The Apostle Paul Asks For Prayer

The Apostle Paul Asks For Prayer In the last post we started considering the various passages considering how important it is to have people praying for you.  Here are a couple more passages where the Apostle Paul asks for prayer fore himself. The…

Procuring Prayer For the Preacher

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Procuring Prayer For the Preacher In this post we're going to look at the importance of procuring prayer for the preacher of the Word.  I'm picking up on a theme that I touched on earlier in this blog. I like to listen to books as I…

Planning Sermons Far Ahead

Planning Sermons Far Ahead Planning sermons far ahead can give you an edge in the preaching practice.  We turn to that now from the previous posts on looking like our audience.  I have a friend who doesn't plan far ahead at all.  He is now…

Looking and Feeling Good for Preaching

Looking and Feeling Good For Preaching In the last post we considered how you should dress for preaching.  You should look like your audience, or dress one step more dressy than they do.  In this post I want to consider a somewhat controversial…

Looking Like Your Audience

Looking Like Your Audience We turn now from considering the use of humor in your sermons, as in these last few posts, to a consideration of something most preachers learn the hard way.  Looking like your audience is important.  If you don't,…

Guidelines For Using Humor In A Sermon

Guidelines For Using Humor In A Sermon This will be the last post in this series on humor in a sermon.  The previous posts begin here.  In this post we'll develop some guidelines for using humor in a sermon that will help you in the use of…

Humor Can Make A Hard Truth Hit Home

Humor Can Make A Hard Truth Hit Home We are looking at humor in sermons in this series of posts.  Today we are going to see that humor can make a hard truth hit home for your listeners. A Hard Truth Hits Home In his book, Preaching Nuts…

Using Humor Makes Your Sermon Memorable

Using Humor Makes Your Sermon Memorable Using humor makes your sermon memorable for your audience.  Think about the last good joke you heard in a sermon.  Didn't it catch your attention?  Didn't it make you ready to listen to what came next?…

Great Sermons Reflect Practice

Great Sermons Reflect Practice The past series of posts dealt with illustrations.  Now we turn to the key to moving your sermon from good to great: practice.  Great sermons reflect practice by the one delivering it. Car Buyers' Remorse I…

Finding Illustrations Useful for Preaching

Finding Illustrations Useful for Preaching We've been considering the art of illustration your sermons.  You'll find the first post in the series here.  In this post we look at how to go about finding illustrations useful for preaching impact…