- “You’re going to be a missionary.” I thought I was suppose to go around the world, see many cultures, preach outside the U.S. Instead, God led me to be a church planter here in the States… Continue reading “Three Times I Misunderstood God’s Will…”
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How I Preach: Series Planning
A little while back I wrote about how I generally write my teaching outlines. You can learn more about that here. In line with sharing how I preach, I wanted to talk about sermon planning in regards to a year-long preaching calendar. That’s right – a year’s sermon planning at a time. Don’t be scared. It’s not that bad. Continue reading “How I Preach: Series Planning”
Topical series, Expository sermon
My formal training in homiletics (“the art of preparing and delivering sermons”) has revolved around yet another $10 word: “expository” preaching. Expository preaching is almost universally contrasted with “topical” preaching; and to such a degree that one is commonly viewed as superior to the other. Allow me to elaborate… Continue reading “Topical series, Expository sermon”