This Week's Sermon Commentaries
Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Sermon Commentary
Why did this happen? Why didn’t God prevent this? “Pastor, why did this happen? “Pastor, where is God?” A child dies, a good person is killed, a freak accident takes the life of someone who was unspeakably precious to us, and we are left to wonder why. And if we’re honest as pastors, we just…
Psalm 91:9-16 Sermon Commentary
For some reason on this occasion the Lectionary would have us skip the first 8 verses of Psalm 91, which is too bad in that those verses contain one of the most lyric images of God’s providential care of us in the whole Bible. We are the baby birds who find shelter under the wings…
Hebrews 5:1-10 Sermon Commentary
The master preacher scholar Fred Craddock once called the books of Hebrews and Revelation, “the literature most intimidating to readers of the New Testament.” After all, Hebrews’ Preacher packs his letter with tightly woven arguments that assume familiarity with Israel’s wilderness life. As Craddock also notes, however, even Hebrews’ writer seems to sense that his…
Fine-Tuning Your Preaching
Sermon Craft – Rev. Meg Jenista
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
The Ethics of Sermon Illustrations – Rev. Scott Hoezee
God-Active Language – Rev. Scott Hoezee
What is an Illustration? – Rev. Scott Hoezee
Show, Don’t Tell – Rev. Scott Hoezee
Imagination and Images – Rev. Peter Jonker
The Controlling Image – Rev. Peter Jonker
Physical Space in Preaching – Rev. Mary Hulst
Preaching Without Notes – Rev. Mary Hulst
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Mark 10:35-45 Sermon Commentary
It turns out that Peter is not the only one of the disciples who can get in over his head in conversation with Jesus. This time it’s brothers, James and John, who think they know what they’re talking about. Though it isn’t included in our selection for today, James and John’s request comes right after…