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In this episode, Pastor Eric and I talk about what happens when a preacher’s sermon outline goes from helpful to hazardous. We discuss the purpose of preaching from an outline and why sermons are more like stories than they are like lectures.
Eric is on staff with me at Stonington Baptist Church in Paxinos, Pennsylvania, where he lives and serves with his wife, Jade, and their son, Rosco. You can connect with him on Facebook.
Resources: “The heart of Protestant preaching,” an article by yours truly “The oxymoronic message of modernity,” an article by yours truly Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, Bryan Chappell Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment, Bradley Gray Grace: So Much More Than You Know and So Much Better Than You Think, Bradley Gray
Sponsor: You can support Ministry Minded by buying some coffee from Fresh Roasted Coffee, a locally owned and operated coffee house in the heart of Central Pennsylvania that produces the freshest coffee and delivers it at peak drinkability. Use offer code “GRACE10” at checkout to get a discount on your next order. Buy some coffee today!
Credits: Intro music: “Night In Kyoto” by AVBE via Uppbeat. License code: NZW9CUKLWDL4PMYI.
Title: The Scandal and Triumph of the Cross Text: Colossians 2:13–15 Originally delivered on 19 January 2025 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: Christ Is All You Need Text: Colossians 2:6–23 Originally delivered on 12 January 2025 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
In this episode, Pastor Eric and I talk about what it means to preach the Bible with a “fallen condition focus” and how, without the honest recognition of everyone’s fallenness, there is no true hope to be preached. We also talk about the overlap between stand-up comedy and preaching the gospel, and why it is so crucial to confront the aches of the world through the preaching of the Word so that the comfort of Christ can be given.
Eric is on staff with me at Stonington Baptist Church in Paxinos, Pennsylvania, where he lives and serves with his wife, Jade, and their son, Rosco. You can connect with him on Facebook.
Resources: Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, Bryan Chappell “Preach as though you were dying,” an article by yours truly “Should we be laughing right now?,” an article by yours truly “Trapped ‘Inside’ with Bo Burnham,” an article by yours truly Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment, Bradley Gray Grace: So Much More Than You Know and So Much Better Than You Think, Bradley Gray
Sponsor: You can support Ministry Minded by buying some coffee from Fresh Roasted Coffee, a locally owned and operated coffee house in the heart of Central Pennsylvania that produces the freshest coffee and delivers it at peak drinkability. Use offer code “GRACE10” at checkout to get a discount on your next order. Buy some coffee today!
Credits: Intro music: “Night In Kyoto” by AVBE via Uppbeat. License code: NZW9CUKLWDL4PMYI.
Title: A Debt Paid, A Life Redeemed Text: Philemon 1:1–25 Originally delivered on 12 January 2025 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: The Tragedy and Triumph of Grace Text: Genesis 27:1–41 Originally delivered on 29 December 2024 at Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Taylors, SC For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: God’s Promise Fulfilled in a Manger Text: Luke 2:1–7 Originally delivered on 22 December 2024 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: The Promise That Holds Us Fast Text: Genesis 3:14—4:8 Originally delivered on 15 December 2024 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: Grace That Exceeds All Expectation Text: Matthew 11:1–6 Originally delivered on 8 December 2024 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
Title: The Table of Grace Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23–28 Originally delivered on 1 December 2024 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net
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