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Experience First, Express Second: Making Theology Understood in Preaching

Experience First, Express Second: Making Theology Understood in Preaching

Not until we see, hear, touch, and feel the emotions of an idea do they take up residence in our spirits and do their work of transformation. This is the power of movies and tv shows and books and Ted Talks. They help us experience abstract concepts so we feel and therefore understand their meaning. Strong sermons do the same. They assume unfamiliarity so no understanding is taken for granted. And then they bring a concept to life.

When to Change Your Sermon in Light of Current Events

When to Change Your Sermon in Light of Current Events

It is simply a fact of the preaching life that, at times, we will be required to set aside our prepared sermons and speak to the events which surround us, testifying to how we see God in and through them.

How do we decide when to continue with our sermon as prepped versus adjusting our sermon at the last minute?