Through his careful research and later book, The Shape of Faith To Come, Brad Waggoner and his research team identified daily Bible study as the number one indicator of Christian maturity. If you want to grow in Christ, it seems, the best way to do that is to spend time with him in his Word. Paul admonished …
I don’t know Andy Schmidt, but I think I like him already. here’s a quote from his recent article, Platt Wasn’t Enough For My Church: Are Piper, Chan, and Platt better preachers than me? Yes! By far! Can they preach the gospel better than me? Probably. However, those faithful men know and care for their …
A few quotes from John Broadus for your Monday: “In every age of Christianity, since John the Baptist drew crowds into the desert, there has been no great religious movement, no restoration of Scripture truth, and reanimation of genuine piety, without new power in preaching, both as cause and as effect.” “Brethren, we must preach …
I recently had a conversation with a pastor who has lost about fifty pounds. In addition to saying how much better he felt, he talked about how some people seemed to engage with his preaching now who had not done so before. Now, for some of you that may seem a bit shallow, and to …
Augustine on biblical interpretation from On Christian Teaching. The most expert investigator of divine scriptures will be eh person who, first, has read them all and has a good knowledge–a reading knowledge, a least, if not yet a complete understanding–of those pronounced canonical…. The first rule in this laborious task, is, as I have said, …
Christian preachers, more than all others, should know that people are starving for God. If anyone in all the world should be able to say, “I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory,” it is the herald of God. Who but preachers will look out over the wasteland of secular …
Friday night, I took my family to see the Atlanta Braves beat the pants off of the Cubs. On that night, Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 32 games breaking an Atalanta franchise record and hit two home runs. Three other braves hit the long ball that night as well. It was a great …
Often there is a book that I haven’t read that I know I should make time for, but the fact of the matter is that there are more books that I should read than time that I can make. Recently, I made time to read Phillips Brooks’ classic on preaching, The Joy of Preaching (or …
In a recent Sunday School class, the question of whether or not God hates was raised. Certainly, the hatred of God is not a core part of the usual curriculum in our churches, but does that mean that it does not exist? The primary goal for our theology as Christians should be to be biblical, …
Preaching that Changes Lives Author: Michael Fabarez Publisher and Date: Wipf and Stock, 2005 Rank (1-10): 8 *Rank 1-10, with 1 meaning “waste of time” and 10 meaning “must read.” THESIS OF THE BOOK : To encourage and empower preachers to preach sermons that not only convey information about the Bible, but that also …