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Don’t Preach Lazy Apologetics
Yesterday I attended a day conference about the resurrection held in Westminster Chapel. NT Wright and Gary Habermas were the speakers, along with a brief session with Antony Flew. He is the British...
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Unusually Careful
Just a brief thought since it is the season for non-regular attenders at church. When preparing evangelistic sermons it is worth being unusually careful. Apparently, Martyn Lloyd-Jones would always...
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Why Preaching is Ailing – Part 2
Continuing Greg Haslam’s list of reasons why preaching is ailing (first chapter of Preach the Word): 5. Some are too polite and too politically correct. It is easy for the message to be so diluted that...
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Why Preaching is Ailing – Part Me
In the last two posts we’ve considered Greg Haslam’s list of eight reasons why preaching is ailing. I’d like to add a couple more to the list, from my perspective. Feel free to add your thoughts....
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How Would Jesus Preach?
Haslam’s book, Preach the Word, has a chapter entitled “Learning from Jesus.” To some it is obvious that we should look to Jesus, who was, after all, the finest of preachers. But I suppose some would...
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How Would Jesus Preach – Part 2
Continuing the list of ten characteristics of Jesus’ preaching, as observed by a chapter in Preach the Word: (6) Visual in its Appeal – Jesus painted word pictures. He didn’t speak in abstractions,...
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The Battle of the Pulpit
Greg Haslam’s opening chapter of Preach the Word has been my food for thought in these days. He writes about the battle raging over the pulpit. Since the church expands primarily through preaching,...
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Essential Ingredients of the Best Preaching
According to Greg Haslam, there are five ingredients common to good preaching. He lists and expands these in chapter 11 of Preach the Word, the hefty book he edited in 2006. 1. Therapeutic – “All...
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Essential Ingredients of the Best Preachers
Yesterday I listed Greg Haslam’s five ingredients for good preaching. Today I’ll finish the chapter (11 in Preach the Word), by sharing his list of key ingredients in a good preacher. Again, I...
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