Preaching Quote #3 – Richard Baxter
What would you say if you only had one last sermon?
What would you say if you only had one last sermon?
As a new pastor, the weight of weekly sermon preparation crushed me. I had preached a few sermons here and there before, but preaching every single week was terrifying. If I had not taken action to get organized, I would never have made it. The Problem One of the most difficult tasks for pastors is…
Have you ever preached a bad sermon? I preached a bad sermon this week. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It didn’t connect like I thought it would. The joke I thought was funny in my head,…
There seems to be some confusion out there that grieves me deeply. Every now and again, people get the impression that I have given myself the title “Pro Preacher.” Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I have considered changing the website’s name simply because I don’t want anyone to misunderstand. Just recently,…
One of my daughter’s favorite TV shows is a PBS show called Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. It is a modern spin-off of the classic Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. When my daughter first started watching it, I didn’t think much of it. But then something amazing happened. She began singing these little rhymes in different situations to help her make…
Easter services are one of the highest attendance days of the year for most churches. It’s the big event—the church’s equivalent to the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people will trust their time to your church. We often celebrate the number of people who come, but that’s not the real indicator…
Martin Luther was a preaching machine. Luther preached around 4,000 sermons in his life (2,300 have been preserved). On average, he preached 120 sermons per year. That’s a sermon every three days.1 And we think preaching every seven days is hard! Luther never used a manuscript. Although he studied well in preparation, he preached extemporaneously…
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