Every Sunday we have a sermon in our church which lasts approximately 20 minutes. In the church I grew up in the sermon normally was about 45 minutes long although there were occasions when it stretched to an hour. So what is the point of the sermon? Is it just to fill a time slot [...]
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David Jackman has written an article entitled “Faithful First” which encourages preachers to understand the text better so that their preaching can be more trenchant.
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Some preachers like to preach verse by verse as they deliver their sermons. Steven Mathewson has written this article called “Verse-by-Verse Sermons That Really Preach” on this subject which looks at both the advantages and disadvantages of using this approach.
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Some preachers like to preach their way through a book of the Bible and develop a series based on it. Craig Brian Larson has written an article entitled “Getting the Most from the Sermon Series” which looks at the advantages of preaching like this.
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Preaching the sermon to the congregation is a very serious responsibility for those who are called to this role. With this in mind I have found a couple of interesting items on other websites which might help those who are called to preach. Steve Mathewson has written a piece entitled A Mandate For Application in [...]
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