Lesson: Let the need drive the direction. Occasion: Saturday Briefing for Ministers Date: October 24, 2020 ___________________________________ The preacher runs the risk of two extremes. First extreme: Life turns into a series of Sundays. Example: It’s like your daily commute – after awhile you stop seeing the beauty and all you’re doing is trying to … Continue reading
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Enduring a sermon or Endearing a sermon?
Please do not take offense, but it says more about you than it does the preacher if you cannot sit through one sermon a week. Certainly God loves you enough to speak to you today. One of the most the most frequent ways God does this is through the preaching of His word. Your best … Continue reading
Hammer it home!
Last Saturday I shared one of two great communication principles. Select, don’t compress. https://pastorkemp.com/2020/01/25/saturday-briefing/ Today let’s look at the second principle. It is better to hit one nail three times than to hit three nails one time. I know…a little underwhelming isn’t it? It is certainly not rocket science and probably beneath a distinguished homiletics … Continue reading
How to tell about the birth of your perfect grandchild in thirty minutes or less
Recently I listened to an excellent podcast my wife recommended to me. It is a podcast that is produced by Jennifer Rothschild a well-known speaker and author. (Go here to listen.) I want to highlight a couple of great communication principles that really stood out to me from the podcast. (Oh I wish had learned … Continue reading
Reading a sermon a day will keep the devil away.
Reading sermons is probably the last thing you’d think of doing on any particular day (or year for that matter). But for just a moment hear me out. Years ago a minister that I greatly respected and admired told me, “David, I want to challenge you to read a sermon every day, it will make … Continue reading
Thesis: The “Five-fold ministry” of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher is a good template to use in preparing your sermons. There will be times that each gift will be needed in a congregation for them to fulfill Christ’s purpose for them. A wise pastor will be sensitive to this and either allow the Holy … Continue reading
Looking for a year’s worth of sermon material?
As Leonard Sweet stated in his book, Out of the Question, Into the Mystery, lists need not leave people listless. I was intrigued by his list of recommended topics that a Christian should be familiar with. Considering our mandate to “make disciples…teaching them to observe all things I commanded you”, the following list ought to … Continue reading
The best friend you forgot you had.
No matter how tough your life is right now, you are just one idea away from breaking out and going to a brand new and better level of life. Of course, life is not designed for you to get that one idea. Like the whiteouts we have in the Dakotas, the fast pace of life, … Continue reading
A Sermon Worth Listening Too
“Mr. Moody preaches,” wrote a friendly critic at the time, “but the conventional use of the word ‘preaching’ does not convey any notion of Mr. Moody’s talk. He is a business man and he means business; every word he speaks is meant to lead to a definite business; if it does not do that, he regards it as thrown away.” _W.R. Moody, The Life of Dwight L. Moody, p. 166 Continue reading
Now that you’ve preached your first sermon…
Greetings Pastor! I congratulate you on your first Sunday! From all accounts it appears that you got off to a good start and for that I am very thankful, for your preaching/teaching responsibilities is one of the most important things you will do as a pastor. However, now that you’ve gotten through your first weekend … Continue reading
