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Preach Toward Faithful Christian Response, Not Mere Commentary
preaching the headlinesPreach Toward Faithful Christian Response, Not Mere Commentary We are in a series of blog posts exploring the subject of how to preach the headlines. The first post in this series is found here. In this post we will explore the third principle from Lisa Thompson’s book on this subject: Preach toward faithful Christian Response, […]
Let Scripture Set the Agenda, Not the News
preaching the headlinesLet Scripture Set The Agenda, Not the News In the last post, we saw that when preaching the headlines that we should not preach the news, but preach the meaning of the news. In this post, we will consider the principle to let Scripture set the agenda, not the news cycle when preaching the headlines. […]
Begin With the stories Under the Headline
preaching the headlinesBegin with the Stories Under The Headlines We are in a series of posts considering how to go about preaching the headlines of the day. Here’s the first in the series. In this post we are going to look at a principle for doing this well: Begin with the stories under the headline to engage […]
Preaching The Headlines Effectively
preaching the headlinesPreaching The Headlines Effectively There are a couple of generally accepted guidelines for effectively applying Scripture to today. These are guidelines that are very helpful to understand if you are going to be preaching the headlines effectively in your church. Here they are: Study to determine what the Scripture meant to the original readers/hearers. This […]
Preaching The Headlines
preaching the headlinesPreaching The Headlines I didn’t learn to preach in seminary. They emphasized studying the Bible. I also learned to think about issues of worship and doctrine. But my education in preaching started with a man named C. Oliver Buus. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of him. However, he is the one that set me […]