Essays on Preaching (82)
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  1. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    19 mins read
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    08/29/21

    Power-Off the Projector for the Doctrine of Justification

    Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.
  2. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    17 mins read
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    08/14/21

    Post-Pentecost Preaching Horizon

    The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
  3. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    17 mins read
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    07/31/21

    Racism Nullified: 1 Peter 2:2-10 on Human Relations

    Here is the foundational cure for the evils of racism in human society, faith in Christ as definitive for racial identification.
  4. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    27 mins read
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    07/17/21

    “When the Humbling Comes”: A Funeral Sermon for the Impressive

    The good news is Christ Jesus is faithful to the end, even to the point of death and through death, with a steadfast and vocal faith in God our Savior for those who cannot do so in their lives any longer on account of their altered state.
  5. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    19 mins read
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    07/11/21

    First Principles of Preaching: The Exegetical Imperative (Part 4)

    Accuracy and quality are the preacher’s responsibility. How affective and effective the sermon may be, of course, belongs to the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
  6. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    13 mins read
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    07/03/21

    First Principles of Preaching: Preparation (Part 3)

    Sermon preparation is a way of life, a necessary discipline, and a serious mediation for the man of God, duly called and ordained to herald the royal proclamation of Jesus.
  7. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    16 mins read
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    06/27/21

    First Principles of Preaching: The Verb Itself (Part 2)

    The Christian sermon is Gospel preaching. We only preach the Gospel. Only the Gospel is the sermon, notwithstanding necessary admonishments of law and requisite exhortations toward sanctification.
  8. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    18 mins read
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    06/20/21

    First Principles of Preaching: A Forum Like No Other (Part 1)

    This is the litmus test for a Christian sermon: Did Christ have to die upon the cross for me to be able to say this and to say it as His very own message?
  9. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    15 mins read
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    05/31/21

    Challenging Consumerism

    Preachers are called to proclaim Christ as King over-and-against the sovereignty of the consumer.
  10. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    29 mins read
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    05/23/21

    A Monumental Story

    The world’s history and Jewish history was like a story in search of an ending; and when Jesus rose from the dead the ending was now revealed.
  11. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    14 mins read
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    05/23/21

    The Sermon as Linchpin

    We have the Gospel in Word and the Gospel in Sacrament. Both are poised to declare the peace of the Lord, the good news of God’s forgiveness because of the life, vicarious atonement, and resurrection of Jesus the Son.
  12. John Bombaro
    John Bombaro
    24 mins read
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    04/25/21

    Monumental Preaching

    Preaching needs to recover the recognition that it is a monumental event, setting forth through proclamation the monumental Gospel.
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