How to Recognize and Evaluate Good Preaching
If preaching is central to the ministry of the church, how do you evaluate someone’s ability to preach when you can’t even agree on what good preaching means?
The Role of Editing in the Sermon Writing Process
I can’t remember the last time I preached my first draft of a sermon. I’m sure that I’ve done it, but I’m also sure that it isn’t my ordinary practice. This past Sunday I preached D4 of a sermon on Genesis 3. The Sunday before that I preached D4b of a sermon on Genesis 2:24-25. “D4” indicates that it was “Draft 4”, and “b” indicates that it was a light re-write or update of Draft 4. In general, I use new numbers whenever I significantly alter the structure of a sermon and letters for lighter revisions and updates within the...
The Timothy Trust in Vancouver (April 22-24)
The Timothy Trust is thrilled to be part of The Gospel Coalition’s upcoming national conference in Vancouver and we wanted to tell you a little about the ministry and the pre-conference event itself. Who is The Timothy Trust? The Timothy Trust exists to equip expository Bible preachers and teachers for the revitalization of the Canadian Church. Expository preaching and teaching happens when the meaning of the message preached is the meaning of the passage preached. It’s preaching, as Dick Lucas has put it, “that takes the text seriously.”[1] Our core conviction is that God works powerfully through his living Word (2 Tim...
The Preacher’s Real Job
The ultimate purpose of a sermon is to facilitate an encounter with God.
The Kind of Preaching We Need
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.
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