Essays on Preaching

When Your Sermon Is Not YOUR Sermon

04/22/23

25 mins

By John Bombaro

Dependence on Him, confidence in His mission, begets joy in God and joy in God begets mission, and mission perpetuates joy inasmuch as it arises from gospel impulses over and above the mandate.
Intensifying Sermons: A Lesson from John 8:48-59

04/01/23

42 mins

By John Bombaro

Preaching the intensities of Lent and Holy Week’s gospel pericopes means dispensing with romanticized interpretations and allowing the texts to self-present, be they ever so uncomfortable or forceful.
End Times Roundup: Proclaiming Parousia

03/18/23

29 mins

By John Bombaro

Christ saves the world even now from judgment and preserves it moment-by-moment for the potential salvation of many and, ultimately, the created order itself.
Preaching the End Times Better (Part 3): The Parousia of Holy Communion

03/04/23

41 mins

By John Bombaro

During the last days, among the faithful, the resurrected Jesus is present in self-donation to assure the baptized that we ourselves are already participating in the new creation through Holy Baptism.
Preaching the End Times Better (Part 2): The Hermeneutics of Parousia

02/18/23

35 mins

By John Bombaro

Whatever conclusions one may have regarding the earth and redemption, they must be understood as a consequence of the ongoing work and reality of the incarnate Son of God.
Preaching the End Times Better (Part 1): 2 Peter 3 Disambiguation

02/04/23

22 mins

By John Bombaro

There is a better way to preach the End Times that has nothing to do with Left Behind series scenarios. The key is no secret at all. Follow where Christology leads.
Authentic Proclamation: How Good Pastoring Factors into Good Preaching

01/29/23

16 mins

By John Bombaro

Authentic proclamation, then, is the love of Christ for our souls, which we have seen and experienced through the under-shepherd’s pastoral care put into the words of Christ Himself.
Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

11/12/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
Jesus’ Amnesty Program

10/16/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

Jesus speaks His Word, and a new world order emerges, with the possibility of uniting disparate parties in the true faith.
Forging a Sacramental Culture

10/01/22

27 mins

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.
When All Else Fails, Preach A Hymn (But Not Any Hymn)

09/18/22

19 mins

By John Bombaro

Hymns were a means by which people were brought into direct contact with the Gospel that brought justifying faith. Set to music, they could readily memorize it, take it home with them, and rehearse its messages around the hearth and at work.
The Radical Politics of Baptism

09/03/22

21 mins

By John Bombaro

Jesus is the ultimate, endearing, and definitive answer to the world’s problems, not any political party or ideology, nor any religion or the combination of the two.

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