Thoughts about biblical preaching from Kenton C. Anderson, author of Integrative Preaching and Choosing to Preach.
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“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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“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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Praise the Lord!
Congratulations to @matthewdkim, winner of @CTmagazine's Church & Pastoral Leadership Book of the Year for "Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation" @BakerAcademic
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I ruffled a few feathers in a twitter thread today because I said sermons should not be longer than 35 minutes. As someone who has an MA in homiletics, has preached 100s of sermons, and has taught preaching internationally, take my advice. Less is more. 1/5
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A few more preaching thoughts this morning. First, the western world loves epistles, but the rest of the world loves narrative. This probably speaks to the way we are taught to think--linear as opposed to circular. Not right or wrong, but an important observation. 1/4
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Since my preaching thread caught fire, I'd like to offer a couple of additional clarifying thoughts. Although I was trained in homiletics, my expertise these days is in American evangelicalism/fundamentalism. So, allow me to offer a brief theological/historical perspective. 1/8
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Preaching tip by @KarlVaters: Finding what’s already in the Bible passage is so much better than trying to make the passage say what I want it to say. @preachingdotorg
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#Preaching is flexible without being relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft, and true witnesses without being manipulative.” ~Henri Nouwen @preachingdotorg
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Started reading "Integrative Preaching" @preachingdotorg @kentoncanderson only on page xiii of the preface and "Preaching is leading in listening--listening to the voice of God and then helping others do the same." BAM
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Text-driven preaching doesn't invent a sermon from a biblical text; it discovers the sermon that's already there in the text. – at Fort Worth, TX
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My biggest problem with a lot of today's preaching, is that it doesn't prepare people for pain...
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Even better is letting the sermon master you xitter.cf/preachingdotorg/status…
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I used to think I had to make theology relevant to life issues. Now I realize that theology shows me which life issues are most relevant.
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3 keys to good sermon: a.) prayer, b.) good night's sleep, c.) study/preparation. Yes, in that order.
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"The world is poor because her fortune is buried in the sky and all her treasure maps are of the earth." Calvin Miller
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I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen—not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
