# preaching (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover preaching. Page: Feed: --- ## [📖 Delivering a Eulogy](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/delivering-a-eulogy) _2026-08-18 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ 5 Principles for Writing It Well. ## [The Persecution and Preservation of Paul](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3270) _2026-08-16 · Mike Bechtel · Desiring God Community Church_ August 16, 2026 The Persecution and Preservation of Paul Acts 22:23 – 23:35 Jacob Smith preaching Acts Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260816-acts22-23.mp3) ## [📖 How God Builds a Preacher](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/how-god-builds-a-preacher) _2026-08-11 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ 4 Stages of a Calling. ## [You Are the Temple of the Living God, Jesus Is Your Defense, and Your Gospel Will Not Return Void](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3245) _2026-08-10 · Mike Bechtel · Desiring God Community Church_ See Jesus as our righteousness and our defense, as we walk through Paul's journey back to Jerusalem. [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260809-acts21-22.mp3) ## [📖 How to Preach a Great Sermon](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/how-to-preach-a-great-sermon) _2026-08-04 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ 6 Steps Every Preacher Owes the Pulpit ## [Jesus Chose Homelessness to Make a Home for His People](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3232) _2026-08-02 · Mike Bechtel · Desiring God Community Church_ August 2, 2026 Jesus Chose Homelessness to Make a Home for His People Matthew 8:18 – 20 Michael Cole preaching [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260802-matthew8_cole.mp3) ## [Christ, Your End and Purpose](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3198) _2026-07-26 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ July 26, 2026 Christ, Your End and Purpose Acts 21:17-26 Jacob Smith preaching Acts Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260726_acts21_17-26.mp3) ## [The Will of the Lord Must Be Done](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3191) _2026-07-20 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ July 19, 2026 The Will of the Lord Must Be Done Acts 21:1-16 Jacob Smith preaching Acts Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260719_acts21_1-16.mp3) ## [How Then Will You Live?](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3185) _2026-07-12 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ July 12, 2026 How Then Will You Live? Acts 20:17-38 Jacob Smith preaching Acts Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260712_acts20_17-38.mp3) ## [📖 The Master Preacher](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/the-master-preacher-023) _2026-07-07 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ A look at the work of James Earl Massey. ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aTVlxsrOtDMI) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the LORD, the People Whom He has Chosen as His Heritage](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3172) _2026-07-06 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ July 5, 2026Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the LORD, the People Whom He has Chosen as His Heritage Selected texts from Psalm, Daniel, Peter, Revelation, Jeremiah Coty Pinckney preaching [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260705_selectedtext.mp3) ## [75週年院慶剪影](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=95269/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=75%25e9%2580%25b1%25e5%25b9%25b4%25e9%2599%25a2%25e6%2585%25b6%25e5%2589%25aa%25e5%25bd%25b1) _2026-06-30 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ 1951年，浸信會的先賢領受召命，在艱苦的時代建立了「香港浸信會神學院」。蒙主保守，七十五年來「浸神」在轉變中不斷成長，竭力在本港履行神學教育和研究的使命，悉心培育兼具神學智慧、屬靈品格及事奉實踐能力的僕人領袖，栽培了一代又一代的傳道牧者、宣教士、信徒領袖，與弟兄姊妹同心協力，建立教會，擴展神國，並且在社會發揮影響力，作鹽作光，見證基督和平的福音。 為記念上主的深恩厚愛，本院舉行了一連串院慶活動，主題為「立於基督‧迎向未來」。世界紛亂，局勢萬變，我們惟有站穩在耶穌基督這塊堅固的房角石上，才能在俗世洪流中迎向變幻不定的未來，把基督的真道落實於這個時代。其中最重要的院慶活動，就是「七十五週年院慶感恩崇拜暨音樂頌讚會」和「七十五週年院慶感恩晚宴」，今期《院訊》選輯了這兩個聚會的圖片，與讀者重溫其中的片段。 