“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.” –Charles Spurgeon: Lectures To My Students
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding— The teaching suggestions in this article for better understanding should have some preaching applications. The Importance of Persuasive Preaching— One of the preacher’s jobs is to persuade people away from worldly ways of thinking toward a biblical worldview. We are called to convince people that what the Bible says …
Six Keys to Disciple-Making in the Local Church— Thom Rainer offers some helpful instruction on this essential activity within the church. Ann Coulter and our Mission— Russ Moore posted this last week, but if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to read it. Christians are more than culture warriors. Ann Coulter is not our …
Homosexuality, Divorce, and the Biblical Family— We are losing the conversation on homosexuality and we are losing our opportunity to speak into the lives of those who struggle with this sin. We are losing it, in large part, because we have unbiblically identified homosexuality as the only sin affecting the health of marriage in our culture …
Much is made about the prevalence of young adults leaving the church after they finish high school. We have a right to be concerned, but more than concerned, we have a responsibility to fight the trend. Certainly much of the fight needs to take place long before graduation. Some research over the years has suggested …
Twins Add Undrafted Pitching Prospect With 100-mph Fastball— You can’t help but pull for this guy. He has gone from truck driver to MLB pitcher nearly overnight. 9 Things You Should Know About Hamas— The ultimate military goal of Hamas is genocide of the Jewish people. As stated in their charter: “Hamas has been looking …
Feelings are Real, but they are Not Always the Truth— I love this. Every believer should share this. Feelings are real but they are not necessarily the truth. Feelings are a poor barometer of the truth. We walk by faith and not by feelings. Is It Arrogant to Tell Other Christians to Imitate Your Example?— Here …
I’m preaching on Spiritual Warfare right now and using Russell Moore’s Tempted and Tried as a regular source of illustrations and insight. In the chapter, “Free Falling” about Jesus’ temptation to throw himself off of the temple, Moore writes that Jesus was tempted to prove who he was to Satan and to demand proof from God that he …