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Excessive Abstractions and Principles Too General

Peter Mead wrote 6 hours ago: Preaching an ancient text to a contemporary congregation will usually require some level of abstract … more →

Tags: Audience Analysis, Christianity, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 3 - Passage Purpose, Stage 4 - Passage Idea

How Long Is Just Right?1 comment

Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: I’d like to answer a question offered in a comment a few days ago by Peter D: “I have he … more →

Tags: Audience Analysis, Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Donald Sunukjian

Biblical Preaching Presents God1 comment

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 →

Tags: Christianity, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 3 - Passage Purpose, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail

Ten Commandments for Clarity5 comments

Peter Mead wrote 1 month ago: Some preachers focus their attention on the world of the Bible.  Others focus their attention on the … more →

Tags: Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preaching, Religion, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail

Tool of Inestimable Value

Peter Mead wrote 2 months ago: There’s a tool in preparation that should not be overlooked.  Of course there are many aspects … more →

Tags: Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preaching, Religion, Stage 4 - Passage Idea, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail

True Topical Takes Time2 comments

Peter Mead wrote 5 months ago: Some churches apparently have “topical sermons” every week.  Apparently some preachers t … more →

Tags: Christianity, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, Stage 1 - Passage Selection, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Expository Preaching

More Sneaky Landmines

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Last week I shared three sneaky landmines that every preacher faces in the ministry. I appreciated t … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Delivery, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity

Preaching and Biblical Theology - Side 3

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: One last time, the basic definition of “Biblical Theology” that I am leaning on for this … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity

Preaching and Biblical Theology - Side 22 comments

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Here’s the basic definition of “Biblical Theology” that I am leaning on for this s … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity, Expository Preaching, Biblical Theology

Preaching and Biblical Theology - Side 12 comments

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Biblical Theology is a very fruitful field for preachers.  Not every fruit is worth eating, of cours … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity, Expository Preaching, Biblical Theology

Balancing the Balancing

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: Every text says something.  No text says everything.  Our task is to preach the text’s somethi … more →

Tags: Christianity, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Old Testament, Preaching, Religion, Stage 4 - Passage Idea, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail

Are There Really Only Three Passages?9 comments

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: I recently heard a friend make an excellent point.  Apparently there are only three passages in the … more →

Tags: Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Religion, Christianity, Expository Preaching

Question to Ponder - What is it we preach?3 comments

Peter Mead wrote 6 months ago: What is it that we preach?  I’m really “preaching to the choir” in this post.  I … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Religion, Christianity, Expository Preaching, Biblical Preaching

What's Fresh?1 comment

Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: If you are a regular preacher, then the chances are that you have a rhythm in your preparation.  Thi … more →

Tags: Christianity, Delivery, Genre, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, Stage 8 - Message Detail

Five Major Failings - Part 2

Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: Carrying on from yesterday’s two failings, here are the rest: “3. Vague Phrasing - Preac … more →

Tags: Audience Analysis, Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea

Five Major Failings3 comments

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 →

Tags: Christianity, Delivery, Homiletics, HOW TO?, Preaching, Religion, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail

Do We Get It Backwards?

Peter Mead wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a provocative quote from Charles Kraft: The amount of crucial information involved in C … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Delivery, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 2 - Passage Study, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion

Reflections on Foreign Language Preaching3 comments

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 →

Tags: Delivery, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, Stage 6 - Message Idea, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Expository Preaching, Preaching in Italian

Don’t Dilute By Distraction

Peter Mead wrote 8 months ago: Just a quick thought relating to the concluding movement of a message. This includes the conclusion, … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Delivery, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 5 - Message Purpose, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity, conclusion


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