Category: Preaching
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Teaching and Preaching: What’s the Difference?
Brothers and sisters, preach the gospel as though you’ve been in the fires yourself. Preach truth to your own heart, your neighbors, your church, your co-workers and your family. Be a herald of the grace you received, through which God declared you righteous by faith in His Son, Jesus.
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Ears That Hear but Don’t Listen
Here are three things to consider if you’ve ever felt like you’ve preached to deaf ears or that maybe you’ve had a pair of them yourself. 1.) Listeners have a responsibility to hide the Word in their own hearts. The psalmist wrote in Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I…
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Preaching is not the Old Way
The 18th Century preacher, John Wesley, once said, “Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin, and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on Earth.” Wesley clearly believed…
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Simply Preaching Christ is a Powerful Witness
Last week I had the opportunity to speak to two of my neighbors about Christ. One is a self-proclaimed skeptic, who, when I asked if he minded specifying what he is skeptical about, he said “Just the believability of it all.” The second neighbor has a great appreciation for Christianity, but then again, he has…
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Treat Every Sermon as an Opportunity of a Lifetime
If you’re a preacher then sermon preparation is part of your life. Whether you write outlines or read your notes verbatim or preach off the cuff (not recommended) it’s a God-given and worthy calling to be developed over time. You should grow and strengthen in this God-given skill for as long as it remains your…
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The Hell-Bent or Gospel-Bound Preacher
Don’t reject the preacher just because you were yelled at in Church
Joel Littlefield 