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How the greats preached.

We studied the actual sermons of 87 great preachers, from the early church to the pastors filling arenas today. Each post shows how one of them built a sermon, and links to a free guide with his ten steps and a fill-in outline.

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The early church

From the apostles’ students to Rome at the end of the ancient world.

Clement of RomeHow he preached →PolycarpHow he preached →TertullianHow he preached →OrigenHow he preached →Gregory of NazianzusHow he preached →Ambrose of MilanHow he preached →John ChrysostomHow he preached →JeromeHow he preached →Augustine of HippoHow he preached →Gregory the GreatHow he preached →

Medieval, Reformation and Puritan

Street preaching, one verse as the outline, and whole books preached straight through.

Bernard of ClairvauxHow he preached →Francis of AssisiHow he preached →Thomas AquinasHow he preached →Martin LutherHow he preached →John CalvinHow he preached →John KnoxHow he preached →Samuel RutherfordHow he preached →Richard BaxterHow he preached →Matthew HenryHow he preached →

Revival and awakening

Plain truth in open fields, preached for a verdict.

John WesleyHow he preached →Jonathan EdwardsHow he preached →George WhitefieldHow he preached →Charles FinneyHow he preached →

The great modern pulpits

Headings people remember, logic on fire, and preaching through two world wars.

Charles SpurgeonHow he preached →D.L. MoodyHow he preached →Billy SundayHow he preached →Oswald ChambersHow he preached →A.W. TozerHow he preached →C.S. LewisHow he preached →Martyn Lloyd-JonesHow he preached →Dietrich BonhoefferHow he preached →Leonard RavenhillHow he preached →Derek PrinceHow he preached →

Crusades and the mid-century pulpit

The whoop, the invitation, and expositors who trained a generation.

C.L. FranklinHow he preached →Oral RobertsHow he preached →Gardner C. TaylorHow he preached →Billy GrahamHow he preached →John StottHow he preached →J.I. PackerHow he preached →

Radio, TV and renewal

Sunday sermons on radio, TV and tape, and the charismatic renewal.

Adrian RogersHow he preached →Charles StanleyHow he preached →Eugene PetersonHow he preached →Jerry FalwellHow he preached →E.V. HillHow he preached →Jack HayfordHow he preached →John WimberHow he preached →Chuck SwindollHow he preaches →R.T. KendallHow he preaches →Ed Young Sr.How he preaches →R.C. SproulHow he preached →G.E. PattersonHow he preached →John MacArthurHow he preached →Reinhard BonnkeHow he preached →D.A. CarsonHow he preaches →

Cities, seekers and stadiums

Preaching for people who didn’t grow up in church, from Manhattan to the stadium.

Tim KellerHow he preached →Larry OsborneHow he preaches →Greg LaurieHow he preaches →Rick WarrenHow he preaches →Brian HoustonHow he preaches →Max LucadoHow he preaches →T.D. JakesHow he preaches →Andy StanleyHow he preaches →Louie GiglioHow he preaches →John BevereHow he preaches →Ed Young Jr.How he preaches →

Preaching today

The pastors filling rooms, campuses and screens right now.

Chris HodgesHow he preaches →Jentezen FranklinHow he preaches →Craig GroeschelHow he preaches →Francis ChanHow he preaches →Voddie BauchamHow he preached →Mark DriscollHow he preaches →Mar Mari EmmanuelHow he preaches →Joby MartinHow he preaches →Matt ChandlerHow he preaches →Mike SchmitzHow he preaches →

The streaming generation

Younger pulpits built for livestreams, podcasts and young adults.

Jon TysonHow he preaches →Michael KoulianosHow he preaches →Mark ClarkHow he preaches →JP PokludaHow he preaches →Robert MaduHow he preaches →Josh HowertonHow he preaches →Steven FurtickHow he preaches →John Mark ComerHow he preaches →Russell JohnsonHow he preaches →Philip Anthony MitchellHow he preaches →Rich Wilkerson Jr.How he preaches →Jonny ArdavanisHow he preaches →