Preachers want their people to love the Word of God. They also want to grow as preachers and keep their preaching calendar fresh. Preaching a whole book of the Bible in one sermon is one way to accomplish all three of these objectives and might be worth adding to your preaching repertoire. Here are a […]
Expository Preaching
10 Hindrances to Transformative Expository Preaching
The call to preach is both a glorious and fearful one: glorious because God uses His proclaimed Word to give life and transform hearts, and fearful because we are imperfect vessels with the potential to hinder God’s transformative work in the world. The following ten hindrances to transformative expository preaching[1] will undermine faithful ministry over […]
40 Quotes from The Challenge of Preaching by John Stott
Below are an assortment of quotes from the abridgement of John Stott’s Between Two Worlds titled The Challenge of Preaching. In the book and many of the quotes below, Stott captures the foundation and heart of expository preaching. [Prayer of John Stott before preaching]: Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your word be our […]
Why John Piper Manuscripts His Sermons
During a Q&A session at the end of his message on the life of David Brainerd, John Piper shared the reason why he manuscripts his sermons. As an occasional preacher and a writer, I resonate with his reasoning: If I were a homiletics teacher, I would require that my students try every kind of delivery […]
An Interview with Dick Lucas: Your Favorite Preacher’s Favorite Preacher
Over on the WordPartners blog, I shared an interview my colleague Todd Kelly did with Dick Lucas, who I call, “Your favorite preacher’s favorite preacher.” Alongside Stott and Lloyd-Jones, Lucas was a major evangelical preacher in the UK during the 20th century and greatly influenced preachers like Tim Keller, Alistair Begg, and Kent Hughes. This […]
