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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>Soul Preaching Ministries</title> <link>http://www.soulpreaching.com</link> <description>Celebrating the Sermons of the Black Preaching Tradition</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SoulPreaching" /><feedburner:info uri="soulpreaching" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Celebrating the Sermons of the Black Preaching Tradition</itunes:subtitle><geo:lat>36.103408</geo:lat><geo:long>-86.666167</geo:long><image><link>http://www.soulpreaching.com</link><url>http://www.soulpreaching.com/pics/soulpreachingpodcast.jpg</url><title>Soul Preaching Website</title></image><feedburner:emailServiceId>SoulPreaching</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Can You Write a Sermon Down?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/zPT3U86NCdg/can-you-write-a-sermon-down</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/can-you-write-a-sermon-down#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:39:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homiletic Theory]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3920</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[OK, let&#8217;s get into some sermon philosophy. The question for today, &#8220;Can you write a sermon down?&#8221; You may think so, but I am not talking about whether to use a manuscript in preaching. No, this ... Related posts:Should I Write a Draft of my Sermon?Take Your Pen and Write it Down!5 Things I Want From a Sermon<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/zPT3U86NCdg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/can-you-write-a-sermon-down/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/can-you-write-a-sermon-down</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Preaching Without Notes is not a Brain Dump</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/rEQpJHHor2U/preaching-without-notes-is-not-a-brain-dump</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-without-notes-is-not-a-brain-dump#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Without Notes]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false" />  <content:encoded><![CDATA[This past weekend I listened and looked on the internet to a preacher who was preaching without notes.  The preacher simply stated everything that came to his mind on the subject or not on the subject.  He had highs and lows, but there was no rhyme or reason to the sermon.  Then the preacher ended with a whimper and sat down.At the end of the sermon it was difficult to remember any points from...<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/rEQpJHHor2U" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-without-notes-is-not-a-brain-dump/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-without-notes-is-not-a-brain-dump</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Are Pastors Kings? Bishop Eddie Long And Pastoral Kingship</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/7k3F0KKg2yM/are-pastors-kings-bishop-eddie-long-and-pastoral-kingship</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/are-pastors-kings-bishop-eddie-long-and-pastoral-kingship#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3907</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[OK, I admit this is tangentially related to the point of this blog, but a few of you wanted me to put this up for discussion. Setting aside the obvious discussion about Bishop Eddie Long ... Related posts:Bishop G. E. Patterson &#8211; Rest in PeaceHow Long to PreachHow Long to Preach<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/7k3F0KKg2yM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/are-pastors-kings-bishop-eddie-long-and-pastoral-kingship/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/are-pastors-kings-bishop-eddie-long-and-pastoral-kingship</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>When Do You Tell People The Point In The Sermon?</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/N_8SEnXqYsk/when-do-you-tell-people-the-point-in-the-sermon</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/when-do-you-tell-people-the-point-in-the-sermon#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:12:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Homiletic Theory]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3896</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[An interesting question came in this week.When do you tell people the point of the sermon? Is it in the introduction or some other point of the sermon?In The Beginning This is a good question, ... Related posts:Only have one Major Point in your SermonWhat If The People Don’t Respond To Your Sermon?Imprecise Point<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/N_8SEnXqYsk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/when-do-you-tell-people-the-point-in-the-sermon/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/when-do-you-tell-people-the-point-in-the-sermon</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Connect the Point to Human Experience</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/-7XlfrPajQQ/connect-the-point-to-human-experience</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/connect-the-point-to-human-experience#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:05:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fixing the Sermon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preaching]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false" />  <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sermon is not a Biblical lecture designed merely to inform the hearer of some interesting fact. No, the sermon is a vehicle for an encounter with the Most High God. This encounter does &#8220;inform,&#8221; ... Related posts:Black Preaching to Name God in all Human ExperienceTheoretical PointSources of Bible Preaching &#8211; Experience<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/-7XlfrPajQQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/connect-the-point-to-human-experience/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/connect-the-point-to-human-experience</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Preaching and Using Commentaries</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/gxlv7sITKG4/preaching-and-using-commentaries</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-and-using-commentaries#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:04:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[using commenties]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3884</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[BiblicalPreaching.Net has an interesting post up on the use of commentaries in your preaching. You can find the link to the Biblical Preaching Post here. Mead, the author of the article, notes that preachers should ... No related posts.<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/gxlv7sITKG4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-and-using-commentaries/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-and-using-commentaries</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Top 10 Reasons Why You Don’t Know What You Will Preach Tomorrow</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/Ogta6hohlRM/top-10-reasons-why-you-dont-know-what-you-will-preach-tomorrow</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/top-10-reasons-why-you-dont-know-what-you-will-preach-tomorrow#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:53:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[top10]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3854</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our next Top 10 is about the Saturday Night Special.  You know where you up all night Saturday night to preach that Sermon on Sunday Morning.  Well without further ado, here are the ... Related posts:Top 10 Reasons Your Worship Service Ends At 2:30PMWhat Will You Preach Three Weeks From Now?Prayer and the Pulpit<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/Ogta6hohlRM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/top-10-reasons-why-you-dont-know-what-you-will-preach-tomorrow/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/top-10-reasons-why-you-dont-know-what-you-will-preach-tomorrow</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Preaching Is Not Your Only Job</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/z9LBfROOxM4/preaching-is-not-your-only-job</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-is-not-your-only-job#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/?p=3848</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all bring to our reading certain presuppositions. It is always interesting when a pastor comes to SoulPreaching.Com and subtly accuses us of assuming that preaching is all there is to the pastor&#8217;s vocation. To ... No related posts.<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/z9LBfROOxM4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-is-not-your-only-job/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/preaching-is-not-your-only-job</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Is Your Mouth Open? Preachers and Proclamation</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/LYaXKUtEe2I/voicesilent</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/voicesilent#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:08:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Black Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preaching Methods]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/voicesilent</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[H. Beecher Hicks in the second chapter of his book Preaching Through a Storm has a sermon entitled How to Silence a Preacher; or, Shut Your Mouth!. Rev. Hicks preached this sermon at the ordination ... Related posts:Should You Imitate Other Preachers?Preachers must Protect the VoiceWhy Preachers Should Listen to Other Preachers<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~4/LYaXKUtEe2I" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.soulpreaching.com/voicesilent/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.soulpreaching.com/voicesilent</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Practicing Preaching – Lessons from the Trumpet</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoulPreaching/~3/B89WAQpQa3w/practicing-preaching-lessons-from-the-trumpet</link> <comments>http://www.soulpreaching.com/practicing-preaching-lessons-from-the-trumpet#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sherman Haywood Cox II</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Homiletic Theory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fundamentals of Preaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice sermon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practicing preaching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practicing the trumpet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sermonic presentation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.soulpreaching.com/practicing-preaching-lessons-from-the-trumpet</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well I spent a significant amount of time practicing the fundamentals of music. I played many scales and arpeggios (chords). I turned them into patterns and exercises. I played major and minor scales. I played them from memory as well as sight read the scales and patterns. I would play many different patterns and piece them together in different ways. I played them high, play them low, play them...<br/>
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