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What Will They Copy?
I was just writing a mini-article in response to a request. As I was writing it, I came across an article I wrote earlier this year. I’ve linked to it previously, but here it is if you didn… more →
Biblical Preaching
What Will They Copy?
Peter Mead wrote 18 hours ago: I was just writing a mini-article in response to a request. As I was writing it, I came across an a … more →
The Preacher's Motivation
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Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday I pondered why a message might be considered a new take or somehow different from what was … more →
The Challenge of Consistency
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Peter Mead wrote 1 week ago: I tend to agree with the notion of there being a difference between small church and big church. A … more →
Awareness of Our History
Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: It can be tiring to continually hear someone harping on about the “good old days” of som … more →
Sermons and Series
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Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: After listening to a couple of Andy Stanley series recently, I have been pondering a point he makes … more →
Movie Illustrations - A Risky Business
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Peter Mead wrote 3 weeks ago: Some churches absolutely oppose any illustration from hollywood or TV. Actually, some churches oppo … more →
Excessive Abstractions and Principles Too General
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Peter Mead wrote 3 weeks ago: Preaching an ancient text to a contemporary congregation will usually require some level of abstract … more →
Forging Connections
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Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: Perhaps preaching could be defined as a work of forging connections. In a world of increasingly ind … more →
Study Bibles and Studying the Bible
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Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: We are starting to hear about the 2011 edition of the NIV Bible, timed to coincide with the 400th an … more →
Preaching To Equals
Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: Most things can be described on a continuum. Consider the tone of your presentation to others. At … more →
Feel-Good Sermons
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Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: There is a phenomenon, actually not uncommon, that we might call the feel-good sermon. In it the pr … more →
Interpretive Options
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Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: When you are preparing to preach a passage of Scripture there are always decisions to be made. Some … more →
The Tension in Involving People
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Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: Some churches, especially larger ones, never allow anyone to participate from the front unless they … more →
How Long Is Just Right?
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Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: I’d like to answer a question offered in a comment a few days ago by Peter D: “I have he … more →
Time To Process?
Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: I have been enjoying listening to Howard Hendricks lately. I’d like to intersperse some of his comm … more →
Appalling Responsibility
Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: I suppose this is the week of old quotes . . . lots from James Stewart (published in the 1940’ … more →
Appalling Responsibility
Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: I suppose this is the week of old quotes . . . lots from James Stewart (published in the 1940’ … more →
Demand
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Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: I’ve really been encouraged by reading James Stewart’s classic book, Heralds of God, aga … more →
Generic Sermons
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Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: Is it possible to have a generic sermon? That is, a sermon that is applicable to all people, to any … more →
