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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The Importance of Conclusions

Conclusions Are More Important Than You Think Quite awhile ago in this blog I looked at introductions in several posts, saying that introductions are more important than you think.  Here’s a link to the first of the posts in that series.   Lately, as I’ve been working through a class on preaching for CLI, I’ve […]

Using Pain in Preaching

Using Pain in Preaching One last reflection on how to preach while in pain.  We’ve been looking at this subject for the last few posts, and today we are going to consider using pain in preaching your sermons. Henri Nouwen has said, in his book, The Wounded Healer, that God can use our pain.  Here’s the quote: […]

Preaching While In Pain

Preaching While In Pain We’ve been exploring the subject of how you go about preaching through pain that invades your life.  There are sources of pain that drain you physically, mentally and spiritually, and require that you learn the art of preaching while in pain of various kinds.  There the big ones, of course, like […]

How To Preach In Pain

How To Preach In Pain In the last post we began talking about the subject of preaching through pain.  Today we continue that discussion, but this time exploring how you do it.  Learning how to preach in pain is vital for every person who preaches on a regular basis.  In this post we will begin […]

Preaching Through Pain

Preaching Through Pain Every pastor, at some time or another, is going to experience preaching through pain.  Imagine the following as your life.   You have moved to a new, larger venue for your growing church, and someone shouts “Fire” at your inaugural service.  Seven people die in the rush to get out.   Your […]