Preaching & Teaching

Looking to hear a sermon from Pastor Joel Osteen on Hell? Featured on CBS Sunday Morning, Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, TX, told reporter Tracy Smith why he won't preach about hell.

I believe clarity counts for a lot in the arena of preaching as well. Every congregation needs to hear a clear word of truth and a clear call to action, both personal and corporate. We need preaching with clarity.

"I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener," says Andy Stanley.

“Weeping may endure for a night … but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5)

Jesus should be included in every sermon since He is the point of Scripture. Is God-centered preaching your goal?

Many preachers today seem to be reasonably adept at exhortation, telling their listeners what they should do, must do, need to do, etc. That is a key element in the preaching task, but exhortation alone isn't enough.

Short-cuts in exegesis result in a passage idea that does not carry the true content, nor the character, of the passage we claim to be preaching.

Is a funeral the proper venue for preaching? These guidelines will help.