by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jan 10, 2023 | Preaching, Sermon Illustrations
For most of us “seasoned preachers,” when we come to the conclusion that we need a sermon illustration, our minds instantly think “story.” Many preachers use the words interchangeably, but as we will see, there are quite a few different kinds of ways to illustrate a...
by Scott Bullock | Dec 7, 2022 | Lectionary, Preaching
Introduction This message is primarily directed to my friends for whom the word “lectionary” sounds like a disease. I, too, once shared your visceral shudder when someone uttered the phrase “lectionary preacher.” At the time, my cursory thoughts about lectionary...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 2, 2022 | Preaching, Sermon Illustrations, The Founder's Desk
Something I’ve noticed over time is that, while we Protestants try to live “sola scriptura (by scripture alone),” a large number of traditions have crept into our theology and praxis over time. One of those areas is in the realm of preaching. When I was in seminary,...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 29, 2018 | Preaching
August 2018 Recently I had the opportunity to preach at a church located in a residential neighborhood in a large U.S. city. I actually preached two weeks in a row, both on the same topic, both in the book of James. There were two very different responses from one...
