In this episode we...

• discuss why the intro to your sermon matters.
  • What is a bad intro?
  • What makes a good intro?
    • Short (400 words or less)
    • Central to the text
    • Relatable to everyone (Problematize the text)
    • A good hook

In this episode we...

• discuss shepherding our churches through highs and lows, knowns and unknowns.
  • TJ interviews Josh concerning his recent experience with a building that fell through, and very well may be resurrected!

In this episode we...

• discuss not stopping until the text you’re preaching has impacted your heart.
  • What are the consequences if you preach unaffected by the text?
    • You give a lecture
    • You have no purpose
    • You have weak application
    • You are a hypocrite
    • You are unable to sympathize with the people God has called you to shepherd
  • How can you get the text into your heart?
    • God must do this!
    • Pray
    • Meditate
    • Visualize
    • Answer how the gospel answer’s the problem in your text
  • If the texts doesn’t move you, it won’t move anyone

In this episode we...

• discuss our latest sermons and how we put them together.
  • We use the tools we've spoken of this season, and are excited to share our latest examples of sermons we've preached and are preparing!

In this episode we...

• discuss the path forward in ministry when you’re serving under compulsion.
  • Do you feel stuck in a rut for any number of reasons?
    • Pushback in the church
    • Lack of zeal
    • Nothing seems to be changing in your congregation
  • What should our response be?
    • Repentance
    • Romans 12:9-11

In this episode we...

• discuss how to articulate your sermon study in such a way that is understandable and clear to the congregation.
  • How you "adorn" your sermon matters.
  • Put your title, argument, and points to work!
  • What illustrations will you use that are pointed, but clear?
  • Clarity over cleverness!

In this episode we...

• discuss how to make the argument in context for your sermon passage.
  • Don't just teach a lesson
  • Don't tell people about the passage
  • Make the argument the author was making to his audience!
  • All of season 4 has given you the tools to come to this step.

Thanks for sticking with us! We’ll get the latest episode up ASAP!

In this episode we...

• discuss how to make application rise from the text and resonate with your people.
  • Ask good questions that actually relate and are answered by the text.
  • Apply the text to Christians and Non-Christians alike.
  • Apply the text to the head, heart, and hands.
  • https://kirkmillerblog.com/2022/05/19/my-sermon-series-preparation-worksheet/

In this episode we...

• discuss how to properly include the gospel in our sermons.
  • Beware playing "Pint the Jesus on the Sermon"
  • The gospel is not just "Jesus died for your sins."
  • Instead, consider from the text itself what aspect of God's ETERNAL plan of redemption the author has in mind.
  • The gospel could be seen through:
    • Explicit mention (1 Corinthians 15)
    • Allusion (Genesis 28)
    • Types and shadows in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 17)
    • Prophecy (Isaiah 53)
  • Use an "anchor text" somewhere in the New Testament that amplifies how the gospel informs your sermon.