Is the 40-Minute Sermon Passé?

Some tire of listening to sermons, as though they were lectures. But a preacher is not a professor, but a herald of God, proclaiming the good news to the church.

An episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, hosted by John Piper, titled "Is the 40-Minute Sermon Passé?" was published on June 24, 2013 and runs 6 minutes.

June 24, 2013 ·6m · Ask Pastor John

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Some tire of listening to sermons, as though they were lectures. But a preacher is not a professor, but a herald of God, proclaiming the good news to the church.

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Some tire of listening to sermons, as though they were lectures. But a preacher is not a professor, but a herald of God, proclaiming the good news to the church.

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