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Thoughts about biblical preaching from Kenton C. Anderson, author of Integrative Preaching and Choosing to Preach.

[Wayne Baxter @baxterws]

“People bring their assumptions, presumptions, contrariness, and contentiousness every time they sit to hear us preach. It's noisy out there.” @preachingdotorg

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@edstetzer This is deeply disturbing.

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“Preaching requires ear training. We need to learn how to hear from God, hear from his Word, hear from his Spirit, and hear from his people—usually all in one function.” @preachingdotorg

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Eloquence is over-rated in preaching. Personal connection is much more important than fancy speech - even if it comes a little clumsy.

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Preaching at Christmas is one of the great privileges of a preacher’s ministry. To declare the Word become flesh is truly the announcement of joy to the world.

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How will your preaching encourage people this weekend? People are hurting. They are fearful and discouraged. How will you help them feel more hopeful in these dark times?

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Can’t understate the importance of a well developed theme statement for our sermons. Establishing the big idea, directly derived from the biblical text is what gives the sermon its focus. It helps the listener hear, make sense of, and remember the sermon.

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Preachers need to find a rhythm. When practiced well, it can be like singing. There needs to be a flow to our words - a cadence, if we want to speak to people’s hearts.

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“How are you suffering today?” Matt Kim today at the annual meetings of the Evangelical Homiletics Society. “We need to sit with people in their suffering before we apply the gospel to them.” https://t.co/RyhCTi9L8W

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People are hungry for great preaching. You can see it on their faces when they gather. Mediocre preaching, not so much.

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Picked up this chart from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada this morning. This represents the loss of attendance during Covid. Not surprising, except perhaps, that the problem wasn't worse.

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This is likely true, so we need to make our sermons sing. https://t.co/EpwBVTWNhm

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Preaching is a privilege. It is not our right. It is not even our identity. It is by God’s grace and for his glory.

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Preaching’s potential is often under-rated, especially by preachers.

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Study your text, but also study your context. Know the people you will preach to. Appreciate what the text implies for the life of those who will hear.

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Facebook and Instagram are down today. Preachers are going to have to look elsewhere for their illustrations.

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Online platforms, big screens, and even microphones allow us to extend our preaching to larger numbers of people, but at the expense of effectiveness. It’s a calculated trade off. More people is good, but the most profound effects will always be for those who are closest to us.

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God uses people to communicate the truth of his nature and will. He did it with the Scriptures themselves and now he does it with those who preach his Word.

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Preaching is persistent. Preachers must be also.