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December 2017

December 19, 2017
Jon Bloom is one of my favorite authors. I love the way the Lord gifted...
December 15, 2017
Recently, I begin a sermon on Isaiah 9:6 this way:   I am guessing that...
December 12, 2017
Jon Bloom is one of my favorite authors. I love the way the Lord gifted...
December 08, 2017
To introduce the 2017 Advent Season, I preached out of Isaiah 60:1-3. The first words...
December 05, 2017
Jon Bloom is one of my favorite authors. I love the way the Lord gifted...
December 01, 2017
Here is an opening illustration I used recently to preach a sermon on Philip and...

November 2017

November 28, 2017
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No doubt. Who doesn't love Christmas? But...
November 24, 2017
I found this thought from Jared Wilson's The Imperfect Disciple helpful the next time I...
November 21, 2017
You've determined what text to preach. You've determined how the passage fits in the context...
November 17, 2017
In an attempt to help the congregation understand how we believers can be guilty of...
November 14, 2017
"A text can never mean today what it never meant then." The preacher's job is...
November 10, 2017
Sometimes we walk away when people really just need to be loved. Southern Baptist's have...
November 07, 2017
Once you have decided what text to preach, the next step is to determine the...
November 03, 2017
Below is an illustration about the Bible from chapter 4 of Jared Wilson's The Imperfect...

October 2017

October 31, 2017
I'll never forget one of the first days at seminary. I heard a couple of...
October 27, 2017
In a recent sermon on Praying the Scriptures, I wanted to highlight how a benefit...
October 24, 2017
Without doubt, one of the most freeing pieces of advice on preaching I have ever...
October 20, 2017
To kick off a 3-week series called “Being Present with God,” I wanted to begin...
October 17, 2017
At the end chapter 12 of Jesus is the Question: The 307 Questions Jesus Asked...
October 13, 2017
In an attempt to grab the congregation's attention, I flashed on the screens a picture...
October 10, 2017
I've written elsewhere my conviction and calling to preach to "churched" people. I want to...
October 06, 2017
Without a doubt, the best book I have ever read on the Sabbath is Mark...
October 03, 2017
My oldest child loves dolphins. Let me rephrase that. My oldest child is amazed, enthralled,...

September 2017

September 29, 2017
Recently I preached a message on approach to spiritual influence. We looked at Paul's approach...
September 26, 2017
In chapter 7 of Eugene Peterson's As KingFishers Catch Fire, he reveals how the book...
September 22, 2017
When I think of Arby's I think of two things: One, I think of delicious...
September 19, 2017
A preacher's job is to help people understand. Understand the meaning of a biblical text...
September 15, 2017
Recently, the Campus Pastors of Brentwood Baptist preached a message aimed to help spiritual leaders...
September 12, 2017
Every preacher experiences two extremes. The incredible high of delivering a perfect illustration that makes...
September 09, 2017
When officials are trained to detect counterfeit money, they do not study fake bills. Cops...
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