Volume 21, Number 4 Lectionary Abundance Ah, the exquisite agony of a “difficult” decision: taking it all in, evaluating the options, narrowing the choices, flopping back-and-forth, making a choice, taking possession, experiencing some buyer’s remorse, ...
Volume 17, Number 5. Prof. Paul Koelpin stresses the importance of context, while Pastor Nathan Strobel approaches the audience of young adults. Location, Location, Location Preachers are often tempted to equate text study with word ...
Volume 17, Number 4. Meditatio Luther said that the themes of Psalm 119 (Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio) highlighted the essential features for the making of a theologian. A significant part of theological formation and depth is ...
Volume 17, Number 2. Preaching to the Choir Lutheran preachers are, generally-speaking, preaching to believers who are gathered for worship – they are, in essence, “preaching to the choir.” What does the “choir” need to ...
Volume 17, Number 1. There Is No Substitute for Preparation While modern technology has allowed for easier and greater access to information, the process of sermon preparation still requires time- study time, praying time, research ...
Volume 16, Number 3 Encouragement If we value the unconditional Gospel, we will value the Biblical languages. Read More The Use of the Original Languages in Sermon Preparation Three pastors discuss how they use Greek ...
Volume 15, Number 1 Key Issue #6: Partnering with Peers Making more of the encouragement available in the body of Christ as iron sharpens iron among brothers in ministry. Please Note: the September/October 2011 newsletter ...
Volume 14, Number 5 Key Issue #4: Making the Most of Time in the Word Strengthening our personal devotional lives and mirroring such personal application of the Word in our “professional” study – strengthening/renewing original ...
Volume 13, Number 1 Preaching: It's Worship, It's Outreach This volume of Preach the Word will focus on both aspects of preaching: preaching as part of public worship and preaching as an act of evangelism. ...
Volume 10, Number 3 Pastor Daron Lindemann reminds us not only to study our text, but to study our listeners. Sermon helps are listed for The Baptism of Our Lord, Epiphany 1-5, Transfiguration, Ash Wednesday, ...
