Center for Excellence in Preaching

Preaching the Kingdom of God

In July 2025, CEP's summer seminar will explore the topic of Preaching the Kingdom of God through studying the Beatitudes, Jesus’s parables, Old Testament intimations of the reign of God, and a variety of texts in the New Testament in order to come up with compelling ways to talk about Christ’s kingdom in their sermons.

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Preaching Connections

Explore our Preaching Connections collection for illustrations and quotes on over 100 common preaching topics like joy, compassion, and sin.

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Fine-Tuning Your Preaching

Preaching in the 21st Century – Jeff Manion & Scott Hoezee

Sermon Craft – Rev. Meg Jenista

Preaching Without Notes – Rev. Mary Hulst

The Ethics of Sermon Illustrations – Rev. Scott Hoezee

Imagination and Images – Rev. Peter Jonker

Political or Partisan? – Rev. Meg Jenista

Preaching Salvation – Rev. Meg Jenista

Desire for Anointed Preaching Part 1 – Rev. David Beelen

Desire for Anointed Preaching Part 2 – Rev. David Beelen

Sermon Introductions Do’s and Don’ts – Rev. John Rottman

Preaching Parables Graciously – Rev. John Rottman

God-Active Language – Rev. Scott Hoezee

What is an Illustration? – Rev. Scott Hoezee

Show, Don’t Tell – Rev. Scott Hoezee

The Controlling Image – Rev. Peter Jonker

Physical Space in Preaching – Rev. Mary Hulst

The Center for Excellence In Preaching

We provide pastors with fresh and vibrant resources to enhance your preaching. Explore our library of sermon commentaries including our new sermon commentaries made available each week. Dive into our key preaching connection topics and find relevant illustration ideas from movies and literature. Fine-tune your preaching with short, refreshing teaching videos on various aspects of preaching. We also curate lists of recommended commentaries and books and provide information on upcoming conferences and seminars.

The Center for Excellence in Preaching serves the church by providing preachers with fresh ideas and resources to help make the weekly sermon from God's Word an eventful and vibrant proclamation of grace and hope. CEP is a resource from Calvin Theological Seminary.

Preaching the Kingdom of God

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Fine-Tuning Your Preaching

The Center for Excellence In Preaching

The Center for Excellence in Preaching serves the church by providing preachers with fresh ideas and resources to help make the weekly sermon from God's Word an eventful and vibrant proclamation of grace and hope. CEP is a resource from Calvin Theological Seminary.

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