Friday Links
I am a student of preaching. I will never arrive. I will be a lifelong learner.
Because of this, I like sharing some of the preaching articles that I read around the internet. I share articles every day on Twitter and Facebook.
But I have realized that many people don’t read everything I tweet. And that’s OK, because that means you are probably busy doing something awesome. So I thought I would experiment with taking some of the best articles I find every week and sharing them with all of you right here:
Here are some links to my favorite articles this week:
Why some preachers get better and others don’t
The difference is calling, teachability, reckless abandon, and a willingness to pay the price.
4 Popular Preaching Myths
Does more study time equal a better sermon, one bad sermon equal less attendance next week, open feedback hurt your preaching, or deeper teaching mean more academic message?
7 things pastors should tell their people often
Some great reminders here of what we need to constantly reinforce with our people. Jesus is the only savior of the world. The Church is essential to God’s plan. If you have faith, you will pray. A church exists by evangelism like a fire exists by burning. I may even add a few more to this list. What are you constantly reminding your people?
No pastor goes unnoticed
Your work matters, no matter how big or small the impact of your ministry.
Contagious pulpit boredom.
God is not boring. The Bible is not boring. Why are many preachers boring?
How to preach a text when you don’t know what it means
All scripture is God-breathed and useful. However, when the Bible isn’t clear, many pastors avoid the text completely and stick to what they know. How can we handle these difficult passages of scripture?
