Studying for my sermon is one of my favorite ministry tasks. That doesn’t mean it’s easy or there aren’t times I wish I was doing something else. But I do genuinely enjoy it. One of the chief reasons is it affords me to study God’s Word in-depth for a concentrated season with tools like […]
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Every preacher knows what it’s like to leave the pulpit wanting to find a dark recess of his office, curl into the fetal position, and cry himself to sleep after giving what he believes should hardly be considered a sermon. I know I have. While I’ve preached for almost twenty years, regularly get asked to
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Hebrews 13:7 reads: “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” While this instruction is surely given to the congregation of believers, I have seen it evidence itself in me-as-preacher. Everyone is influenced by those they admire. Preachers are
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