感恩崇拜暨音樂頌讚會… ## [📖 Beneath Every Sermon](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/beneath-every-sermon) _2026-06-30 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ Why Expository Preaching Is the Foundation of Every Method ## [Channels of Blessing](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3164) _2026-06-29 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ June 28, 2026 Channels of Blessing 1 Thessalonians 1:4–8 Rev. Greg Paek preaching Joint Service w/ Bethel Korean 30th Anniversary [Listen](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/audio/20260628_1thess.mp3) ## [2026-27年度LTED晚間碩士及學士程度(秋季)學位課程](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=95201/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-27%25e5%25b9%25b4%25e5%25ba%25a6lted%25e6%2599%259a%25e9%2596%2593%25e7%25a2%25a9%25e5%25a3%25ab%25e5%258f%258a%25e5%25ad%25b8%25e5%25a3%25ab%25e7%25a8%258b%25e5%25ba%25a6%25e7%25a7%258b%25e5%25ad%25a3%25e5%25ad%25b8%25e4%25bd%258d%25e8%25aa%25b2%25e7%25a8%258b) _2026-06-25 · Jia| Li · 香港浸信會神學院_ Please refer to the Chinese page. 下载报名表 下載報名表 The post 2026-27年度LTED晚間碩士及學士程度(秋季)學位課程 appeared first on 香港浸信會神學院 . ## [📖 The Confident Preacher](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/the-confident-preacher) _2026-06-23 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ 5 Ways to Grow Your Preaching Authority ## [The Encouragement of the Gospel: Dead Men Come to Life](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3169) _2026-06-22 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ June 21, 2026 The Encouragement of the Gospel: Dead Men Come to Life Acts 20:1-16 Jacob Smith preaching Acts Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus No Audio ## [📖 Women Preachers](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/woman-preachers) _2026-06-16 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ The SBC just silenced them. The Bible never did. ## [基督教生死教育文學碩士（全新推出）/深造文憑 / 深造證書課程2026-2027年度秋季招生（10月入學）](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94975/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e5%259f%25ba%25e7%259d%25a3%25e6%2595%2599%25e7%2594%259f%25e6%25ad%25bb%25e6%2595%2599%25e8%2582%25b2%25e6%2596%2587%25e5%25ad%25b8%25e7%25a2%25a9%25e5%25a3%25ab%25ef%25bc%2588%25e5%2585%25a8%25e6%2596%25b0%25e6%258e%25a8%25e5%2587%25ba%25ef%25bc%2589-%25e6%25b7%25b1%25e9%2580%25a0%25e6%2596%2587%25e6%2586%2591) _2026-06-15 · Jia| Li · 香港浸信會神學院_ Please refer to the Chinese page. 网上报名 下载报名表 網上報名 下載報名表 The post 基督教生死教育文學碩士（全新推出）/深造文憑 / 深造證書課程2026-2027年度秋季招生（10月入學） appeared first on 香港浸信會神學院 . ## [The Anatomy of Awakening](https://www.desiringgodchurch.org/media/?p=3118) _2026-06-14 · sobe sambath · Desiring God Community Church_ June 14, 2026 The Anatomy of AwakeningActs 19Jacob Smith preachingActs Series: The Acts of the Risen King Jesus No Audio ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wUv2ZaaC5Iq9) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [📖 Associate Ministers](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/associate-ministers-342) _2026-06-09 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ When Ambition Outruns Assignment. ## [以賽亞書中列國神諭的政治意圖](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94793/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e4%25bb%25a5%25e8%25b3%25bd%25e4%25ba%259e%25e6%259b%25b8%25e4%25b8%25ad%25e5%2588%2597%25e5%259c%258b%25e7%25a5%259e%25e8%25ab%25ad%25e7%259a%2584%25e6%2594%25bf%25e6%25b2%25bb%25e6%2584%258f%25e5%259c%2596) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ The Political Intention of the “Oracles against the Nations” in the Book of Isaiah CHEUNG Ming Kwong This article explores the formation process and purpose of the section “Oracles against the Nations” (Isaiah 13-23). The section occupied a strategic position as one of the few places in the book that references Babylon. This article argues that this series of oracles comprises two earlier… ## [宣講「悔改的浸禮」：聖道禮儀對成青的靈性塑造與更新](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94788/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e5%25ae%25a3%25e8%25ac%259b%25e3%2580%258c%25e6%2582%2594%25e6%2594%25b9%25e7%259a%2584%25e6%25b5%25b8%25e7%25a6%25ae%25e3%2580%258d%25ef%25bc%259a%25e8%2581%2596%25e9%2581%2593%25e7%25a6%25ae%25e5%2584%2580%25e5%25b0%258d%25e6%2588%2590%25e9%259d%2592%25e7%259a%2584%25e9%259d%2588%25e6%2580%25a7%25e5%25a1%2591%25e9%2580%25a0) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ Preaching “the Baptism of Repentance”: The Spiritual Formation and Renewal of