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10 Essential Components of Preaching

In the last chapter of Scripture, he writes the apostle Paul left Timothy, with these words: “1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” (2 Tim. 4:1–2). With these words to Timothy as a foundation, what follows are ten essential commitments that every preacher should have as he prepares to preach the timeless and sufficient Word of God faithfully.

1. Preaching must be biblically centered and biblically grounded.
2. Preaching must be God-exalting.
3. Preaching must be Christward.
4. Preaching must be doctrinally and theologically accurate.
5. Preaching must be dependent before and after the preaching event.
6. Preaching must be well-prepared.
7. Preaching must be authoritative.
8. Preaching must demand something.
9. Preaching must be both articulate and imaginative.
10. Preaching must be passionate and engaging.

We discuss these Ten Essential Components In Preaching. Let me know what you think.

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Let's face it: We are not good listeners. This is true in private conversations and when it comes to listening to preaching. I want to share a few thoughts on improving our listening skills in this episode. This is not an exhaustive list of tips. These are a few that came to mind as I thought about this issue.

Thank you to Pastor Clint Davidson from Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL for suggesting this episode.

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In this episode, we continue talking about biblical word studies. Today, we want to discuss six mistakes we can make when doing word studies.

Here is what not to do:
1. Don’t conduct English-only word studies.
2. Don’t rely on a word’s etymology.
3. Don’t ignore how a word’s usage changes over time.
4. Don’t collect evidence for a word’s meaning in an unbalanced way.
5. Remember when a concept is present, though the word isn’t.
6. Don’t be frightened into quitting.

If you can think of anything I missed, reach out and let me know.

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Conducting a word study is many people’s first foray into deeper Bible study. You might do a word study when teaching the Bible, preparing for a small group, or reading for personal edification. Word studies can quickly go awry, so here are six steps to help you conduct a word study with greater confidence.

For this episode, I will use the STEP (Scripture Tools for Every Person) Bible website, which can be found at stepbible.org. Here are the steps we will cover in this episode.

1. Pick the right word.
2. Find the Greek or Hebrew word.
3. Find other occurrences.
4. Note the range of possible meanings.
5. Check with the commentators.
6. Make your decision.

It takes time and energy to discover a word’s meaning in a given context, but with these six steps, the help of the Spirit, and the grace of God, I trust we’ll get it right more often than we get it wrong.

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On today's episode, I want to share several thoughts more on preaching. These observations are designed to enhance our preaching, help us avoid the common traps of preaching, and make us more listenable as preachers.

As always, I would love to hear from you. Let me know what you think, and if you have any thoughts I missed, please send them along.

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On today's episode, I want to begin sharing several thoughts on preaching. The observations are designed to enhance our preaching, help us avoid the common traps of preaching, and make us more listenable as preachers.

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Today, we will discuss the three stages of a pastor's life. As we move through our years in the ministry, we will change, and our ministry will change with us. I want to walk you through the three stages you will pass through as you live out your calling to preach. I pray this will be helpful and challenging to you.

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