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Dr. Tony Evans On Expository Preaching [Video]
Smith interviews Dr. Tony Evans on his commitment to expository preaching. He discusses his personal mindset in both study and in delivery of sermons as well as why expositional preaching is so needed in the church today. This is 2 minutes of pure gold. Enjoy the video!
Continue reading...Connecting is Crucial in Effective Preaching
9 September 2009
by Joel Southerland John Maxwell is set to release a new book entitled Everyone Communicates, Few Connect very soon. I was able to read an excerpt from the book before its release. The opening paragraph of chapter 1 says it all: “According to experts, people are bombarded with 35,000 messages a day. Everywhere we go, [...]
Continue reading...Sermonators Episode 8 | The Ultimate Virtual Filing System For Sermon Resources (And Your Entire Office)
24 August 2009
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] In this episode, Smith and Southerland interview Pastor Brad Whitt about his amazing filing system that allows him to categorize and file everything: illustrations, old sermons, digital audio files, books and even old preaching tapes. And he can retrieve any of it by simply typing in a keyword [...]
Continue reading...Make That Sermon Sing: The Melody of Your Message, Part 3
3 December 2008
Posted by Joel Southerland We’ve been preaching that you need a predictable melody in your sermons in parts 1 and 2. But there are also times you really need to break it. I’m a child of the 80′s – when Ronald Reagan and Rock ‘N Roll were king! I have repented since, but I grew [...]
Continue reading...How To Boost Creativity in Prep by 50% or More
12 November 2008
Posted by Scott Newton Smith The showdown. The “early service.” You know… the get-it-over-with crowd. They sat there, droopy eyed and lifeless. They had barely survived the song service. The music guy, bless his heart, had done the best he could. Just before I went up, he glanced at me as if to say, We’re [...]
Continue reading...Lets give them something to talk about
16 September 2008
posted by Joel Southerland One of the secrets to making preaching “go the extra mile” is making sure there is something in your sermon that is memorable. Now, don’t get your hopes up if you’re thinking that I’m about to tell you how to get them to remember all three points, every illustration, every Greek [...]
Continue reading...Preacher’s Wives Get Revenge
29 May 2008
Reverends, we must be more reverent to the Reverendettes!
Continue reading...The Sermonators Ep 1 – The Starting Point for Powerful Illustrations
23 February 2008
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 or click the play arrow above to stream audio In this episode, Smith and Southerland walk backward to the beginning point for creating powerful, high-impact illustrations. We give 2 audio examples of our own attempts from live sermons. An illustration (as used in a sermon) is [...]
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- Dr. Tony Evans On Expository Preaching [Video]
- Buddy: I am new to the site, only today. So, do not know if anyone has mentioned another distraction...... AN OPEN FLY!...
- Joel Southerland: @Steve - you are right, Jesus didn't use powerpoint - but He didn't use an air-conditioned building, piano, microphone, or a host of other things we u...
- Steve: The whole powerpoint issue can be easily addressed. Did Jesus use PPT? No. Did Paul? No. Did Peter? No. Is there any mention in the N.T. of any visual...
- Pastor Greg Jackson: Scott and Joel, good episode. The point on shock words is something we all need to remember. I believe when we have the privilege to preach the gosp...
- L.Garrett: Dr. Evans is so right, thanks for the opportunity to share in this. L...
- Greg Jackson: Bro. Scott, you and Joel are doing a great job of putting resources in front of us to make us better preachers and pastors of the Word. I am proud of...
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