Preach the Word – July/August 2003
Volume 6, Number 6 Read More The Lord Bless Your Efforts in His Name Showing the importance of connecting the Word to people by connecting in a language they can understand and appreciate. Read More ...
Preach the Word – May/June 2003
Volume 6, Number 5 Read More The Best Source of Illustrations We assign a number to a Bible story when we only refer to it by name. We assume that everyone knows the story anyway ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2003
Volume 6, Number 4 Read More Looking for Good Illustrations? Gary Smalley and John Trent in The Language of Love cite four “wells” that we can use as sources of original illustrations. While their book ...
Preach the Word – January/February 2003
Volume 6, Number 3 Read More Full Strength Law and Gospel Preaching--Part Three This is full strength gospel preaching—speaking not so much about Jesus’ word of forgiveness but becoming Jesus’ voice to speak that word ...
Preach the Word – November/December 2002
Volume 6, Number 2 Read More Full Strength Law and Gospel Preaching--Part Two When we soften our law preaching by failing to be textual or specific or explicit, the tragic result is the way the ...
Preach the Word – September/October 2002
Volume 6, Number 1 Read More Welcome to the Sixth Volume of Preach the Word Connecting to the Word and Connecting to People. Read More Full Strength Law and Gospel Preaching While our sermons might ...
Preach the Word – July/August 2002
Volume 5, Number 6 Read More Situation We live in the situation of our times. A preacher cannot escape the context in which he lives nor can he help being influenced by it. Read More ...
Preach the Word – May/June 2002
Volume 5, Number 5 Read More Repetition Repetition without reflection can turn quickly into “same old, same old.” Nonetheless, from a rhetorical point of view, repetition is still the mother of learning. Repetition can aide ...
Preach the Word – March/April 2002
Volume 5, Number 4 Read More Passion Preachers ought to have a passion for... Read More Preach from the Heart--Not from a Manuscript! Preaching without a manuscript makes for better preaching and that’s our goal, ...
Preach the Word – January/February 2002
Volume 5, Number 3 Read More Appropriation Our desire to get quickly and heavily to application, perhaps at the expense of appropriation, reveals in part how the opinio legis works. Read More Festival Preaching Good ...