Preach The Truth In Love
There’s a perilous balance in preaching. If you stray too far to one side or the other, you’ll fall off a cliff, hurting yourself and taking other people down with you. Imagine a horizontal line. On the far left of…
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I Am Not Pro Preacher – The Meaning Behind The Name
There seems to be some confusion out there that grieves me deeply. Every now and again, people get the impression that I have given myself the title “Pro Preacher.” Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I have…
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How to Perform a Wedding: A Pastor’s Step-by-step Guide
Here’s how to perform a wedding. 1. Know Legal Requirements First, you need to make sure that you are legally able to perform the wedding, meeting all of the requirements of the law where you live. 2. Meet With The…
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Pastor Plagiarism Is In The News, And It’s A Problem
Pastor plagiarism is in the news. Some prominent pastors have come under fire recently for plagiarizing the work of others, specifically in their preaching. I wish I could say that this is shocking, but it happens all the time. I’ve…
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How to Preach (part 3): Sermon Evaluation
How can you continue to improve your preaching? Sure, you can get experience and write more and better sermons, but one critical way to improve that lazy pastors skip is sermon evaluation. What can you learn from the message you…
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How to Preach (Part 2): Sermon Delivery
What are the basics for sermon delivery? How do you preach with confidence and power? This is the 2nd part of a three-part series on the basics of how to preach. If you missed part one, go check that out…
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How to Preach (Part 1): Sermon Writing
Learning how to preach can be scary. Very few people are excited by the idea of standing before a crowd of people, with all eyes on them, to deliver a thirty-minute or longer sermon. Public speaking was always at the…
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3 Myths of Expository Preaching
What is expository preaching? If you ask around you’ll get a variety of answers and definitions. But I believe there’s a lot of misinformation. So to explain what expository preaching is, we need to understand what expository preaching is not….
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The Best Pulpits For Churches
I recently led my church on a search for a new pulpit. So I thought it would be fun to share what I learned on the way. I’ll show you some examples from well-known pastors and the best pulpits that…
