Season Your Speech with Grace
Every conversation you get into is an opportunity to show people the grace of God that you’ve experienced in your own life.
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Words Shape the Future
In a world where people are desperately seeking purpose, desperately seeking direction, you and I as followers of Jesus get to use our words to point people to Jesus Christ. To draw them into love. To point them toward the one who made them and cares about them and will change their lives forever if they’ll simply trust in him.
Boring Preaching Is A Crime! 7 Ways to Be Interesting
No, this is not a post about the loss of our religious freedom – it’s a reflection on a quote I’ve looked at many times… Read More »Boring Preaching Is A Crime! 7 Ways to Be Interesting
Can You Share Your Vision in An Elevator Speech?
There are often crucial moments when we have an opportunity to be vision-casters with people, one-on-one. It may be a car ride making a visit,… Read More »Can You Share Your Vision in An Elevator Speech?
6 Ways to Abuse Your Freedom of Speech and 6 Ways to Respect It
I believe in free speech. I’m glad it’s the very first thing we added to the United States Constitution. I’m all for the freedom of… Read More »6 Ways to Abuse Your Freedom of Speech and 6 Ways to Respect It
What Sets Preaching Apart from Other Public Speaking?
My favorite classes at Western Kentucky University weren’t the Religious Studies courses (my major), or even the History courses (my minor). My favorite classes were in the area of speech and professional communication (what I wish had been my major). I grew up super-shy like almost every other Pastor I know, but have grown to love speaking to crowds of people. I’m a student of public speaking, in fact.
But when I enter the pulpit to preach on Sundays, something is different. It’s more than a speech somehow. I think there are several factors that cause this to be reality.
Read More »What Sets Preaching Apart from Other Public Speaking?