Here's the replay of today's session on "Faithful Preaching in the Age of A.I." We cover the 7 fundamental human realities of preaching, the 5 pitfalls of misusing AI, and a way to redeem the technology for good that preserves pastoral integrity. Watch here and feel free to share: https://www.tella.tv/video/faithful-preaching-in-the-age-of-ai-e663 Thoughts? Comments? Share below!

Anyone preaching a Mother's Day-focused sermon this Sunday? What's your text?

What are you planning to preach post-Easter? Do you follow the liturgical calendar (with Ascension Day and Pentecost on the horizon, then "Ordinary Time")? If so or not, how does that affect your next series?

It's always a little concerning when I cannot verify a sermon illustration (usually something purported to be historical and true) from any source other than sermons or sermon illustration sites. Early in my preaching I was not as discerning as I am now. While brainstorming with Preach360 App/Gemini, it suggested a historical illustration that I have seen before. I couldn't find any independent verification. To its (or apparently "his") credit, I asked directly and got this response: "That is a discerning question! To be completely honest with you—as one brother to another—the Waterloo Semaphore story is largely considered an apocryphal 'preacher's story.' While it's a brilliant homiletical illustration, most historians agree that news of the victory actually reached London via a human messenger (Major Henry Percy) who traveled by carriage and boat. There was no direct semaphore line across the English Channel at that time that could have transmitted a message in that specific way." Three things can be true: 1) As communicators of Truth, we should be very discerning about everything we say, including "brilliant homiletical illustrations". You shouldn't use something if you know it to be untrue. 2) We are sometimes lazy regurgitators of untrue stories, which merely causes them to spread more. 3) If you love an illustration that you know is apocryphal and want to still use it, just say at the beginning something like: "this is probably (or is) an untrue story, but it illustrates this point..." and use it. I find it hard to do that a lot, but have done it occasionally. Other approaches or thoughts?

This is not really about preaching. Just wondered what you would do. At end of service, after giving the notices, a visitor put up her hand and asked if she could come to the front, she had something to say. Panic?! do i let her i tell her NO, if I say No what message does that give out, if I say yes, what is she going to say. I agree, she says she has a message from the Spirit for the church (more panic). The message is 'God loves you and you should pray more for your minister, (my sermon was on unity). If anyone was touched my the ministers sermon, God wants to heal where you have broken relationships. Can I pray for you minister now, God loves you' It worked out all right in the end. she felt led by the spirit to fly from London to Scotland and doesn't know why and then to come to our church. Haven't seen her again?? Thoughts?