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"The art of biblical preaching—clearly and simply presented." Here are the basic preaching principles as well as the main preaching prohibitions that can help you sharpen and focus your skills in the pulpit. Underlying these elements is a heartfelt understanding of the power and purpose of preaching: "A preacher must not be satisfied merely to instruct the mind; he must also stir the heart and...

When the pilot does not know what port he is heading for, no wind is the right wind; and when the preacher does not know what he is trying to accomplish in his message, no service is a good service. Have a specific aim for each message, and be sure to tell your congregation what it is. “A sermon ought to be a monograph and not an encyclopedia,” said John Watson, “an agency for pushing one article, not a general store where one can purchase anything from
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