Emerging Adults through the Service of the Word Kit-ying LAW The post-pandemic crisis of worship attendance and baptismal formation in Hong Kong Chinese churches reflects a profound liturgical-theological challenge concerning how the baptized are gathered and renewed by the Word, rather than a mere institutional decline… ## [中國修辭學的建構與華人講道學之合理性初探——以「說服」觀念為例](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94783/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e4%25b8%25ad%25e5%259c%258b%25e4%25bf%25ae%25e8%25be%25ad%25e5%25ad%25b8%25e7%259a%2584%25e5%25bb%25ba%25e6%25a7%258b%25e8%2588%2587%25e8%258f%25af%25e4%25ba%25ba%25e8%25ac%259b%25e9%2581%2593%25e5%25ad%25b8%25e4%25b9%258b%25e5%2590%2588%25e7%2590%2586%25e6%2580%25a7%25e5%2588%259d%25e6%258e%25a2) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ The Construction of Chinese Rhetoric and the Legitimacy of Chinese Homiletics: A Preliminary Study Using the Concept of “Persuasion” as an Example Ken K. S. LUI Western homiletics has been shaped since Augustine by a paradigm integrating classical Greco-Roman rhetoric with Christian preaching. This article asks whether Chinese churches should follow this paradigm to construct a distinctively… ## [「故事即論證」：韋利蒙講道中生命故事的運用](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94778/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e3%2580%258c%25e6%2595%2585%25e4%25ba%258b%25e5%258d%25b3%25e8%25ab%2596%25e8%25ad%2589%25e3%2580%258d%25ef%25bc%259a%25e9%259f%258b%25e5%2588%25a9%25e8%2592%2599%25e8%25ac%259b%25e9%2581%2593%25e4%25b8%25ad%25e7%2594%259f%25e5%2591%25bd%25e6%2595%2585%25e4%25ba%258b%25e7%259a%2584%25e9%2581%258b%25e7%2594%25a8) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ “Story Is Argument”: The Use of Life Stories in William H. Willimon’s Preaching WONG Shun Shing This article examines William H. Willimon’s homiletical theology, which posits that narrative—especially life stories—serves not as mere illustration but as the primary argumentative structure in Christian preaching. Amid contemporary challenges of entertainment-oriented, consumerist, and attractional… ## [上帝之道的三重形式：巴特的缺失與近期巴特主義的修正](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94773/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e4%25b8%258a%25e5%25b8%259d%25e4%25b9%258b%25e9%2581%2593%25e7%259a%2584%25e4%25b8%2589%25e9%2587%258d%25e5%25bd%25a2%25e5%25bc%258f%25ef%25bc%259a%25e5%25b7%25b4%25e7%2589%25b9%25e7%259a%2584%25e7%25bc%25ba%25e5%25a4%25b1%25e8%2588%2587%25e8%25bf%2591%25e6%259c%259f%25e5%25b7%25b4%25e7%2589%25b9%25e4%25b8%25bb%25e7%25be%25a9) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ The Threefold Forms of the Word of God: Karl Barth’s Shortcomings and Critical Revisions in Recent Barthian Theology TSENG Shao Kai This paper examines the shortcomings of Karl Barth’s doctrine of Scripture in his formulation of the “threefold forms of the Word of God” and explores recent Barthian revisions to Barth’s model. Barth borrowed this concept from the classical Reformed notion of the… ## [現實、詮釋及宣講：從奧古斯丁《基督教教導》看基督教符號學的任務](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94768/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e7%258f%25be%25e5%25af%25a6%25e3%2580%2581%25e8%25a9%25ae%25e9%2587%258b%25e5%258f%258a%25e5%25ae%25a3%25e8%25ac%259b%25ef%25bc%259a%25e5%25be%259e%25e5%25a5%25a7%25e5%258f%25a4%25e6%2596%25af%25e4%25b8%2581%25e3%2580%258a%25e5%259f%25ba%25e7%259d%25a3%25e6%2595%2599%25e6%2595%2599%25e5%25b0%258e%25e3%2580%258b%25e7%259c%258b) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ Reality, Interpretation, and Proclamation: The Task of Christian Semiotics according to Augustine’s De Doctrina Christiana Andrew Cheuk Kei WONG Attention to homiletics is usually limited to the biblical exegetical task and sermon design. For Christian preaching to be true to its task, it requires, however, a lot more than this. This article investigates Augustine of Hippo’s understanding of… ## [宣講上主奇異陌生及不可思議的道](https://www.hkbts.edu.hk/?p=94763/&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e5%25ae%25a3%25e8%25ac%259b%25e4%25b8%258a%25e4%25b8%25bb%25e5%25a5%2587%25e7%2595%25b0%25e9%2599%258c%25e7%2594%259f%25e5%258f%258a%25e4%25b8%258d%25e5%258f%25af%25e6%2580%259d%25e8%25ad%25b0%25e7%259a%2584%25e9%2581%2593) _2026-06-08 · wordpress\_publish · 香港浸信會神學院_ Preaching the Strange and Inconceivable Word of God CHIU Shung-ming