How many hundreds of sentences are used in a sermon? And they all matter. But they don’t all matter as much as a few of them. I suppose I would suggest the following sentences as worthy of ex… more →
Biblical PreachingPeter Mead wrote 3 days ago: How many hundreds of sentences are used in a sermon? And they all matter. But they don’t all … more →
Peter Mead wrote 4 days ago: Preaching an ancient text to a contemporary congregation will usually require some level of abstract … more →
Peter Mead wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday I began to respond to Anthony’s question about preaching longer narratives: How do y … more →
Peter Mead wrote 3 weeks ago: A story is a story. It should be studied as a story and understood as a story. But what about when … more →
Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: I suppose it is obvious, but some preachers have lost sight of the obvious. When we preach, we shou … more →
Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: Some preachers focus their attention on the world of the Bible. Others focus their attention on the … more →
Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: There’s a tool in preparation that should not be overlooked. Of course there are many aspects … more →
Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Last week I shared three sneaky landmines that every preacher faces in the ministry. I appreciated t … more →
Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Every text says something. No text says everything. Our task is to preach the text’s somethi … more →
Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: What is it that we preach? I’m really “preaching to the choir” in this post. I … more →
Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: Carrying on from yesterday’s two failings, here are the rest: “3. Vague Phrasing - Preac … more →
Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: I thought I’d share this list of five major failings of many preachers, according to the book … more →
Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a provocative quote from Charles Kraft: The amount of crucial information involved in C … more →
Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: It has been an interesting weekend of preaching for me. For the first time in almost four years, I … more →
Peter Mead wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday I mentioned an easy mistake to make – finding the biggest detail and losing sight of … more →
Peter Mead wrote 8 months ago: I suppose there are several easy mistakes to make when it comes to getting the main idea of a passag … more →
Peter Mead wrote 9 months ago: My post today is not here, but you can get there from here. It’s a guest post on a blog I appr … more →
Peter Mead wrote 10 months ago: I know Easter is still a couple of months away, but as a preacher it is never too early to think abo … more →
Peter Mead wrote 10 months ago: I have suggested this before, but decided to try it again on Sunday. One passage, two messages. In … more →