by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Leadership, Preaching
One time a mentor casually asked me if I answered the phone on Tuesdays. It took me a moment to process his question but it soon registered; he was asking if I was willing to interrupt my study time for a simple phone call. He knew the Tuesdays were the main day that...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
Every time I preach, there are over 10 different steps that I take to get my sermon to the final outline. I’ve share with you previously about my first step, but here is another vital move I make in sermon preparation. After I’ve done most of my word...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
I once heard Alister Begg get up in front of a group of pastors and say, “I’ve heard the best sermons are those with a great introduction and a great conclusion, with those two things kept as close together as possible.” Though this joke got a good...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
How you start sermon preparation is very important. I often relate sermon preparation to bearing a child. Though I am a man, and will never carry a child, I have watched my wife go through the process twice and this has made the analogy all the more vivid for me....
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
“Become the sermon,” said the wise old sage of preaching to his zealous student, “Allow the message to become as natural to you as breathing. Don’t try to breath through someone else’s lungs and vibrate someone else’s vocal cords. Use your own.” There is great wisdom...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Preaching
Phillips Brooks, in his Lectures on Preaching, said a powerful statement that should be tattooed on the minds of all those who approach the pulit: “If you are afraid of men and a slave to their opinions, go and do something else. Go and make shoes to fit them. Go even...
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