Starting and leading a local church
By Pastor David Cox
Seven Marks of a Good Sermon deals with using or engaging Scripture, connecting to people’s lives, emphasizing the gospel etc.
Seven Marks of a Good Sermon is my reaction from reading this article from Lutheran Seminary of the same name. It is written by Homiletics Professor Michael Rogness and Assistant Professor David Lose. I greatly dislike the reference to the preacher as a “she” since 1 Timothy 3:2 requires a bishop or pastor to be a man.
Entertainment and the Sermon is an article by Pastor David Cox on how entertainment should not be a principal part of a biblical sermon.
by David Cox How many points should a good sermon have? You could say that as many as you want, but that would be totally wrong. Some people say don’t use points. Just use them internally for the preacher, but don’t tell the people what they are. Having no points in a sermon First of … Read more
In this post, I examine the thinking of some pastors and preaching that think that preparation is sinful or wrong in preaching, or is not for them. I talk about the benefits of sermon preparation.
