Preaching

Two Rules for Sermon Delivery

Delivery is important, but we sometimes make it too important. If you prepare clear, biblical messages, and work hard, then your delivery will improve. It just takes time. I rarely hear sermons that

Critic or Disciple?

I’ve heard that preachers are sometimes the harshest critics of other preachers. It doesn’t have to be that way. A pastor once preached with John Stott in the audience. After the

The Weight of Words

5,398 posts written over 15 years. That includes 689 sermons, some that predate the blog, going back 25 years. It reminds me of John Ames, the preacher in the novel Gilead, who

Ten Key Questions for Sermon Preparation

There are many ways to prepare a sermon. When preparing a sermon on a passage of Scripture, though, I’ve found that there are ten questions that every preacher must answer. Not every

Preparing Good Sermons in Less Time

“I don’t believe you should spend a lot of time preparing your sermon, when you’re a younger minister,” advises Tim Keller. The reason? We’ll be tempted to spend too much