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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 12:32-40 Sermon Commentary

August 7, 2022

Chelsey Harmon

By pairing the parable about the Master and attentive servants and the commands to sell our possessions so that we might make treasures in heaven (i.e., be rich in the things of God), verse 32 becomes the major point of doctrine: We need not be afraid because it is God’s good pleasure to give us…

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Sermon Commentary

August 7, 2022

Scott Hoezee

To get the full impact of Isaiah 1:10-20, you need to back up to verse 9 (left out regrettably by the Lectionary) in which the people of Israel say to themselves (in the wake of great desolation in their land) that with at least a few folks still living, they were not quite as bad…

Psalm 33:12-22 Sermon Commentary

August 7, 2022

Scott Hoezee

Suppose you are a person who is leery of civil religion, of the possible idolatry that can come when people equate a given nation with God’s kingdom. Well, in that case, Psalm 33:12a might give you pause, or it might flat out trouble you a bit. “Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh.” That…

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Sermon Commentary

August 7, 2022

Doug Bratt

We sometimes assume that we can recognize an alien when we see him (he’s green and has antennae) or at least see her citizenship papers (they say citizen of Canada, or Mexico, the United States, or some other country of origin). Yet when Hebrews’ author speaks of people like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and others…

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.

The Wounded Healer

Preaching Connections

This Week's Sermon Commentaries

Luke 12:32-40 Sermon Commentary

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Sermon Commentary

Psalm 33:12-22 Sermon Commentary

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 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

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