Craft of Preaching

Holy Scripture for the Advent Preacher: Part 2

12/14/21

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By John T. Pless

The Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles to put God’s Word into human language has guided and guarded their transmission in the course of human history preserving them for the sake of the Gospel.
Special Lent Series: Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice!

02/03/21

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By John T. Pless

John T. Pless has prepared a midweek Lenten sermon series that will fix our eyes on the saving work of the triune God. Based on Martin Luther’s hymn “Dear Christians One and All Rejoice,” this series will provide preachers an opportunity to proclaim the saving work of God to their hearers throughout the season of Lent.
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.

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