{"id":25442,"date":"2021-11-18T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/podcasts\/series\/four-things-we-learned-about-preaching-season-finale\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:57:36","slug":"four-things-we-learned-about-preaching-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/podcasts\/monday-morning-preacher\/four-things-we-learned-about-preaching-season-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Things We Learned About Preaching: Season Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, co-hosts Matt Woodley and Kevin Miller reflect on what they learned about preaching, over the last four seasons of <em>Monday Morning Preacher<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here are the top lessons they learned in the last four years:<\/p>\n\n<p>1. Preaching the Word of God changes lives.<\/p>\n\n<p>2. Preaching is something that we never master.<\/p>\n\n<p>3. 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When you do sermon prep and preach &ndash; immerse yourself in the Bible scene.<\/p>\n\n<p>Matt said &ldquo;God uses ordinary preachers, not just the superstars, not just the people with the big platforms, not just the people with the big venues but God uses ordinary preachers, sometimes in small towns, sometimes in small places.&rdquo; Your job as a preacher is to invite people into a whole new world, the life of the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Check out what was referenced on the podcast: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/parabola.org\/2015\/12\/17\/like-snow-by-wendell-berry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Wendell Berry&rsquo;s poem &ldquo;Like Snow&rdquo;<\/a> on Parabola.org.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.preachingtoday.com\/podcasts\/monday-morning-preacher\/landing-plane-how-to-write-strong-conclusions.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">&ldquo;Stick the Landing&rdquo;<\/a> on 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