Steven WedgeworthMany churches are discovering the practice of reading from a lectionary. Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches have historically used formal lectionaries, but the practice is growing in other Protestant church bodies. I’d...
Ben HicksWhen will I actually use this? It’s a fair question asked by many a Greek student. Preachers-in-training spend hours and hours memorizing verb charts and vocabulary; learning participle, infinitive, and genitive uses; and trying to grasp the grammar...
James SewardPreachers are herd animals. When Billy Graham was popular, his approach shaped pulpits. The same could be said for John MacArthur, Tim Keller, Martin Luther, or John Chrysostom. I like how one limerick made this point: There once was a preacher...
Kirk E. MillerWhat is expository preaching, and is it still relevant in today’s changing world? In this episode of Logos Live, Kirk E. Miller sits down with Pastor David Helm who defines and makes the case for expository preaching as God’s design for his church...
Kyle GrantI am not the least bit artistic. I can write. I can express ideas with a pen, but not images with a paintbrush. So too, for the longest time I resigned myself to this limitation homiletically. My preaching had carefully chosen words of explanation...
There are no shortcuts in the path that is sermon preparation. It takes sweat, soul-level investment, and often a bit of anguish. However, after twenty years of preaching, I have collected a handful of insider hacks that can improve your sermon...
Phil ThompsonA pastor once told me he would spend between twenty and thirty hours a week on sermon preparation. This left little time in his schedule for counseling his parishioners, leading his team, praying for his church, or planning for the future. Few...
In this Logos Live episode, Kirk E. Miller sits down with Mark Barnes (principal product manager at Logos) to discuss responsible use of AI in Bible study and ministry. They explore cautions to implementing AI in Bible study and how Logos is...
Tanner ThetfordWhen we talk about preaching in the church, several words spring to mind: Faithfulness to the Word demands that we preach the Bible clearly and accurately. Love for God's people requires that we consider how what we say impacts their discipleship...
Jason StoneFor more than a decade now, I have trained pastors and students to leverage Logos for their study of the Bible, including sermon preparation and planning. Over the years, I have heard the same concern time and again: many professionals study the...
Tobin PerryNothing gets to the heart of who God is more than his generosity. From the first chapters of Genesis—when God creates the world for humanity to steward—to the last chapters of Revelation—where God recreates the world for humanity—God gives. God...
Mark WardHow many times have you heard this in a sermon? How many times have you preached this in a sermon? Faith in Greek is pistis, which means fidelity or trust. In Hebrew, the word usually translated as faith is emunah, which means steadfastness or...
Learning how to write a funeral sermon is inevitable—if you are a preacher of the Word, you will one day have to preach a funeral. And that one day might be Tuesday. Even if you’ve heard a lecture in class on how to prepare for a funeral, it’s...
Matthew BoffeyLook into the future, and you see a blank preaching calendar you need to fill. People are coming through the doors—some for the first time, some for the thousandth—and you have to deliver sermons that meet them where they are, week after week after...
Logos StaffIf you’re a frequent user of commentaries, you know that putting together a library of the finest sets and individual volumes is vital to making the most out of your Bible study. The Reformed Commentary Bundle offers a unique opportunity to study...
Todd BishopTell me everything you know about the book of Romans. Ready, set, go! Admit it: unless you’re Doug Moo, it’s pretty tough to summarize the background details of even this well-read and beloved epistle. But if you’ve ever preached through the book of...
Jason HickersonIt’s Sunday morning. You worked on your sermon all week, and today is the day. You read countless commentaries, listened to other sermons, and even rewrote the whole sermon Saturday night. It feels like a really great Sunday. Before the service...
John D. BarryMy first college class on Paul’s letters overwhelmed me so much that I chose Paul’s shortest letter for my final paper. I knew that if I focused on anything longer than Philemon, I might miss something—there’s just too much published research...