Expository preaching grounds the message in the text so that all the sermon’s points are points in the text, and it majors in the text’s major ideas.

If you have been preaching long enough to have become comfortable with the rhythms of producing weekly expository sermons, ...

"Pastors still have to carry the burden of the Word. I use AI to speed up things ... but the heart work still has to happen in prayer and reflection." ...

Research the passage. Only at this point—passage fully outlined and sermon outline well on its way—do I turn to Bible commentaries: technical, application-oriented, and everything in between.

We’re a nation of easy credit and quick satisfaction. Yet all good literature has that yearning at its core. When you write sermons, identify the longing in your context. Name it, explore it, and ...

By John Blackstone June 24, 2008 / 5:43 PM EDT / CBS Modesto is known as the bible belt of California. It has deep conservative roots in farmland and a vocal Evangelical community.

Religion Bible Baptist lives up to its name as a Bible-preaching church By JAMES A. JONES JR. - [email protected] Updated November 12, 2011 12:14 AM ...

Modesto is known as the bible belt of California. It has deep conservative roots in farmland and a vocal Evangelical community. But increasingly, some less familiar notes are echoing through ...