Sermons

The Preacher's Toolbox: Good News for Castaways

07/15/23

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The castaway senses he needs something more. And what he needs more, much more, than mere help with acclimating himself to life on the island is a message which transcends the island.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Smart Brevity: Saying More by Saying Less

05/20/23

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Preachers, just because there is a placeholder carved out right there in the liturgy which says SERMON, that does not give us license to blather.
The Preacher's Toolbox: The Craftmanship of Preaching

02/12/23

16 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Just as shoddy builders can get by at times with subpar work, so also shoddy preachers can occasionally offer up half-baked homiletic hash.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Concerning Mysterious Shower Epiphanies

01/28/23

15 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Preachers can more deliberately make time to meditate deeply and quiet the clatter which keeps us from hearing the still, small voice of the Spirit.
The Preacher's Toolbox: When the Sermon Flops

12/24/22

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Regardless of why they happen, sermon flops do happen to all of us. So, what should you do next?
The Preacher's Toolbox: The Necessity of Clarity

10/23/22

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Clarity enables mobility. When preachers make the message clear, the people of God are freed-up to follow Jesus.
The Preacher's Toolbox: The Sound of Silence-Pauses in Preaching

10/08/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Strategic silence is a sanctified stall tactic which benefits both the preacher and the pew-sitter. It is not just dead air.
The Preacher's Toolbox: What the Heart Doctor Showed Me about Preaching

09/24/22

14 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

We entered the hospital with a jumbled ball of questions, uncertainties, and anxieties. We left with a master class in effective communication.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Unparalleled Preaching—Learning from the Psalms

09/10/22

11 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

The message of the gospel is a multifaceted diamond. Parallelism in preaching helps you to bring out the beauty of those different facets.
The Preacher's Toolbox: Holy Hilarity

08/27/22

12 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Preaching which eschews the harping harangues of legalistic schoolmarms in favor of the Savior’s undeserved favor reflects the holy hilarity of the Gospel.
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.

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