• Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season - 2 Timothy 4:2

Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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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 drive.  Right now I’m listening to a book about […]

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Bruce Ballast

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 retired, but while active in his church, he had a […]

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Bruce Ballast

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 issue: looking and feeling good for preaching. Physical Health and Preaching I […]

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Bruce Ballast

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, they might tune you out when you preach. Let me put this in […]

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Bruce Ballast

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 this effective tool. Guideline 1 For Using Humor: […]

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