Home Run Sermon Introductions

A home run sermon introduction earns the interest of those listening. I realize the word “earns” is not one of our favourite words as preachers. After all, we preach a gospel of grace. When it comes to salvation, the word “earn” doesn’t belong in our vocabulary. But when it comes to sermons, there is a sense in which it does. I’m convinced preachers need to earn something from their congregations as they start their sermons. We need to earn their attention. Let me explain. In a perfect world, all a preacher should need to do at the start of a...

Rick Reed

The Universal Experiences of Preachers

Reuben Bredenhof

The Role of Editing in the Sermon Writing Process

Paul Carter

The Timothy Trust in Vancouver (April 22-24)

Adam Callaway

The Preacher’s Real Job

Darryl Dash

The Kind of Preaching We Need

Darryl Dash

If you’re a preacher, don’t settle for the kind of advice the world can give. Give people truths that will sustain them when facing death. Give them a vision of God. Help people encounter him and the gospel. Give them something great and glorious they can’t find anywhere else.

The Kind of Preaching We Need

Darryl Dash

Preaching to the Imagination

Carl Santos

In reading through the Gospel of John as part of my personal study time, I found that the story of the woman at the well showed me more about preaching than I had ever seen in it before (John 4:7-30). Specifically, I was struck by how Jesus spoke to the woman’s imagination and how this interaction helps me as a preacher to better understand my calling to preach to the imagination effectively. Calling People to Imagine In ancient Palestine the task of drawing water from a well did not require a good deal of imagination. You would go to the...

Preaching to the Imagination

Carl Santos

Base Hit Preaching

Darryl Dash

Don’t miss what God accomplishes through ordinary sermons.

Base Hit Preaching

Darryl Dash

What I have Learned from Preaching on Identity

Carl Santos

During her adventures in Wonderland, Alice comes across a Caterpillar who asks, “Who are you?” Her response is interesting: Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” “What do you mean by that?” said the Caterpillar sternly. “Explain yourself!” “I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, sir,” said Alice, “because I’m not myself, you see.” “I don’t see,” said the Caterpillar. “I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,” Alice replied very politely, “for...