This is episode #021 of the On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. This episode of the podcast is an interview with Stephen Nelson Rummage. A former preaching professor at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Rummage is now the Senior-Pastor of the Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Florida (near Tampa) Stephen Rummage is the featured teacher of the Moving Forward radio broadcast. He is also the author of several books, including Planning Your Preaching. I encourage every pastor to read this book! Click here to watch the video of the Stephen Nelson Rummage interview.  Enjoy!  Recommended Resources Planning Your...

The Greatest Sign of All The Gospel of John was written to lead the reader to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that there is life in him (John 20:30-31). John makes the point by recording specific miracles of Jesus. John calls them “signs.” The miracles of Jesus point beyond themselves to the true identity of Jesus. They prove that Jesus is the Son of God. John 20:1-23 records the greatest sign of all: the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Christianity stands on two historical facts: Jesus Christ died on the cross...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE BOX AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. I am grateful to Dr. Fred Campbell for the opportunity to lecture and preach this week at The Word Conference in San Fransisco.  I am grateful and excited to speak at the 2015 SBC Pastor's Conference in Columbus, Ohio (June 14-15). June 1 is the cut-off date for early bird registration for the 2015 Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference in Jacksonville, September 22-24, 2015.  Make sure you check out my new interview with Jarvis...

Built To Last (Matthew 7:24-27)

Jarvis L. Collier is the Pastor of the Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas. We are home boys from Los Angeles. Collier served two local churches in Los Angeles - one historic and the other planted - before taking the helm of the Pleasant Green Church fifteen years ago. Alongside of his pastoral work, Collier is also the author of eight books. His most recent book is, What Happened to Christian Evangelism. Enjoy this conversation about life and ministry with Jarvis Collier! Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

Thanks for reading my Saturday Shout-Outs! I hope you find something helpful in the lists of resources below.  YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE BOX AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. It was a joy to teach on preaching at the Church of Christ Holiness Conference this week in Jackson, Mississippi. It was also a joy to speak this week for the Sixth Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church in Columbus, Georgia! You don't want to miss the E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference in Dallas - July 6-9, 2016!...

What It Means To Be A Saint (Philippians 4:20-23)

The King of the Jews  John 18 begins with the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. It ends with his interrogation before the Roman governor, Pilate. At this point, Jesus had already been questioned by Annas, the father-in-law of the high priest (vv. 19-23) and the high priest him, Caiaphas (vv. 24-27). Now Pilate will question Jesus about his true identity. This deposition by Pilate gives further evidence that Jesus is the King of the Jews, the fulfillment of Old Testament messianic prophesies. What does this text teach us about the kingdom of Jesus? I.  The kingdom of Jesus is established...

Stephen Nelson Rummage is the Senior-Pastor of the Bell Shoals Baptist Church near Tampa, Florida, where he has served for six years. He is also featured speaker of the Moving Forward radio broadcast, the author of several books, and guest preacher for many conferences and conventions. I highly recommend Stephen Rummage's book, Planning Your Preaching. You should also read Engaging Exposition, which Rummage wrote with Daniel Aiken and Bill Curtis. Pastor Rummage will be one of our guest speakers at the 2015 Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference September 22-24, 2015, where he will lead workshops on planning your preaching and sermon delivery. You...

This weekend, the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church will celebrate 140 years of God's faithfulness! We praise God for the past! We trust god for the future! It was a joy to host the 2015 National Conference on Preaching at the Shiloh Church this week. I hope to see you at the 2015 Expositors Summit at Southern Seminary. Check out my latest post: 3 Things I Need God to Do For Me As I Preach Erik Raymond: Mix in Some Off-Speed Pitches Jay Mitchell: 5 Signs That It's Time to Hire An Executive Pastor Kevin DeYoung: 6 Reasons Why Membership Matters...

Corporate Prayer for Spiritual Breakthrough (Acts 4:23-31)

  I publicly pray before I start my sermons. I also privately pray as I preach. Can you preach and pray at the same time? You better! Multiple things go through the preacher’s mind as he preaches. I’m not sure the preacher thinks about multiple things at the same time. Rather, the mind quickly and constantly shifts from one thing to another – consisting of good and bad thoughts, true and false, wise and foolish. This is why I pray as I preach. There are three fundamental things I need God to do for as I preach. I Need God...