Many Christians complain that church sermons sound clichéd, lack novelty, and fail to address real-life situations and specific cultural contexts. The author of this article agrees that preaching should be practical and relevant (“down-to-earth”); however, preachers must be cautious, for making sermons too “down-to-earth” not only… ## [📖 The Ugly Us](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/the-ugly-us) _2026-06-02 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ A Warning for Ministry Leaders Who Have Learned to Perform. ## [📖 The Pastor’s Attention](https://preachingguru.substack.com/p/the-pastors-attention) _2026-05-26 · Preaching Guru · Preaching Guru_ An Economy of Focus and Influence ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZmdJO5UlyiSh) _2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Holy Thursday - Jesus Washes Our Feet](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/holy-thursday-jesus-washes-our-feet) _2026-04-02 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ Jesus washes our feet. ## [Respectable Christians in the Grip of the Powers](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/respectable-christians-in-the-grip) _2026-02-21 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ There she was. A dutiful, churchgoing, apple pie–­ making mom from Texas. She was known in the neighborhood for her sweet Southern hospitality, ready to encourage someone at a moment’s notice with a verse from the Bible. ## [4 Gifts of Black Preaching](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/4-gifts-of-black-preaching) _2026-02-04 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ As I reflect on my journey of preaching over the last 27 years, I’m deeply aware that my earliest formative years were shaped in Black churches across Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. ## [Racism and Spiritual Formation](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/racism-and-spiritual-formation) _2026-01-09 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ “The real question of Christian discipleship is not can I be your brother in Christ, but can I be your brother in law?” I first heard this statement in a class in seminary. ## [A Liturgy for the Longest Night](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/a-liturgy-for-the-longest-night) _2025-12-21 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ Sunday worship is not meant to be an escape. ## [King Herod in the Oval Office](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/king-herod-in-the-oval-office) _2025-12-03 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ In this Advent season, President Donald Trump is playing the role of King Herod. ## [A Thanksgiving Reflection](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/a-thanksgiving-reflection) _2025-11-27 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ As we gather this week to offer gratitude, I’m mindful that Thanksgiving is a complicated day. ## [How I Make Pastoral Public Statements](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/how-i-make-pastoral-public-statements) _2025-10-27 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ Five Elements I Consider When Speaking About Polarizing Local, National, or Global Issues ## [A Pastoral Word to New Life Fellowship Church re: Charlie Kirk - By Rich Villodas](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/a-pastoral-word-to-new-life-fellowship) _2025-09-14 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ A Pastoral Word to New Life Fellowship Church - By Rich Villodas ## [A Reflection on Sin](https://richvillodas.substack.com/p/a-reflection-on-sin) _2025-09-11 · Rich Villodas · Rich Villodas_ Sin is one of those words that makes many of us uncomfortable. ## [‘Sinners’ in the Hand of an Angry God: Can ‘White’ People Be Saved?](https://uppitynegronetwork.com/2025/06/07/sinners-in-the-hand-of-an-angry-god-can-white-people-be-saved/) _2025-06-08 · the uppity negro · Joshua Lawrence Lazard_ SPOILER ALERT! Ryan Coogler’s Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan is a cinematic ode to Black folks in the Depression-era Mississippi Delta. The cinematography of this movie conjures up Black classic films such as The Color Purple (1985) and even tragicomedy of Life (2000). Unlike these predecessors, Sinners uses magic realism to tell the stories of \[…\]