There are scriptures that all of us simply avoid. But every one is there for a reason to teach us something about Jesus and our faith. Don’t hesitate. Tackle difficult scriptures. Spend time and marinate in those that seem difficult to understand. The reward is...
When creating your sermon, remember to connect it to the scriptural story. Many times, sermons can give an interesting lesson, but if it’s not connected to scripture, it doesn’t explain something that Jesus wants us to understand. You can connect to many scriptural...
Be prepared! Don’t try to prepare your sermon just before the church service when your parishioners are trying to see you. Don’t try to review it during the church service, when you need to be present (the rest of the service is important too!) Don’t try to come up...
When you preach, you don’t want to pat your congregation on the head and tell them everything they do is ok and good. Jesus was clear that there is a difference between right and wrong, sin and not. Jesus forgave sins, but also bade people to sin no more...
Often the “missing person” in a sermon is Jesus. Today, the “fad” is to psychologize, to sociologize, to culturalize, to relativize. We hear about the perils of alcoholism, the three kinds of bad thoughts that can creep into your life and destroy your self-worth, the...
Preach Contextually! If your congregation is not made up of stock brokers and lawyers, don’t speak in business or legal language. Jesus was gifted at making sure he spoke in ways that his people would understand. When he spoke to farmers, he used farming language. ...
