Tag: preaching

• TOP THREE BOOKS: PREACHING

  If there is anything the world needs it is . . . safe, clean drinking water. But if there is allowance for two things the world needs, then the second one would be . . . freedom from war and violence. Okay, those are both true, but somewhere in the top ten needs of the…

  Jamie Greening

  May 29, 2014

  All, Bible, Church, Preaching

  Bryan Chappell, Calvin Miller, Christ-Centered Preaching, church, Eugene Lowry, preachers, preaching, The Homiletical Plot

• HE HAD ME AT HELLO

  It is one of those movie lines that seems to express so much.  The ingenue Renee Zellweger is so impressed by the dashing hero Tom Cruise that she completely ignores all of his wordy speech and informs him he doesn’t really need to say anything else.  She is already smitten. “You had me at hello”…

  Jamie Greening

  October 7, 2013

  All, Bible, Church, Movies, Preaching

  church, Jerry Maguire, Jesus, preaching, Southern Baptists, The Baptist Faith and Message, the Bible

• 1 CORINTHIANS 13 PREVIEW

  Tomorrow I finish our very long sermon series from 1 Corinthians (it began on Easter) with 1 Corinthians 13, what is often called the great love chapter.  We will discover why it is that passage might not be what people think tomorrow, but I thought for now I would share with you my opening section.…

  Jamie Greening

  June 1, 2013

  blogging, Church, Preaching, Writing

  1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 13, love, preaching, pristine, sermon

• THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL, MAYBE?

  I have come to a conclusion that might be controversial.  Actually, I kind of hope it is because some chatter on the subject would be appreciated.  I have decided that the most important skill a pastor has is the ability to multitask.  It trumps sermon preparation, it trumps Greek, it trumps spiritual gifts, and it…

  Jamie Greening

  May 13, 2013

  Church, Preaching

  announcements, mood, multitasking, preaching, worship service