Sermons

The Preacher's Toolbox: Preaching to (un)Righteous Minds: Help from Jonathan Haidt

08/14/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

In Haidt’s findings, we have plenty to learn as preachers who are proclaiming God’s Word to His Body in its varied composition of reds, blues, and other hues.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Well Begun Is Half Done

07/30/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Those first few words from the preacher’s mouth are worth their weight in spun gold.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Exploiting the Ministry Tent

07/10/22

7 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The conference ministry tent is typically regarded as a spot to make connections, kill time, or scrounge empty calories. What I found out is how the ministry tent is an unexpected gold mine for Gospel proclamation.
The Preacher's Toolbox: A Simple Tool Every Preacher Needs

06/26/22

10 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The pocket notebook is an indispensable tool for the working preacher, because more often than not our great homiletical insights come to us, unexpectedly and extra nos, like grace.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Sermon Titles: Engaging Sermons Start In the Narthex

06/11/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

We do not typically give much thought to the title at all, missing a chance to create greater anticipation for the preaching of the Word before it has even begun.
The Preacher's Toolbox: This Preacher's Greatest Fear

05/28/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

My greatest fear is simply this: I will be exposed for the phony I am.
Preaching By Heart: A Q&A with Ryan Tinetti

05/08/22

15 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

If preaching can be a greater joy for myself and my people, who after all have to put up with us preachers, that is a win in my book. And I think preaching by heart can help to accomplish this.
Good Friday’s Poetic Mercy

04/10/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

On Good Friday, poetic justice is satisfied. Poetic mercy is all which remains.
Against Homiletical Docetism: A Brief Case for Rhetoric

01/30/22

14 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

And in the final analysis it isn’t a matter of whether you use rhetoric, but how. Inasmuch as your preaching is still public speaking...you’re going to get rhetorical.
One Strange Trick for Preaching at Christmas

12/13/20

10 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Christmas is a tremendous opportunity to make known the good news of great joy, but this opportunity is squandered when the Word isn’t heard on account of the predictability of the proclamation.
Places and Pictures: The Canon of Memory

06/14/20

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The Memory Palace harmonizes with how God has made us, so we can more effectively proclaim to His people how He has made and saved them.
Wholesome Sweetness: The Canon of Style

04/26/20

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

By more intentionally and consistently incorporating the concrete elements of story and metaphor into your preaching, you refresh your language, serve your people, and shed fresh light on the Gospel.

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