Essays on Preaching

Transfiguration Is for Preaching

02/03/24

18 mins

By John T. Pless

Behind the preacher stands Christ Jesus. Preachers listen to Jesus so that, in turn, they may preach Him, and their congregations may hear the voice of the Good Shepherd from the mouths of their pastors.
Deep Diagnosis: Preaching to the Heart (Part 3)

01/27/24

9 mins

By John Bombaro

Sin affects body and soul, right down to the core of our humanity. It calls for a drastic cure, for extreme measures.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Passion Trumps Polish

01/20/24

16 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

But what God’s people want and need more than a perfect sermon, or even necessarily a polished one, is a true one.
Deep Diagnosis: Preaching to the Heart (Part 2)

01/13/24

11 mins

By John Bombaro

The outward sins we do all begin with Sin hidden in our hearts. But we cannot see that, it has to be revealed to us by a spiritual scan, an MRI from above.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Cosmic Preaching - Bringing Order to Your Process

01/06/24

21 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The ancients had a process for preparing to give a speech that has come down to us as the so-called “canons” (or stages) of rhetoric, which continues to be useful for orators of all kinds, not least preachers.
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Deep Diagnosis: Preaching to the Heart (Part 1)

12/30/23

12 mins

By John Bombaro

Jesus is taking the Law and setting it forth in such a way that we get a good look at what is going on in us.
Seasonal Toughness

12/23/23

15 mins

By Robert Kolb

As we celebrate Advent and Christmas, we flex the muscles of a new season, a new year, a new life which His resurrection and our baptisms have bestowed upon us.
It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas: Revisiting Martin Luther’s Christmas Book

12/16/23

19 mins

By John T. Pless

A little time spent with this book might well prompt your imagination and stimulate meditation on the story of Christmas.
The Preacher's Toolbox: A Christmas Story

12/16/23

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

“What’s the play about?” Imogene asked. “It’s about Jesus,” I said. “Everything here is,” she muttered.
God In the Womb

12/10/23

27 mins

By John Bombaro

The Magnificat invites us to enter into, consider, and embrace the worldview of a teenaged Jewish girl and her geriatric aunt: The one bearing the prophet Elijah which was to come and the other carrying within her womb the God whom she and her nation worshipped and feared.
The Preacher's Toolbox: How to Tell Stories Better

12/02/23

15 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Today, I want to share with you one simple trick which will help to ensure the stories you tell are truly “stories,” and not just an arranging of events in supposedly narrative form.
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Isaiah for Advent: A Primer from Martin Luther on Afflicted Faith

11/25/23

31 mins

By John T. Pless

God did not rend the heavens and come down to collect the righteous for Himself. He came from a lineage of sinners to be their Savior.

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