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The Heart of the Preacher: Preparing Your Soul to Proclaim the Word is unavailable, but you can change that!

You can teach the craft, but you must first form the heart. Many preachers want to preach better, but they don’t always know how to go about improvement, and most books on preaching focus on the mechanics of the craft. But preaching involves more than the steps to take a text to sermon, because every time a preacher stands up to preach, their character shines through—for better or for worse. ...

who prayed and planned to impact an entire nation with the gospel. While inspired by their vision, I felt dwarfed in comparison. My life and ministry seemed so small and insignificant. Shortly after returning home, my wife and I went to see a newly released movie, Mr. Holland’s Opus. If you’ve seen the movie, you know it tells the story of a man who dreamed of composing a beautiful symphony, his magnum opus. It would be his lasting musical legacy. But life didn’t go the way he planned. Instead of
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