2015’s Honoree: Wendell Winkler (learn more)
August 2015
Recommended Books: Church History
Every Bible student needs to be a student of history. Bible events happened in historical contexts, and thus the Bible is best understood as it [...]
An Example of A Sermon Outline
The following is an abbreviated form of an outline I recently preached at the Bear Valley church of Christ. We will elaborate on some of the [...]
Pentecost Preaching Reached A Definitive Deduction and Conclusion
In verse 22 of Acts chapter 2 Peter introduces the subject of his sermon—Jesus of Nazareth. Concerning Jesus, he proceeds to present several indisputable facts. [...]
A Preacher’s Greatest Regret
I’m sure we’ve got preachers of various ages reading this blog. Some of you have been preaching for decades, perhaps, while others are just starting [...]
How to Handle Deaths and Conduct Funerals
The Preacher and his Work, Wendell Winkler (c. 1987) Death is an opportunity to serve people in need. In small towns, it is good to [...]
Constructing an Outline
Those who prepare a manuscript, preach from the overflow, or present their lessons without notes may all have an outline as the foundation of their [...]
Pentecost Preaching Was Christ-Centered in Thrust
There was one clear subject Peter, under direction of the Holy Spirit, intended to discuss in his preaching on the day of Pentecost—Jesus of Nazareth. [...]
Dealing with Discouragement and Burnout
Everybody gets discouraged—it’s just part of living in a fallen world. I’d like to think that we preachers are immune to it, that our [...]
Recommended Books: Introduction to the Bible
Books are a preacher’s tools. Good books are treasures. Reference books tend to be used more than any other genre. Wendell Winkler handed out lists [...]
The Introduction: Part 3
Before we end our look at the sermon’s introduction, it would be very practical for us to explore the many different ways one can introduce [...]
July 2015
Voices from the Dead: Part 3
Regarding the patriarch Abel, the Record states: “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that [...]
Pentecost Preaching Made Constant Appeal to the Scriptures
On the day of Pentecost mentioned in Acts 2, we are told the apostles “...began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them [...]
A Podcast for Hard Sermon Topics
I’ll recommend many resources on this page that I wouldn’t recommend to a general audience. Because this site is intended to reach preachers, though, I [...]
The Preacher’s Library
The Preacher and His Work, Wendell Winkler (c. 1987) As a preacher, buy books! Budget for it. Even on a small income, you can [...]
The Introduction: Part 2
Brother Winkler emphasized the invaluable good a sermon’s introduction served for the overall effectiveness of the sermon (see “The Introduction,” Part One). After issues warnings [...]