Craft of Preaching

Hope in the Midst of Judgment: Thoughts from Werner Elert for Preaching at the End of the Church Year

11/11/23

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By John T. Pless

All Christian preaching is done in view of the eschatological horizon as we proclaim the Lord who will return as the Judge of all in glory who can no longer be contradicted or denied.
A Mediation on All Saints Sunday Preaching: Saints, Not Super-Christian Heroes

10/29/23

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By John T. Pless

Those who have gone before us in the faith have no more need of absolution, for their baptisms have been brought to completion and they are eternally free from sin and done with death.
Getting Ready to Preach on Reformation Sunday: Gleanings from Has Joachim Iwand

10/21/23

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By John T. Pless

If we take the article of justification out of the center, very soon we will not know why we are evangelical Christians or should remain so.-Hans J. Iwand
Timely Preaching: The Church Year

09/08/23

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By John T. Pless

The church year anchors preaching in God’s historical acts of salvation guarding both the preacher and the hearers from arid rationalism and egocentric flights inward.
Preaching the Resurrection of the Body in the Face of Post-Human Alternatives: Homiletical Thoughts on 1 Corinthians 15

04/08/23

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By John T. Pless

In Christ, God gives us not a posthuman future but a human future in His children through His Son.

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