In light of David’s posts on Preaching Christ, we must also remember to center our preaching of Christ on his cross. John Stott wrote, The fact that a cross became the Christian symbol, and that Christians stubornly refused, in spite of the ridicule, to discard it in favor of something less offensive, can have only on …
“We must throw all our strength of judgment, memory, imagination, and eloquence into the delivery of the gospel; and not give to the preaching of the cross our random thoughts while wayside topics engross our deeper meditations…whatever else you do or do not preach, be sure incessantly to bring forth the soul-saving truth of Christ …
“Our great master theme is the good news from heaven; the tidings of mercy through the atoning death of Jesus, mercy to the chief of sinners upon their believing in Jesus.” -Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2008), 83.
“This world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. …
As pastors, how can we raise the bar for biblical understanding and practice in our local churches? Collin Hansen at Christianity Today recently interviewed Pastor David Platt, to answer how he is seeing this happen in his congregation, The Church at Brook Hills, in Birmingham, AL. Concerning the problem of biblical illiteracy amongst church attendees, …
I came across this from Mark Stibbe as I was doing some research on the doctrine of adoption. What a gift it is to know that our Father loves us unconditionally and will always hold us close. I am my beloved’s and he is mine! From this time on, our sense of acceptance needs …
We have recently added some more links to our blogroll on the right hand side of our homepage. One of these is Biblicalpreaching.net. Peter Mead, who trains pastors and preachers based out of London, UK, operates the site, and describes his site as “a blog for discussing anything related to preaching. We hope to generate …
Last year, David Dockery’s book, Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal was the “must read” book for Southern Baptists. This year, Dockery is once again responsible for one of (if not the most) the most important books on published on the Southern Baptist Convention. In light of the Great Commission Resurgence and the emphasis given to young …
“Times are coming when shepherds will again say to their flock, as they have done in days gone by, ‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful …
“As a pastor, I do not think it is my job to entertain you during the last days. It is not my calling to help you have chipper feelings while the whole creation groans. My job is to put the kind of ballast in the belly of your boat so that when these waves crash …