it, take it home with them, and rehearse its messages around the hearth and at work.

John Bombaro

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Craft of Preaching provides helpful resources for pastors engaged in the typical weekly routine of preparing a sermon. We seek to impact the conversation regarding quality preaching while offering tools that aid in improving a pastor’s skills in this task.

Helps For This Sunday

Old Testament

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
22 mins read | 10/04/26

Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

God turns a song meant to catch us in our sin into the love song of our savior. Easter’s distant triumph song.

Epistle

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
20 mins read | 10/04/26

Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

Paul hits the nail on the head in this tour-de-force of alien righteousness teaching.

Gospel

David Schmitt David Schmitt
13 mins read | 10/04/26

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-46 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

The love of God here is amazing. Jesus warns them of God’s judgment in order that He might save them from sin.

Videos For This Sunday

Old Testament

Epistle

Dan Chrismer Dan Chrismer
1 min read | 10/04/26

Pressing On!

Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

Gospel

Paul Koch Paul Koch
1 min read | 10/04/26

The Cornerstone!

Gospel: Matthew 21:33-46 (Pentecost 19: Series A)

Helps For Next Sunday

Old Testament

Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

Bob Sundquist Bob Sundquist
26 mins read | 10/11/26
Here, we get a glimpse of the eschatological feast God throws for Christ and His bride the Church, where there are no wedding...

Epistle

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-13 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

CJ Armstrong CJ Armstrong
21 mins read | 10/11/26
Jesus is ours not because we are climbing the right ladder in the right way. Jesus is ours because He has given Himself to us.

Gospel

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 (Pentecost 20: Series A)

David Schmitt David Schmitt
13 mins read | 10/11/26
The parable, like a cubist painting, is disorienting. And finding a reasonable explanation is not going to make the...

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