The time to worship is now. The day to surrender is here. The moment to lay our lives down, as a sacrifice of praise, is upon us. This upbeat worship intro is a great way to call your congregation to ...
What the Sermon of the Year can do for preachers – and the church
The top four finalists will be invited to preach their sermon live in front of an audience and a panel of judges. Prizes include generous book vouchers and, for the winner, a year's free study. Christ...
Today is Easter
Easter is more than just another Sunday. It’s more than just a holiday. Easter is a day that changed everything. It’s the day sin and death were defeated. It’s the day grace and love were victorious. ...
A Call for Gospel Centered Preaching
The apostolic pattern of preaching is still a pattern of preaching for us today. 3. Every epistle written to God's people by Paul, Peter or the author of Hebrews preeminently centers on the person of ...
The Art of Preaching
While in the context in which Begg wrote there were no doubt peculiar historical circumstances affecting the issue, nevertheless his general reasons for the decline of preaching are surely relevant to ...
It’s Pretty Simple – Teaching, Preaching and Healing
In our Church today, these three charges—preaching, teaching and healing—should still be the cornerstones. Preaching is one of the primary roles of the priest. Preaching is gathering the entire congre...
How to Improve Your Preaching as a Seminary Student
I believe there is one powerful thing you can do starting today to get the most important thing you need: reps. You need reps and there is no way around that. In order to improve in your preaching, yo...
Are You Preaching Half the Gospel?
Think of the last time you heard a sermon about the kingdom of heaven ... “The Apostle Paul wouldn’t understand the invitations issued at the conclusion of many services today.” Raise a hand, walk an ...
Today, Let’s Honor St. Valentine for Faithfully Preaching Biblical Truth
February 14 used to be called “St. Valentine’s Day” by everyone! It was not seen as an especially religious designation – even though “spiritual” icons like pictures of angels and hearts and other hea...
Preaching Romans
Then sermons for each, and I will mention just one sermon from ... A comment though is in order: many today are finding that post EP Sanders, the more eclectic studies of the apocalyptic and participa...