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The following is from the end of an article by John Piper on preaching: “I stand vigilantly on the precipice of eternity speaking to people who this week could go over the edge whether they are ready to or not. I will be called to account for what I said there.  That’s what I mean [...]

“The greatest compliment anyone could give you about your preaching ministry is that the way you preach is the way you are in real life. The key word is authenticity. The preaching of truth is communicated through an individual’s personality.” – James McDonald (“Two Tips for Powerful and Authentic Preaching“)

The following are my notes from a luncheon with Vince Antonucci. He’s the founding pastor at Verve on the Las Vegas strip. He spoke on his approach to preaching. 1. Unfold their arms.  Unchurched people tend to be defensive and they expect to not like church. 2. Find their statues.  What common ground do you [...]

In simple terms, the “gospel” refers to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.  Through his atoning death and the power of his resurrection, he is able to make wayward sinners friends of God.  In short, he is able to do for us what we are unable to do for ourselves. As one called to [...]

One of the most daunting tasks a person can undertake is preaching.  Every seven days you must stand before a group of people and offer a word from God to them.  If you’re week gets filled with appointments, Sunday is still on the way. A preacher must wrestle with the text before he can adequately [...]

“Biblical preaching is when listeners are enabled to see how their world, like the biblical world, is addressed by the Word of God.” (William D. Thompson, Preaching Biblically)

“To me, marketing is about values. This is a very complicated world, it’s a very noisy world. And we’re not going to get the chance to get people to remember much about us. No company is. So we have to be really clear on what we want them to know about us.” — Steve Jobs [...]

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci This is true if you are designing a product or giving a speech.  In some ways, achieving complexity may actually be easier than finding simplicity.  How?  Because it takes discipline to eliminate ideas, especially good ideas. Posted from WordPress for Android

I’m reading “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” and loved this quote in the chapter on simplicity: “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” – Hans Hoffman, German painter This is especially true in preaching.  The overriding concern in preaching is not to overwhelm our audience with [...]

With each passing anniversary, it’s hard to remember the young man with big glasses and a goofy smile standing next to my wife in our wedding pictures.  But she insists that it’s me. Tonya and I were married in Memphis, TN, on a rainy night in December (the 21st to be exact, in case you’re [...]