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Where's the Arc?
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
says that a sermon should not be just a collection of wisdom but should offer an arc or pattern to help people "make sense of the world, of God, and of themselves."
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Preaching,
Parables,
Story
So This Guy Walks Into a Bar....
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
says that humor can be useful in sermons, for maintaining attention, aiding memory, and dispelling anxiety and awkwardness. But humor must not be used to feed the ego of the preacher.
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Humor,
Creativity,
Anxiety,
Preaching
Knuckleballing Children’s Sermons
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
recommends flexibility in preparation and delivery of children's sermons. "The one thing you can depend on…is that there is nothing you can depend on."
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Children's Sermon
Brought to You by the Letter "O"
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Nathan Aaseng
considers the "O" often used when addressing God in prayer (as in "O, God"), and reflects on what it means to approach God in a respectful manner.
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Prayer,
Names Of God,
Reverence
The Dark Side of Proclamation
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
acknowledges his target audiences while preaching: the faithful believers and those who show up uninterested in the Gospel. To foster credibility, Aaseng speaks to an honest confession of the church’s sins.
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Humility,
Reconciliation,
Sin
Winning One for the Gipper
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
says that although preachers may dream of delivering a rhetorical masterpiece with dramatic impact, it is usually more effective to build the kingdom of God "brick by brick."
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Kingdom Of God,
Preaching,
Imagination,
Patience
Wrestling With God
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation
Nathan Aaseng
's article offers commentary on Genesis 32 showing that the wrestling match between God and Jacob doesn't lessen God's power. Rather, it shows that God, in love, gives us the wrestling time we need.
Genesis 32:22-32
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Attributes Of God,
God's Love,
Wrestle,
God's Power
The Power of Empty
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
's article says that after thoroughly preparing a sermon, a preacher should just "bring it," without being consciously concerned during the message about how it is being received.
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Ministry,
Preaching,
Pastor,
Congregation
Your Kid Did What?!
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
reflects on the value of using stories in sermons, and the advantages and cautions of using stories about oneself or one's family.
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Family,
Preaching,
Homiletics,
Experience
Fear Factor in Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
writes on fear and confidence when it comes to preaching. Confidence has to do with faith. Fear has to do with humility.
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Preaching,
Confidence,
Fear,
Faith
Bad to the Bone
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
's article explores the fine line between engaging culture and selling out to it. If it makes the Gospel come alive? That's contextualization.
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Culture,
Contextualization,
Popularity
Stalking the Wild Idea (Part 2)
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
discusses four strategies for preaching in fresh ways: harvest what's in the air, mine your experience, create a chain reaction of questions, and put things where they don't belong.
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Preaching
An Excellent Rant
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
says that it may be appropriate at times to preach in a way that makes listeners uncomfortable, but preachers are never justified in ranting at a congregation just to make themselves feel good.
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Truth,
Preaching,
Prophecy,
Anger
Shakedown Sunday
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Nathan Aaseng
discusses the difference between stewardship and fundraising. "A congregation that truly believes in the message of Jesus Christ will not have to be badgered or guilted or manipulated into giving" (Matthew 6:19-21).
Matthew 6:19-21
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Stewardship,
Offering,
Giving
Packers, Cowboys, and the Power of Hate
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
In view of the motivating power of hate,
Nathan Aaseng
struggles with how to preach the power of God's love. He concludes that based on God's power, "love is the greatest power in the universe."
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God's Love,
Hatred,
Divisions
The Night Sky At Christmas
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation
In this article on Psalm 88,
Nathan Aaseng
reflects on the experience of leading a "Blue Christmas" service and what it reveals: "God shines most intensely against the backdrop of the darkness of our world."
Psalm 88
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Love,
Sorrow,
Grief,
Darkness
Stewardship Refund
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation
In this sermon starter for Exodus 35,
Nathan Aaseng
suggest a sermon on stewardship, saying that giving comes when your heart is stirred, when you recognize that God is working in you to do something dynamic.
Exodus 35
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Stewardship,
Gratitude,
Giving
The Law of Grace
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Sermon Preparation
In this article,
Nathan Aaseng
considers the relationship between law and gospel, emphasizing that both reflect the love of God and both exist to cultivate God's love in humanity.
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God's Grace,
God's Love,
Law,
Salvation
Flags and Greeting Cards
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
This article by
Nathan Aaseng
questions where secular holidays, such as Mother's Day or Independence Day, fit into our corporate worship. He suggests that our worship, our proclamation, and our priorities be Bible-based, rather than Hallmark-driven.
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Flag,
Holiday,
Honor,
Mother's Day
Self-Plagiarism
Nathan Aaseng
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Working Preacher
Article about Preaching
Arguing that there are occasions in which it is appropriate to "recycle" sermons, this article by
Nathan Aaseng
discusses how to adapt older sermons to meet a congregation's current context.
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Preaching,
Homiletics,
Lectionary,
Culture
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