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Imagine That!

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  • Allen R. Bean

How can you preach in such a way that people remain awake? Engage the imagination. This article suggests six ways you can engage the imagination of people in your preaching.

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Eighteen Minutes or Less: Preaching in a Distracted World

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  • Chad Hall

This article discusses how to preach in a world that has TED talks that are no more than eighteen minutes in length. The author looks at three aims of communication—to be heard, understood, and compelling—and how they relate to preaching.

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Preaching: An Exercise in Longing

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  • Mike Pohlman

This article encourages pastors to preach in such a way that the church longs for heaven.

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Hope for the Weary Preacher

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  • Matt McCullough

This article draws lessons from the ministry of John the Baptist to encourage ministers to preach with confidence, freedom, and joy.

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What If I Preach a Bad Sermon?

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  • Brian Croft

What do you do if you preach a bad sermon? This article suggests that you embrace your brokenness and need to grow. Carry on preaching, by the grace of God.

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‘I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ’

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  • Kenneth Smith

This article shows that for Paul the courage to preach the gospel was found in his conviction that the gospel is the power of God for salvation. Preachers are encouraged to join Paul in this conviction.

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The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts

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  • Dale Ralph Davis

How do you properly interpret the Old Testament narratives in preparing to preach on them? This article offers several points as exercises in learning the proper interpretation of such narratives.

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Keeping It Interesting as a Young Preacher

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  • Phillip Jensen

This article offers seven valuable points for those who are beginning to preach.

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Whence the Authority of the Bible? Or: Why the Great Reformers Preached with Confidence

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  • Russell J. Dykstra

Regarding the authority of Scripture, some have argued that it depends on the Bible's content, and as such, the Bible is inspired only as far as its main message is concerned. This article defends the full authorith of God's Word, which meant for the Reformers that one may preach from any passage with the confidence that it is the inspired Word of God.

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The Preacher's High Calling

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  • Al Baker

This article explains why preachers must preach Christ crucified.

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Serious Preaching In a Comedy Culture

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  • David P. Murray

Can I as pastor share some jokes from the pulpit? I guess you did not even think about this. So what do you think? This article calls us to think about the act of preaching. It looks at the preacher and the calling to preach. It calls for serious preaching.

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The Cross and the Crown

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  • Burk Parsons

We should not compromise our preaching or worship in order to attract people to church. We must preach the Word of God, including the gospel of Christ's death, resurrection, ascension, and future return.

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Preaching and our Confessions at Adoration

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What should preaching that is based on the confessions look like? This article provides three approaches for preaching from the confessions that are used within reformed churches.

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Separated Unto the Gospel of God (2)

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  • Ronald L. Cammenga

Romans 1:1 should lie at the heart of every minister’s conviction. The gospel is of God - God is the source of it. The authority and trustworthiness of the gospel lies with God. These two articles are a call to faithfully preach the gospel.

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Separated Unto the Gospel of God (1)

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  • Ronald L. Cammenga

Romans 1:1 should lie at the heart of every minister’s conviction. The gospel is of God - God is the source of it. The authority and trustworthiness of the gospel lies with God. These two articles are a call to faithfully preach the gospel.

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Woe is Me If I Preach Not the Gospel

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  • Arie DenHartog

Why did Paul carry such a burden to preach the gospel? This article looks at Paul's calling and his obedience to this call as explained in 1 Corinthians 9:16-19. Paul was convinced that preaching was the method provided by God to save sinners.

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The Commission of the Church

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  • Brian T. Wingard

The church is called to preach the gospel to the world. This article is about the church's role in evangelism.

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What Are You Waiting For?

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  • Bill Clark

The encouragement and motivation to preach the gospel should not rest in who our audience is. Preaching should rest in the sovereign God, who is able through His word to create something out of nothing.

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Our Gospel

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  • Bill Clark

God has entrusted the preaching of the gospel to His church. Therefore, the church has the obligation to boldly preach this gospel and make it her own - the same gospel which was preached by the apostles.

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Preach the Gospel

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  • Omri T. Jenkins

The church is called to follow in the footsteps of the apostles in carrying on the mandate to preach the gospel. This gospel is the gospel of God, proclaimed to all, which is dependent upon God's grace and rooted in Christ's accomplished work.

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Preaching Christ (Part 1)

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  • Edgar Andrews

This is the first article in a twelve part series on the topic of preaching Christ. This article looks at the connection between preaching Christ and the gospel from the New Testament. Preaching that has authority is preaching that is Christ-centered. Preaching Christ is important for both believers and non-believers.

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The Pastor as Preacher

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  • Herbert M. Carson

This article looks at the preacher's task to preach to the mind, the conscience, the heart and the will. 

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The Water of Life (Part 3): The Spirit and Pastoral Preaching

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  • Edgar Andrews

This article is the third in a series on the work of the Holy Spirit. It shows that preaching which is not aided by the Spirit will fail. The work of the Holy Spirit is needed both by the preacher and the listeners. Effective and edifying preaching comes only as a result of the Spirit working in the preacher and the listener.

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Preaching the Sovereignty of God

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  • Edgar Andrews

God is sovereign over creation, history and salvation. This article looks at Acts 2, pointing to Peter as an example of how to preach the sovereignty of God. Preaching the gospel requires ministers to preach the sovereignty of God.

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Just Bible Terms

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  • Donald S. Fortner

Should we only use biblical terms in order to stop heresy and promote sound doctrine? This article maintains that since words are a means of communicating ideas, and ministers are called to explain and preach the word of God, ministers should be free to use terminology that will help in understanding biblical doctrine.

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Jesus Preached Christ

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  • Mike Abendroth

Jesus' preaching recorded in the book of John was centered around Himself. Jesus presented Himself as the bread of life, the light of the world, the door for the sheep, the good shepherd, the resurrection and life, the way, truth and life, and the true vine. Therefore, isn't this what we must also preach?

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The Spirit and the Word in Preaching

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  • Guy Davies

The preacher, or minister, depends on the Holy Spirit to understand God's word and preach it clearly and boldly. Also, the effectiveness of preaching depends entirely on the Holy Spirit.

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Preaching – A Divine Calling

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  • Paul E. G. Cook

This article is about the calling of the pastor to preach. This calling is characterized by a sense of inadequacy, of divine compulsion, and of being consumed by the message of the gospel.

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Preaching the Gospel to Sinners

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  • David Gay

This article is what it means to preach to sinners. It also discusses the free offer of the gospel and hyper-calvinism.

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Teach with Clarity

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  • John R. Sittema

This article is about the minister's task to preach simply and with clarity.

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Preaching on the Stories in Scripture

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  • John E. Goldingay

Much of the Bible is comprised of stories. How should the minister preach from these narratives? What does this preaching look like?

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From the Scriptures to the Sermon 1 - Some Perspectives on Preaching

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  • J. I. Packer

"I urge you, Timothy, as we live in the sight of God and of Christ Jesus (whose coming in power will judge the living and the dead), to preach the Word of God. Never lose your sense of urgency, in season or out of season.

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1 Kings 22: To Speak for God

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  • Walter Moberley

In this article, Walter Moberley uses 1 Kings 22 and the story of Micaiah the prophet as an example of how to preach from Old Testament narrative.

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