TOPIC INDEXProclamation (10)

  1. The Rituals of Preaching

    book
    04/13/24
    25 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Rituals, like the liturgy and the sacraments, resist domestication and confront us with a world and worldview brought forth from the Bible and through twenty centuries of Christianity for the purpose of arresting our contemporary worldview through its self-sameness.

  2. Unavoidable Jesus: Good News on Christmas Eve

    book
    12/24/22
    14 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.

  3. Preaching Justification and Regeneration Together

    book
    01/22/22
    9 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Justification and regeneration are, therefore, necessarily connected and have profound implications upon the craft of preaching.

  4. The Theatrics of Preaching

    book
    12/31/21
    14 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Your delivery may be perceived as an asset or an obstacle to heralding the message of our Lord. What may help your delivery is a touch of theatrics.

  5. Silencing Self-Voice

    book
    12/25/21
    9 mins
    By John Bombaro
    In preaching, auditors are informed and instructed on hearing the voice of the Other, not themselves or contemporary resonances.

  6. Unto You Means For You

    book
    12/19/21
    17 mins
    By John Bombaro
    What would the world be like without Christmas? That is, what would it be like without the declaration of Christmas: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?

  7. What Is the Purpose of the Church?

    book
    07/24/21
    13 mins
    By John Bombaro
    Ascertaining the what and how of the Church greatly factor into the very purpose of the Church, that is, they essentially answer the question why the Church?

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

    book
    06/20/21
    18 mins
    By John Bombaro
    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. Dialogical Preaching or Not

    book
    10/04/20
    25 mins
    By John Bombaro
    In the pursuit of democratizing the worship experience, we go from hearing the voice of God to hearing voices and in some cases hearing our own voice!

  10. Use the Pulpit, Please

    book
    08/23/20
    13 mins
    By John Bombaro
    When it comes to the sermon, a Christian congregation should not expect a conversation from a friend or a TED Talk from an expert. Instead, they should anticipate a royal proclamation from the King’s ambassador.