Proclaimer Blog
In good company and the tone of the text
There's a really very helpful post by Piper here on the preacher's tone and its connection to the text. Well worth a couple of minutes of your time. I notice too that Piper manages to group together Jesus, Paul, John Stott and our own RCL in the same breath….wonderful! I'm not sure (in fact I am sure) the latter two are not deserving of that company – but his point is well made.
So I ask again: What tone should you aim at in preaching?
My answer is: Pursue the tone of the text. But let it be informed, not muted, by the tonal balance of Jesus and the apostles and by the gospel of grace.
Go read his ten tips.