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  • How to Preach a Sermon and How to Listen to a Sermon

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Pastors, as you prepare for the divine service tomorrow, remember, preaching is not just a lecture. Preaching an act of worship. Preaching is an effectual means of grace. Your sermon has a context – and that context is the whole of the liturgy and the baptized congregation gathered to receive God’s gifts.  Pastors, know that…

  • Preaching the Extremes

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Preachers need to preach the extremes. (HT: Rob Rayburn) When preaching free grace, make it as radically free as you can make it. Make grace amazing, astonishing, marvelous. Pour on the love and mercy. Give them comfort and consolation. Give them peace and assurance.  When preaching human responsibility and obedience, ratchet it up as much…

  • The Means of Grace and Pastoral Ministry 

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    1 Corinthians 2:12-13 is a key text for understanding pastoral ministry, especially preaching: “[12] Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. [13] And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but…