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Easter Sunday 2009
The Gospel is a never ending source of wonder. We return to it again and again only to be even more deeply amazed and awed at God’s redeeming love. On Easter Sunday 2009 at mgpc we recalled the...
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David Cook Writes About Breakfast With Dick Lucas, And Three Points About...
Another post by David Cook has been published on his page at the Presbyterian Church of Australia website. Some helpful thoughts about sermons arising from a breakfast shared with Dick Lucas. I’m...
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Preparing To Preach In Contrast To Preparing A Sermon (via Jay Adams)
Jay Adams can sound like a curmudgeon, but I think this is helpful. Though composed with non-manuscript delivery in mind, these points stand for anyone in their preparation for preaching. Focus your...
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The Ongoing Mission Of The Resurrected, Ascended Lord
Last Sunday’s sermon focussed on Acts 1:9-26. Again, the emphasis is on the resurrected Lord Jesus, and the fact that our mission is his mission, not simply our sentimental continuation of his memory....
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Good Friday 2009
At mgpc today we focused on the meaning of the words “I thirst” (John 19:28) The Lord Jesus uttered these words “knowing that all was now finished”. We are also told that he spoke these words “to...
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Sermon Conclusions (via H.B. Charles)
From a post on crafting expository sermons by H.B. Charles: The sermon conclusion should be an actual conclusion. Do not start with a bang and end with a fizzle. Do not preach until you run out of time...
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If You Can’t Illustrate It, You Don’t Understand It (via Mike Raiter)
Mike Raiter lists seven things he wishes people understood about illustrations. Number 2 is I wish preachers knew that illustrations are primarily didactic. Raiter explains: The most important purpose...
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No Channel Flipping Sermons
Keeping the main passage central to the sermon, not stringing Bible verses together. From Nicholas McDonald at Scribble Preach: Sermons should not feel like channel flipping. One text here, one text...
View ArticleThe Royal Wedding Sermon
People have asked me from time to time what I thought of the sermon that was given during the recent royal wedding. I have a few observations. One train of evangelical thought is that the preacher gave...
View ArticleEvery Christian’s Sermon Preparation (via Ryan McGraw)
There is usually a lot of preparation taking place on Saturday nights for sermons being preached on Sunday. If you’re a Christian, even if you’re not going to preach, there’s sermon preparation that...
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