In this video, John Piper is asked the question, “Where did you learn to preach?” I love the simplicity of his response. It is all about being passionate about scripture.
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“I don’t think there is much you can do to become a preacher except know your Bible and be unbelievably excited about what’s there. And love people a lot.” -John Piper
Where did you learn to preach?
Ezekiel Stoddard is an 11-year-old ordained minister. He says he received the call from God to preach when he was just 7 years old.
For more of his story, watch the YouTube video below:
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This video raises two questions:
1. Should an 11-year-old be allowed to preach?
2. What are we doing to raise up young pastors to preach?
What do you think?
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. A day that we honor and remember one of the greatest preachers and public speakers in American history.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I have rounded up some video clips of his greatest speeches. It would serve all pastors well to watch and learn. King was a visionary and a master at his the art of speaking. Very powerful stuff. Continue Reading…
Do you need a little inspiration before your big Christmas sermon? If so, or if you just like watching good preaching, I combed through YouTube and found 6 solid (and short!) Christmas sermon videos to share with you. Check them out. Continue Reading…
Passion is a key ingredient to good preaching. Nobody wants to listen to a passionless preacher. However, passion alone doesn’t make a speaker good.
It takes more than passion to preach. You still need the fundamental principles of effective public speaking.
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Phil is exploding with passion. Nobody can argue that. But he breaks some of the major principles of effective public speaking.
