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8 Steps To Preparing A Sermon

by Colin Adams 6 October 2009

Some solid suggestions about sermon preparation are found here at Dr. Tim White’s Blog: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 (HT: Sermonfire) ShareTweet

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41 Questions To Ask a Potential Church

by Colin Adams 27 August 2009

Before being called to pastor Ballymoney Baptist Church, I inevitably faced a raft of questions from its eldership.  Beforehand, however, I also asked the elders some questions of my own. Since mentioning this in a prior post, I’ve been emailed several times to forward a copy of those questions to pastor’s in the same situation. Here then is a slightly ammended [...]

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Listen Up! – Help for Listening to Sermons

by Colin Adams 15 August 2009

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LISTEN UP! by Christopher Ash (Reviewed by Phil Dunn) Here’s a question for you. Think back to church last week. What was the sermon about? Have a think. What passage in the Bible was it from? Do you remember the main points from the sermon? Can you remember any of the applications the preacher made? [...]

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Don Carson on Sermon Preparation

by Colin Adams 20 July 2009

HT: PJ Tibyan. “Preaching through Bible Books -  This is from a conference in 2003 called, “Katoomba Christian Conference Centenary (Sydney, Australia).”  D.A. Carson lectured on 12 points in preaching through a book of the Bible.  You can listen to the audio by downloading the message here (left-click).  This is taken from The Gospel Coalition [...]

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Mars Hill Sermon Evaluation

by Colin Adams 8 June 2009

Scott Thomas has an interesting post about preaching on the Acts 29 network. One part of it that intrigued me was a form used to evaluate sermons. There are two broad categories that are considered: Faithfulness to God/Scripture, and Communication. Apparently, these categories derive originally from Tim Keller. The Christological focus is particularly helpful, I [...]

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A Letter On Sermon Preparation – Steven Cole

by Colin Adams 8 November 2007

An expository preacher I greatly admire is pastor Steve Cole from Flagstaff Christian Fellowship, Arizona. Along with commentaries I read, often I turn to one of pastor Cole’s sermon to glean further insights into the passage and how I might communicate it. Find his massive sermon database here. I’m grateful to Steve for allowing me [...]

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Ferguson’s Ten Commandments For Preachers

by Colin Adams 21 August 2007

I’m not sure how I missed this till now but Sinclair’s Ferguson’s article “A Preacher’s Decalogue” is one of the best short exhortations on how to grow as a preacher. To make it digestible, I’ll divide up his Reformation 21 thoughts over a number of weeks. 1. Know your Bible better. Often at the end [...]

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Review: The Expository Genius of John Calvin

by Colin Adams 31 May 2007

I love receiving books. But when someone sends me a book entitled “The Expository Genius of John Calvin” I’m verging on cartwheels. I am glad to say that having now read the book, I am no less enthusiastic. So what has me so enthused about Steve Lawson’s latest offering? For the full answer, I’ll organize [...]

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Alistair Begg & Preaching Preparation

by Colin Adams 27 February 2007

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I probably don’t need to tell you that Alistair Begg is one of the most gifted preachers in contemporary evangelicalism. He is also a humble man, which is perhaps especially important when you are endowed with rich talents. Today’s Classic Materials is an excerpt from the excellent book he co-authors with Derek Prime, “On Being [...]

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How Stott Prepares a Sermon

by Colin Adams 10 January 2007

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I’m always interested in the preparation methods of others. While each preacher must ultimately find their own route to the sermon, much can no doubt be gained as we examine the rigourous methods of seasoned preachers. I was intrigued, therefore, to recently come across a summary of John Stott’s preparation steps (putting in short form [...]

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