Craft of Preaching

It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas: Revisiting Martin Luther’s Christmas Book

12/20/20

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By John T. Pless

Luther’s Christmas sermons remind us that unless Christ is proclaimed FOR YOU, He is not preached.
Impulses for Advent Preaching from Bonhoeffer

12/06/20

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By John T. Pless

Bonhoeffer’s Advent preaching was carried out under the dark shadow of war yet within that night the word of promise sounds forth with radiant clarity. There is much in his preaching to inspire, deepen, and sharpen our proclamation in Advent 2020.
John the Baptist: Witness in the Wilderness

11/29/20

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By John T. Pless

John is not the Light; he is the servant sent to bear witness to the light.
Preaching Advent: Some Insights from Hermann Sasse

11/22/20

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By John T. Pless

Advent is something of a liturgical speed bump that slows us down lest we rush to Christmas but forget that the baby born in Bethlehem will return with glory and power to judge the living and the dead.
The Last Sundays of the Church Year

11/15/20

1 min read

By John T. Pless

What does the return of the Lord Jesus in judgment mean for me now in the face of all the real-life verdicts that I have to face?

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