Category Archives: Homiletics/Preaching

Celebrating God’s Goodness, a Gift, and Wisdom from the Mouth of Babes

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Bob Bjerkaas

I am grateful.  Many of you have joined me in prayer that God would help me through this recovery and that I would be able to return to my preaching ministry.  This past Sunday I preached my first post-surgery sermon.  … Continue reading →

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Sermon Notes and Faces: a Lesson from G. Campbell Morgan

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Dr. Howard Moody Morgan tells an interesting story about his grandfather, G. Campbell Morgan.  He relates that on one occasion, “I was present in a church when he rose to preach , the lights in the main sanctuary were dimmed.  … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Sermon Great? Lavater’s Answer

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Bob Bjerkaas

Several years ago I reached a point at which I can now say that I have been a preacher for over half of my life.  At the age of nineteen I preached my first sermon at a Sunday night revival … Continue reading →

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Faith and Works: Ancient Advice on a Modern Confusion

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

“All sensible people, not to mention Christians, should watch with the greatest care what they say, lest their tongue get ahead of their mind and babble forth before they have organized their thoughts.”[1] Urbanus Rhegius, 1535 Lately I have been … Continue reading →

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“Logic on Fire” – Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

“You must have light and heat, sermon plus preaching.  Light without heat  never affects anybody; heat without light is of no permanent value.  It may have a passing temporary effect but it does not really help your people and build … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Preaching?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Bob Bjerkaas

Recently I read something that gave me pause for thought.  The book was old, actually printed in 1877 – with a taped spine and crumbly-yellowed pages, and I wondered as I turned to the first chapter of Phillips Brooks’ Lectures on … Continue reading →

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