by Josh Weidmann | Mar 17, 2021 | Pastors, Preaching
“What should I take to the pulpit?” This is one of the most common contemplated conundrums for preachers. The second you step to the pulpit, you are going to want the hours of your sermon preparation to be close to your heart and your fingertip. Yet, some seminary...
by Josh Weidmann | Apr 29, 2020 | Preaching
This is one of the most effective outlines for preaching a topical sermon, taken from Andy Stanley and Lane Jones’s book, “Communication for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication.” They prescribe that this outline is the basic structure...
by Josh Weidmann | Apr 29, 2019 | Articles, Preaching
The Bible makes it clear: Husbands, Love Your Wives So on Sunday, I took a pause from preaching to love my wife publicly. In front of our whole church, I chose to publicly affirm my wife. I rarely use the pulpit to make personal announcements. I believe that when I am...
by Josh Weidmann | Nov 30, 2017 | Preaching
Nearly every day, I read a page out of George Whitfield’s journals. They make me feel like a lazy bum most of the time—he did so much, preaching more sermons than anyone in history, and did it all without electronic media or a car. He is amazing. He is also...
by Josh Weidmann | Nov 16, 2017 | Preaching, Preaching Quote
“In a world which seems either unwilling or unable to listen, how can we be persuaded to go on preaching, and learn to do so effectively? The essential secret is not mastering certain techniques but being mastered by certain convictions. In other words, theology...
by Josh Weidmann | Nov 9, 2017 | Preaching, Preaching Quote
“The gospel is preached in the ears of all men; it only comes with power to some. The power that is in the gospel does not lie in the eloquence of the preacher otherwise men would be converters of souls. Nor does it lie in the preacher’s learning; otherwise it could...