7 Best Books on Expository Preaching: I have accumulated many books (70 or so) relating to preaching or homiletics. The books I like best are the “how to” books on preaching. 7 Best Books on Expository Preaching We all have different preferences when it comes to choosing books we like. The 7 Best Books on Expository Preaching are the ones that have helped me develop … [Read more...]
12 Best Books On Sermon Preparation Tips
12 Best Books on Sermon Preparation Tips: There are a variety of good books relating to sermon preparation tips. In this post I will note my 12 best books on sermon preparation tips which I have found useful for developing and delivering biblical sermons. Some of these books are scholarly (text books on homiletics) and others are more inspirational or motivational … [Read more...]
Top 5 One Volume Commentaries on the Bible
Top 5 One Volume Commentaries on the Bible: When I studied preaching at seminary, I was taught to diagram the original text, to develop an exegetical outline from the diagrammatical outline, to develop a homiletical outline from the exegetical outline and finally to develop a preaching outline from the homiletical outline. Our homiletical professor made it very clear … [Read more...]
Top 5 Books on Preaching
Top 5 Books on Preaching: Recently I taught a course on preaching to a number of Bible Seminary students. In the process of teaching this course, I recommended several preaching books to them so that they could build a collection of preaching books for their library. I have been preaching for twenty-five years or so and I have studied preaching at under-graduate level … [Read more...]
3 Steps to Understanding and Applying the Bible
3 Steps to Understanding and Applying the Bible – a Brief Overview! There are many ways we can study the Bible but one of the most helpful ways involves three simple steps: Observation, interpretation and application. Observation asks the question: what does the passage say? Interpretation asks the question: what does the passage mean? Application asks the question: … [Read more...]
3 Steps For Better Bible Study
3 Steps For Better Bible Study: We can make many excuses for not studying the Bible like: I’m not trained, I’m not smart enough, I don’t know Greek and Hebrew, I just find it too difficult or I’m just a layperson. Once we put away the excuses, we need to start somewhere and the best place to start is with a process or method that best suits your situation. It doesn’t … [Read more...]
Can I Preach Without Notes?
Can I preach a sermon without notes? We all want freedom in the pulpit to preach dynamic messages to our congregations. But is it possible from week to week to preach messages without notes? In his book How To Preach Without Notes, Charles W Koller suggests it is possible and it should be the goal of every preacher. However, we must understand that preaching … [Read more...]
What Makes A Great Sermon?
What makes a great sermon? Is it the preacher’s personality or is it the preacher’s methodology? Yes, preachers need personality and yes preachers need methodology when it comes to preaching great sermons. However, Dr Howard Hendricks suggests that the effective preacher or teacher always preachers or teachers from the overflow of a full life. If you stop growing today, … [Read more...]