Posted by admin | Saturday, 22 November, 2014 | No Comments I can easily start this post with, “Let’s face it, we all find ourselves in times of difficulty and challenge.” In fact, I think I will. We ALL find ourselves in times of difficulty and challenge Professional ministry has its moments of both joy …
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CONTEMPORARY MODELS/THINKING ON PREACHING (“WHERE IS PREACHING TODAY?”) “A postmodernist is a person who calls into question most, if not all, of the assumptions that have directed the pursuit of knowledge since the time of the Enlightenment. Postmodernists are highly skeptical of the three c’s of closure, certainty, and control.” -Danny Akin How do preachers …
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There are times in every pastor’s life when he simply gets in a rut in sermon preparation. He knows the passage he selected for preaching as far as the preaching points. He understands how it connects to the modern audience. Yet, when he sits down to actually put it all together in sermon form his …
You may be asking? “Who is Tony Guthrie, anyway? And How Can He Finally Help Me put together meaningful expository messages that actually connect with the modern audience?” Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/tonyguthrie SUBJECT: About Tony Guthrie, And How I Can Help You Create Meaningful Expository Sermons Dear Fellow Expositor: Thanks for stopping by to learn a little …
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PREACHING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT When one surveys the Scriptures for insight into the “ministry of the Word,” and is focused on preaching in the Old Testament the analysis can be etymological, biographical or even chronological. Etymologically, several key terms are important: • qohelet – Preacher (Ecc. 1:1,2,12; 7:27; 12:8,9,10) • basar – To tell …
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Jim Shaddix: First Impressions I had the unique and awesome privilege of serving as the grading aid and doctoral fellow for Jim Shaddix in the late 1990s. He and I are about the same age and we hit it off from the beginning. He was quite ahead of me in his educational pursuits having already …
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A video related to expository preaching, expository sermon outlines, and the central idea of the text. At the heart of a biblical passage viewed for expository preaching and expository sermon outlines should be one cardinal thought: It is what I (and many other homileticians) call the “central idea of the text” (CIT). The central idea of the …
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Expository Preaching: The Passions of Expository Preachers Posted by: admin on: September 24 2013 • Categorized in: Sermon Development This article will be related to the Passions of Expository Preachers. Within the heart of every minister are motivational passions (the things that drive us). Books have been produced by the scads on the essential qualities …
Insights: Adrian Rogers Sermons Posted by: admin on: September 20 2013 • Categorized in: Sermon Development This post will be a brief investigation into Adrian Rogers sermons and his homiletical approach. Christianity and the work of the Great Commission was altered when we lost this giant of the faith. Yet he left for us hundreds …
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Expository Preaching – Social Media and the Gospel Posted by: admin on: June 11 2013 • Categorized in: Sermon Development Expository Preaching – Social Media and The Gospel Someone recently said to me, “Facebook, Skype, and other social media sites are nothing more than places where lonely men and women go to hook up.” I …
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