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Paul admonished Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:16, to pay close attention to his life and doctrine. Pastors, we must do the same, if we are to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, and lead others to that same end. Tim Keller and David Powlison have written a very helpful tool, entitled, “Pastor Self-Evaluation Questionnaire” for …
Robert Smith, author of Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life, was recently interviewed by Preaching Magazine. In the interview, Dr. Smith speaks about how in his book, he describes the task of the preacher by using the metaphor of the exegetical escort and the doxological dancer. “The exegetical escort has to do with substance; …
Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger has compiled his list of the Top 10 books published in Biblical and Theological for 2008. Crossway’s Suffering and the Goodness of God, edited by Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson, which we reviewed earlier this week, came in at # 9. See the entire list of recommendations at Dr.Köstenberger’s website: Biblical Foundations.
Mark Dever on the Gospel. Good news indeed!
“All Christian preaching springs from the truth that God has spoken in word and deed, and that He has chosen human vessels to bear witness to Himself and His gospel. We speak because we cannot be silent. We speak because God has spoken.” -R. Albert Mohler, Jr., He Is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World (Chicago, …
As Charles Spurgeon said, we must “lie a-soak,” and bathe in the text that we are studying. Only after we have first bathed in the text ourselves, should we then seek help from a commentary. Commentaries are helpful tools to aid our study of Scripture, as well as the preparation of preaching and teaching. However, …
“I always find I can preach best when I can manage to lie a-soak in my text. I like to get a text, and find out its meaning and bearings, and so on; and then, after I have bathed in it, I delight to lie down in it, and let it soak into me. It …
Biographical works should be included in any pastor’s library. By witnessing the work of God in the lives of those who have gone before us, we gain humility for our hearts and encouragement for our work. The armies of the Lamb: The spirituality of Andrew Fuller, edited and introduced by Michael A.G. Haykin, is …
“A good preacher should have these properties and virtues: first to teach systematically; secondly, he should have a ready wit; thirdly, he should be eloquent; fourthly, he should have a good voice; fifthly, a good memory; sixthly, he should know when to make an end; seventhly, he should be sure of his doctrine; eighthly, he …
Today, many Americans will be celebrating Halloween. However, October 31st is significant to Christians for another reason. This is the date that we look back to as the official beginning of the Protestant Reformation. For many centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had grown corrupt, and began to elevate church traditions as an authority over and above the Word …