Craft of Preaching

Finding Gospel in a Harsh Text: The Case of Luke 12:13-21

08/30/25

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By John Bombaro

A skillful preacher will scour the text for such gospel gateways, even gateways as narrow as three letters.
Spatial Reference as Homiletical Device

08/16/25

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By John Bombaro

All proper sermons will bring auditors spatially from the spaces and things posited in their imagination to a living encounter with Christ at the altar.
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Forging a Sacramental Culture

07/05/25

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By John Bombaro

By making a big deal of every baptism, of every confirmation, of every rite of matrimony, the Church takes a stand against the intrusion of consumerism, secularism, identity politics, subversive subcultures, gender dysphoria, and the like.
The Gospel and Thorny Issues: Paul on Christian Freedom in 1 Corinthians 10

03/08/25

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By John Bombaro

We have the great gift of freedom. But it is not the only gift. We also have the gift of conscience, and we have the gift of love.
Preaching the Epiphany: Macro Version

12/28/24

1 min read

By John Bombaro

Preach the whole story, the whole macro narrative through the themes of Epiphany: light, illumination, baptism, enlightenment and divine glorification through Jesus Christ.

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