Craft of Preaching

Mount of Olives, Old City, Jerusalem
Preaching Series
Matthew 24:1–14 – The Beginning of Jesus’s Temple Discourse [3 of 6]

Jesus has exited the temple [...]

Cody J. Sanders
Cody J. Sanders
Grapes with yellowed leaf in vineyard
Preaching Series
Mark 12:1–12 – The Parable of the Wicked Tenants [2 of 6]

The Gospels say little about [...]

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Matt Skinner
Entry into the City
Preaching Series
Luke 9:28–40 – Jesus’s Triumphal Entry [Week 1 of 6]

Our passage is set on [...]

Author
Eric Barreto
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Preaching Series
Walking the Palm Sunday Path: A Lenten Sermon Series for 2026

During Lent, preachers help congregations [...]

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Matt Skinner
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Videos
Third Sunday after Epiphany: Preaching the truth

What pushes people to go public with the truth? In [...]

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Matt Skinner
Videos
Second Sunday after Epiphany: Who am I?

Preaching on the call of the disciples this Sunday? Karoline [...]

Karoline Lewis
Karoline Lewis
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Culture
Sermon Development
Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart

Making connections is at the center of preaching, according to [...]

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Working Preacher
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Sermon Development
Holy Lands, Holy Attention

For almost as long as people have called themselves “Christians,” they have undertaken pilgrimages to [...]

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Matt Skinner
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Videos
Baptism of Our Lord: God’s vision

What if God’s vision is bigger than we think? In [...]

Author
Rolf Jacobson
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Theology and Interpretation
Healing Beyond Bodily Transformation in Matthew’s Gospel

Matthew’s Gospel contains many stories [...]

Jillian Engelhardt
Jillian Nelson