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Sermon Feedback Apr 13, 2017

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You’ve prayed through your message, done your study and prep, and delivered the sermon. How do you get healthy and helpful feedback? Of course some folks can hardly wait to dump their unhelpful feedback at your feet. And other people will smile, shake your hand, and gush, “Great sermon, pastor!”—which is equally unhelpful. So how do you ask for, seek out, and receive feedback that will help you grow as a preacher? And why is that so crucial to your preaching ministry? We unpack those questions in our latest episode.

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Preaching During Easter Mar 30, 2017

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I've preached about 25 Easter sermons in my career, but Pastor Lee Eclov has me beat. He's studied, prayed over, written, delivered and then offered up 32 Easter sermons over his pastoral career. So on our latest episode of Monday Morning Preacher we brought Lee into our studio and asked him how he keeps the Easter message—and the preacher's soul—alive, creative, and in tune with the Holy Spirit. As usual, Lee had some surprising and refreshing insights that fed my preaching soul.

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Applying Your Message Mar 16, 2017

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I've been preaching almost regularly for about 25 years now. Rough estimate, I've preached nearly 1,500 sermons so far in my career. Looking back on those sermons I notice at least one glaring weakness in my preaching—applications, bringing the big idea in the biblical text home to the hearts and lives of your hearers. But I am growing in this area, partially by watching how good preachers apply their text. So, in this week’s episode of Monday Morning Preacher we break down John Ortberg's masterful example of application.

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The Big Idea Mar 02, 2017

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There's a simple concept that helps make your sermons hit home and then stick. It's called the Big Idea. You can use another term, but at some point you have to be able to say (to yourself first and then to your people), "This is what my sermon is about--one clear idea derived from the text that proclaims the good news of Jesus for my people." In this episode we unpack how to find and preach that Big Idea.

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Preaching with Intensity Feb 16, 2017

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Here’s a goal for every sermon: let it convey the emotion of your biblical text. Allow your listeners to feel the same emotion that comes through God’s Word. How do we do that? And why would you want to do that? We explore those questions in this week’s episode of Monday Morning Preacher. In the process we feature and then breakdown a clip from Francis Chan—a pretty intense guy. But you don’t have to be like Francis Chan. Let the Holy Spirit work through you and your personality.

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Preaching to the Heart Feb 02, 2017

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You've done your sermon prep. You have a neat, clean outline with some good illustrations. Now there's one more critical step--bring that message home to the hearts of your people. What do we mean by "preaching to the heart"? Why does it matter so much? And how do you preach to the heart? We explore those questions in this week's episode of our podcast Monday Morning Preacher.

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Preaching During Lent Jan 19, 2017

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Preachers are always looking for ways to disciple deep, counter-cultural followers of Jesus. Of course there’s not a single magic solution to that quest. But every year there is a surprising journey for transformation at every preacher’s disposal. It’s called Lent. What? That dusty old legalistic, Catholic, medieval thing? So give up chocolate for 40 days and think you’re a good Christian? As Aaron Damiani explains, the season of Lent may be a quiet but powerful way to invite your people into deep transformation.

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Preaching with Courage Jan 04, 2017

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How'd you like to preach with a death threat hanging over your head? When I think of "courageous preaching" I think of a dozen people getting upset for a week or maybe a family leaving the church. But Martin Luther King Jr. faced constant death threats—among dozens of other dangers. What can you and I learn about preaching with courage from Dr. King? In this episode I talk with Rev. Lawrence Aker III, senior pastor of the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York—one of Dr. King's frequent preaching stops.

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Preaching on Controversial Topics Dec 21, 2016

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Abortion. Racism. LGBTQ issues. Divorce and remarriage. Your job is hard enough and fraught with enough controversy. Why in the world would you make it worse by preaching on tough social issues? That’s the question Matt Woodley and guest host Kevin Miller tackle in this week’s episode of Monday Morning Preacher.

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Keeping Your Christmas Sermons Fresh Dec 01, 2016

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Christmas comes every year. Sometimes creativity can get the best of us. Just ask Matt Woodley, editor for Preaching Today and his Christmas sermon from Revelation 12. In this episode we offer 3 ways to keep your Christmas sermons fresh each year.

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