Preaching from the 17th Century…

…when you live in the 21st Century.  That’s sort of what it feels like to preach from the King James Version of the Bible.  Let me first say that I truly love this version.  It is without a doubt the most beautiful, most majestic, English translation ever made.  The words and phrases have been burned [...]

Yes, He’s Talking to You

Is it just me, or are the best, most well-received sermons the ones the preacher is preaching to someone else?  The ones that fire up the crowd, and lots of people say AMEN, and everyone walks out the door saying just how good that message was.  The ones where there’s a lot of preaching to [...]

Just Give Them Jesus

In Seminary I took two different professors for preaching.  My first was an older guy with a deep sort of booming voice.  His method of preaching was to find timeless truths and principles in the text (from the text) of the Bible and to then bridge those truths into actionable statements that apply to us [...]