Preaching At A Funeral

Preaching At A Funeral The first year that I was in ministry was a surprise in many ways.  I learned that what I had learned at seminary didn't always apply to the real-life experience of the pastor.  One of those areas where I hadn't learned…

Themes for Preaching on Easter Sunday

Themes for Preaching on Easter Sunday In the last post, I looked at a couple of tips for having an impactful Easter Sunday service.  In this post, we are going to turn to some themes for preaching on Easter Sunday in your church.  These suggestions…

Preparing to Preach on Easter Sunday

Preparing to Preach on Easter Sunday In the last two posts we looked at some tips for preaching during the Lenten season.  Lent, of course, culminates in the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  So in this post and the next I…

Preaching About Giving Something Up For Lent

Preaching About Giving Something Up For Lent In the last post, we began an examination of how to make your preaching in Lent impactful.  Today let's look at preaching about giving something up for lent as part of your plan for this season. The…

The Opportunity for Preaching During Lent

The Opportunity for Preaching During Lent It is time to turn from the theme of preaching and politics.  We are, as I write this post, in the season of Lent.  In this post I will look at the opportunity for preaching during lent in your church. What…

When It's Time to Preach Disobedience to the State

When It's Time To  Preach Disobedience Against the State In the past few blogs we have looked at preaching and the politics of Jesus, preaching and the politics of Peter, and preaching and the politics of Paul.  Today we are going to look…

Preaching and the Politics of Paul

Preaching and the Politics of Paul In the last few posts we have looked at the politics of Jesus and the politics of Peter, and examined what those mean for our preaching.  In this post I want to look at preaching and the politics of Paul…

Preaching and the Politics of Peter

Preaching and the Politics of Peter In the last several posts we reflected on preaching and politics.  We've looked at the politics of Jesus, as well as the priority of preaching the Gospel.  Today we will consider preaching and the politics…

Preaching Jesus In A Politically Charged World

Preaching Jesus in a Politically Charged World In the last couple of posts we began to explore how to preach about politics.  In this post we continue that subject as we consider how to go about preaching Jesus in a politically charged world…

Preaching About the Politics of Jesus

Preaching About the Politics of Jesus In the last post we started reflecting on preaching on politics.  In this post we are continuing to consider preaching about the politics of Jesus in our church. Jesus And First Century Politics Obviously,…