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The Wounded Healer

The Lester Randall Preaching Fellowship of Yorkminster Park Baptist Church presents A Toronto Festival of Preaching 2022, Theme: The Wounded Healer.

Register for a mix of workshops, lectures, private and public preaching events, networking and fellowship, led by keynote speakers and other well-known clergy and professors of preaching from across North America.

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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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This Week's Sermon Commentaries

Luke 13:10-17 Sermon Commentary

August 21, 2022

Chelsey Harmon

“Don’t go getting any ideas.” That’s the leader’s message to the multitude of people who have gathered on the Sabbath day and were just given a spark of hope. That’s the leader’s response to Jesus’ miraculous healing of a woman’s horrible suffering. Not here, not today, not for any of the rest of you. Imagine…

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Sermon Commentary

August 21, 2022

Scott Hoezee

It sometimes seems as though Jeremiah 1 means more to preachers than to average church-goers. There is something about this pre-natal call to ministry—not to mention the lyric image of God’s filling the prophet’s mouth with his Word—that strikes a chord for lots of us who preach. But since the church long ago began to…

Psalm 103:1-8 Sermon Commentary

August 21, 2022

Scott Hoezee

There are some pieces of music, certain poems, some scenes in movies that are so lyric, so moving, so flat out beautiful that it doesn’t matter how often you hear it, read it, or see it: it gets you every time. Psalm 103 is like that. I usually balk a bit when the Lectionary slices…

Hebrews 12:18-29 Sermon Commentary

August 21, 2022

Doug Bratt

What might Christian worship look like if each service began with Hebrews’, “Let us … worship God acceptably with reverence and awe”? What affect on worship might a sticky note on preachers, worship planners and leaders’ computers that read, “Let us … worship God acceptably with reverence and awe” have? Those who proclaim and hear…

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.

The Wounded Healer

Preaching Connections

This Week's Sermon Commentaries

Luke 13:10-17 Sermon Commentary

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Sermon Commentary

Psalm 103:1-8 Sermon Commentary

Hebrews 12:18-29 Sermon Commentary

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

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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