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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...

A sermon that explains Bible truth but makes no personal and practical application is only a theological lecture. At the same time, a sermon that exhorts and encourages Christian duty, without basing that duty on doctrine, could well be only a piece of religious propaganda. Likewise, a “devotional sermon” that aims only to “warm the heart” will do no lasting good if it has no doctrinal foundation or practical application. The preacher aims at the heart
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