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Preaching

What Black and White Preachers Can Learn From Each Other

January 21, 2009

The following is an old but very important blog post on preaching that you should read carefully and prayerfully. “Black preaching” is stereotypically thought to be emotional, even cathartic, rhythmic, centered on suffering and celebration, and ultimately doctrinally shallow. “White preaching” is thought to be (stereotypically) largely the reverse: doctrinal, cold, intellectual, etc. . . [...]

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MLJ on the Spirit’s Direction of a Preacher

January 19, 2009

You can call this what you will, but I would call it a prophecy. Certainly it seems like a communication from the Holy Spirit today. It might be enough to have got the Doctor thrown out of some churches… “..one morning while dressing, quite suddenly and in an overwhelming manner, it seemed to me that [...]

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John Stott on Conclusions that Count in Sermons

January 16, 2009

John Stott was a master of preaching. Here is what he believes on preaching for a response. You can read more here. “The conclusion should not merely recapitulate your sermon—it should apply it. Obviously, you should be applying all along, but you should keep something for the end which will prevail upon your people to [...]

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Steve Lawson on the Dangers Facing the Church

January 14, 2009

This quote is from Steve Lawson: “Two deadly dangers face the church as it advances into the 21st century.The first threat is the wholesale devaluing of preaching itself. In this paradigm shift, biblical preaching is being displaced by other things. Exposition is being replaced by entertainment; theology for theatrics; [the] unfolding drama of redemption is [...]

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MLJ – What is the Greatest Need of the Church?

January 12, 2009

“The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and most urgent need in the Church, it is obviously the greatest need of the world also.” Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers, p. 9 Read more . . .

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John Piper on Exultation in Preaching

January 9, 2009

This from John Piper: “God exists to be worshipped—to be admired and treasured and desired and praised. Therefore, the Word of God is written primarily to produce worship. This means that if that Word is handled like a hot-dish recipe or a repair manual, it is mishandled. And the people will suffer. The Truth of [...]

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The Integrity of the Word of God

January 7, 2009

As a scientist, I have been raised with the idea that there is, indeed, such a thing as absolute truth. Either something has mass or it doesn’t. Either I will fall down because of gravity or float because I am in space. How can theology be any different? Give me someone who absolutely rejects the [...]

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Four Dangers of Preaching Slowly Through a Book of the Bible

January 5, 2009

I should say up front that this is an illusion. I may seem to be back from my blogging break over Christmas and the New Year, but the truth is, I am not. I need all my spare time at the moment to work on my book. So I’m planning to share some extracts from [...]

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Spurgeon – Conviction of Sin Essential for Salvation

October 9, 2008

I wonder—when was the last time you heard another Christian preach or speak about conviction of sin? When was the last time you saw someone on the brink of salvation in tears of anxiety and burden because of a distinct awareness of their sinfulness? It seems to me that true conviction is not present as [...]

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Spurgeon – Conversions are God’s Stamp of Approval on Preaching

October 4, 2008

I’ve been sharing a number of quotes from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner. Today I thought I’d share one which is quite striking. It argues that since conversion is a miracle, it is by a trail of such miracles we can know if someone is called to preach. “A new and heavenly mind must be created [...]

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Is Man Bipartate or Tripartate?

October 2, 2008

One of the interesting controversies of theology is the nature of man. Many assume we are tripartate — body, soul, and spirit. Others argue strongly that Scripture suggests we only have two parts — body and soul/spirit. In today’s quote from Spurgeon, he seems to suggest we have two parts before salvation and three parts [...]

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Spurgeon on Preaching to Stir Emotions

September 30, 2008

I have been quoting from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner a fair bit lately. He is like a breath of fresh air. O for God to raise an army of preachers who truly understand the point he makes in the following quote: “… to win a soul, it is necessary, not only to instruct our hearer, [...]

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Hear Tim Keller in the UK

September 13, 2008

Tim Keller will be speaking in the UK twice in the next few months. I received the following information from Oak Hill College which will be hosting him. I understand that he will also speak for Newfrontiers on the second trip. To book, click here. Two conferences with Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, [...]

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Spurgeon on Church Statistics

September 6, 2008

Spurgeon’s book, The Soul Winner, is the kind of book you really need to read several times over the course of your life. I decided to dip into it once more over the summer, and read just the first chapter. It’s a book I have recommended previously. I found the following quote which is interesting. [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 13 and 14

August 27, 2008

In 14th place on the list of most read posts here on the blog during the first half of 2008 is my series on the Together On A Mission 2008 conference. In the 13th most read post, I asked about favorite preachers. I gave my own answers back in 2005. There are no prizes for [...]

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DWELL – Mark Driscoll on Preaching Christ

August 17, 2008

Thanks to my friends at Acts 29 I’m able to share some sessions with you from the Dwell London conference. This is a talk Mark Driscoll gave on how to preach Christ from the entire Bible. You can download the audio, read my notes below, or watch the video right here: No one has a [...]

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INTERVIEW – John Piper on Other Preachers and His Call to Ministry

July 1, 2008

Today I wrap up my interview with John Piper in this last segment. It is based on the video version of the interview, which can be viewed here. John talks about preachers he listens to and describes the circumtances which led him to the pastorate of Bethlehem Baptist Church. The three previous parts to the [...]

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INTERVIEW – John Piper on Passionate Preaching

June 29, 2008

Yesterday we began sharing the transcript of my interview with John Piper at New Word Alive. Today we continue with John Piper talking about passionate preaching. The video of today’s segment can be seen here. AdrianPeople do talk about you, John, as having a real sort of passion about you. It’s almost like a zeal, [...]

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VIDEO – Ed Stetzer Interview – Missional Preaching

June 19, 2008

In this section of our interview I begin by asking Ed if he thinks there is a particular type of preaching that is missional.

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Tim Keller on Effective Ministry

June 8, 2008

UPDATEThe Dwell Conference talks are now online, and you can download them. I love the people at Resurgence. They keep sharing more and more video and audio—all for free. After my pastor, Tope, reported his experience in New York I wanted to watch some Tim Keller as, bizarrely, I hadn’t yet listened to him or [...]

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