Sermon Preparation
Planning Your Preaching
Pastors are busy. To make matters more hectic, many tasks of pastoral ministry cannot be planned. Phones ring […]
Sermon Preparation
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Sermon PreparationEpisode 178: Crafting the Sermon with Dr. Robert Smith Jr.
- Sermon Preparation
7 Reasons We Preachers Need to Listen to Other Preaching
When I first started preaching decades ago, the primary ways to listen to other preachers were to visit […]
- Sermon Preparation
Better Reading for Stronger Preaching: What Great Reading Does for the Sermon
In a previous article, I advocated for preachers reading the greatest books ever written. I argued that a […]
- Preaching
Preaching as Worship
Growing up, my local church provided a weekly overview of the service in a bulletin insert. On the […]
Sermon Delivery
Thank God for Boring Sermons: A C. S. Lewis Story
That was a real stinker, my inner thoughts declared as I reflected on a past sermon. When I […]
bible application
Episode 170: Application in Preaching with Dr. Dwayne Milioni
Preaching
Episode 164: Preaching the Whole Counsel of God
Expository Preaching
Recommended Resource: Preaching & Preachers
Preaching and Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones “For over 30 years, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones ministered at Westminster Chapel in […]
Pastor Matters
Episode 155: Small Preaching with Dr. Jonathan Pennington
Bible Study
A Week in the Life of Sermon Preparation: Using Lectio Divina
Preparing a sermon each week is a deeply spiritual endeavor that requires more than just intellectual engagement; it […]
Pastor Matters
Episode 152: Prayer in the Preaching Process
Preaching
10 Questions to Ask in Your Sermon Preparation This Week
Pastors, I know from experience that sermon preparation is seldom easy—and I don’t want to add any stress […]
Notes
Episode 45: Pastors and Preaching Without Notes
Notes or no notes? In this week’s episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss pastors and preaching without notes.
Pastor Matters
Episode 18: Pastors and Sermon Preparation
In this episode of Pastor Matters, Ronjour and Brandon discuss the process of sermon preparation.What are good sermon prep practices? When should pastors refer to commentaries? How much time should pastors dedicate to preparing sermons each week? Tune in to hear our answers to these questions and many more!
Pastor Matters
Episode 8: Pastors and the “Big Idea”
What’s the big idea!!? Should pastors seek a connection in the details of the text, or should they be content to teach the "points" of the text instead? Is there a unity within a text's message?Join Ronjour Locke and Brandon Ward this week as they discuss the benefits (and challenges) to the big idea approach to preaching.
Application
Pastor, Remember to Apply
In Chapter 15 of Engaging Exposition, Danny Akin makes this statement, “Exposition that is faithful to Scripture will […]
Editor's Picks
Preaching by GPS
Like most people, I’m spoiled with the GPS app on my phone. All I have to do is plug in my destination, and I get step-by-step instructions on how to get to where I‘m going. While I regret not memorizing addresses and directions much anymore, I have to admit that the GPS feature is so accessible, off-the-charts convenient, and relatively dependable.
Prayer
Praying God’s Purpose for the Text
You know the importance of praying for your sermon—or at least you should, because prayer-less preaching is powerless preaching. But, even though you believe this, my guess is that you sometimes try to “pray yourself hot,” but barely mange to “pray yourself lukewarm.” I know I do. I believe we can learn from the laser when it comes to praying ourselves hot.
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