Timothy Brown

Here is an example of following the seven steps to move from an Old Testament narrative text (2 Kings 2:1-25) to a Christ-focused sermon. #preaching #preachingChrist bit.ly/2Uok4ju

On #preaching: “Humor is a gift and one that can be used well or poorly in preaching. Less is almost always better than more .... People are more likely to remember (and pity) a joke that falls flat than one that lands well, so be sure to count the cost.” - Tim Challies

#Preaching posts and podcasts: the preacher as witness; endurance in preaching; integrity; when not to preach; the temptation of AI; a critique of Spurgeon; seeing Jesus in the OT; notes on Isaiah; insights on Isaiah 31-32; Pastoral Epistle commentaries tinyurl.com/ynm8f8rj

On #preaching: “The conductor must not come between the music and the audience; the preacher must not come between the Lord and his people. We need the humility to get out of the way.” – John Stott

“The function of the conductor is to draw the music out of the choir or orchestra, in order that the audience may enjoy the music; the function of the preacher is to draw the Word of God out of the Bible, in order that the congregation may receive his Word with joy.” – J. Stott

On #preaching: “Tell me the day when I do not preach, I will tell you the day in which I am not happy; but the day in which it is my privilege to preach the gospel, and labour for God, is generally the day of my peaceful and quiet enjoyment after all.” – C. H. Spurgeon MTP XLV 52

On #preaching: Why is it when men come to talk on religious themes they talk in a different tone and in a different way from that in which they talk on any other subject? – De Witt Talmage, Preaching to the Masses, p. 20

#Preaching posts and podcasts: God Is the Gospel; preach small; humor in the pulpit; one-off sermons; effective sermon delivery; notes or manuscript?; avoid comparison; benefits of sabbaticals; commentaries on Hebrews; insights on Isaiah 30 tinyurl.com/yewp3fkc

On #preaching: “If [the preacher] treasures up the proofs which God gives him of the power of preaching, and if he remembers clearly what someone’s preaching did for him, he will not slide into supposing that it is a useless and parasitic occupation.” – W. Sangster

On #preaching: “We tend to overestimate what can be accomplished through one sermon and underestimate what can be accomplished through a decade of sermons.” - Tim Challies

On #preaching: “For true preaching to represent God, it must always be God-centered in that it always directs people’s attention to God and not the preacher.” – Jason Meyer, Preaching: A Biblical Theology, p. 218

#Preaching posts and podcasts: preach to the choir; theological education; Grimké on preaching; the Holy Spirit and preaching; listening to the congregation; older preachers; preaching the imprecatory psalms; preaching Ecclesiastes; insights on Isaiah 29 tinyurl.com/mrxkv6t2

“‘Kill your darlings’ is a standard piece of advice for writers that applies equally to preachers. … Sometimes the 'hard cuts' are the most necessary cuts, even when they are vivid illustrations or clever explanations that, though brilliant, do not quite fit the topic.” Challies

On #preaching: “Don’t start every sermon the same way. Be creative. Use different doors to get into the house. Tell a story. Raise a question. State a problem. Use a strong quote. Describe the background of the text.” – H. B. Charles, Jr.

“If you go with any other feeling than this, ‘The Lord Jesus Christ sends me, and I have a right to preach, and I am going to tell these people all I know about Christ, and God, and heaven, and the Holy Spirit has promised to be with me’ — you will utterly fail.” – D. Talmage

“I have a very grave suspicion of that so-called ‘inspiration’ which enables a man to preach without study. If there were such a thing, it would be a premium upon laziness; and I feel sure that the Spirit of God would never countenance such a thing as that.” – C. H. Spurgeon

On #preaching: “Use great naturalness of manner. Do not try to preach like anyone else. See what you can do the easiest, and then do that.” – De Witt Talmage, Preaching to the Masses, p. 19

#Preaching posts and podcasts: text selection; pulpit courage; dealing with audience deficits; sermon evaluation; handling failure; Keach on preaching; using commentaries; insights on Isaiah 28 and Galatians; Paul's allegory?; Thessalonian commentaries tinyurl.com/cabjhccr

On expository #preaching: “Until we apply a truth, understanding of it remains incomplete. This means that until a preacher provides application, exposition remains incomplete.” – Bryan Chapell, Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon

On #preaching: “Preachers may consider framing their sermons in different ways so that instead of using points, they use headings, steps, scenes, statements, instructions, questions, purposes, and so on.” – Tim Challies

On #preaching: “Not until a minister is persuaded that working in the study *is* being among the flock, and not until the flock accepts that fact, can a ministry, and especially a preaching ministry, attain full stature and be consistently effective.” – F. Craddock, Preaching 72