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Preaching

Free Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermon

October 27, 2011

The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Recordings Trust have made available another free sermon on their website. It is the one recording that they have of MLJ preaching from the Book of Judges – a sermon titled ‘A Right View of Life’. Click to listen to or download ‘A Right View of Life’ Also check out a previous [...]

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Ministers need to be filled with the Holy Spirit – Spurgeon

February 7, 2011

Spurgeon spent a whole sermon arguing for the desperate need of the preacher to be annointed of the Holy Spirit in order that souls may be saved. We would do well to listen and be inspired to cry out to God for greater fullness of the Spirit on our leaders: There is a necessity that [...]

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Sermon Preparation by Terry Virgo

December 6, 2010

In this segment of Terry Virgo’s video series he is asked, How long does it take him to take to prepare a sermon? His answer is illuminating and strangely encouraging given that he is such a well known and well respected preacher. It is worth watching the whole video: “The time it takes to prepare [...]

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Terry Virgo’s favorite preachers

November 16, 2010

In this installment of Terry’s video series, his son asks him which preachers have influenced him and that he listens to. His answers (with reasons) were as follows: His first Baptist pastor Lloyd-Jones “a man obviously of the word, but also a man of the Spirit.” Mark Driscolll “I am fascinated by his mind. He [...]

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How a reformed charismatic views preaching

November 12, 2010

Terry Virgo was asked in the following video “How can a preacher improve?” I will share a few highlights from this video then embed the video itself. If you haven’t been following this excellent series, I commend them to you. “One of the best ways to learn preaching is to listening to a good preacher” [...]

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Entrusted with the Gospel

October 27, 2010

Appropriately enough given what we were speaking about yesterday, this month an important new book was released by Crossway. Entrusted with the Gospel is based on expositions of 2 Timothy and has a broad range of contributors. Here is what I said about it, I encourage you to go buy a copy and read it! [...]

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Terry Virgo on the authority of Scripture and the vital place of preaching

October 26, 2010

I am really enjoying this series of videos from Terry Virgo, I encourage you to subscribe to his blog if you haven’t already. In this one, he begins to speak about his very high view of Scripture and preaching. It is prompted by the second of a series of values that have governed his work [...]

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Faith and Feelings Part Seven – How the affections of a preacher must be stirred

September 27, 2010

Today we turn to Jonathan Edwards, that master of discussing Christian experince and his concept of the affections.  We would be wrong to assume that affections are simply the emotions as the following quote makes clear.  Although this idea does include emotions, it relates to the entire inclination of our heart and wills. When thinking [...]

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A Sentence can change your life

May 30, 2010

This post will explain why I am so keen to invite you to join us to hear John Piper live on 26th and/or 27th June, especially if you are already a leader or are thinking that God might be calling you to some leadership role in the church. The reason is very simple:  A single [...]

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Preaching and teaching tips for an Easter sermon

March 29, 2010

Mark Driscoll shares the following 6 Preaching & Teaching Tips for Easter | TheResurgence. He urges Christians to bring their friends to church this weekend.  In the full article he makes a point which should be obvious: this Sunday you MUST speak about the resurrection.  Strangely, I have even heard reports in the past of Easter [...]

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Proclamation Trust and the Holy Spirit – EMA 2010

March 10, 2010

The Evangelical Ministry Assembly 2010 will focus on the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the preacher, with John Piper as the headline speaker and Terry Virgo also involved. Those of you who know British Church life, and particularly the history of the last few decades, will be amazed at this. To be [...]

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MLJ Monday-The Christian Life Is Not Automatic

February 15, 2010
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Lloyd-Jones makes a great point in the quote below. The only thing I would add is that many people today think that simple preaching of doctrine will automatically lead to a transformed life. Lloyd-Jones is right when he says we must be taught to think. We need practical guidance to help us apply the wondrous [...]

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My Travel Journal – Bethlehem Baptist Church

February 1, 2010
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Usually when I attend a conference, I sit through the sessions typing furiously trying to capture as much of what God is saying to us through his Word as I possibly can. This is not an easy task, but it is one I enjoy. It is something I am sure I will do many times [...]

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Jesus Wants The Battered Rose

November 16, 2009

This clip is vintage Matt Chandler, and makes me wish he put his regular sermons online in video form. It is also a passionate explanation of the gospel and what is wrong with many churches:

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Why I Shout When I Preach – Tope Koleoso

June 26, 2009

My pastor Tope Koleoso now has a Twitter page which has some fantastic things on it, including some quotes about preaching from my Liam Goligher interview. During the rest of my blog break keep an eye on Tope’s Twitter page. You may also want to follow the new Jubilee Church news/blog page and the Jubilee [...]

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Liam Goligher Video Interview

April 15, 2009

Interview With Liam Goligher from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. One of my favorite memories from this year’s New Word Alive is meeting Liam Goligher. If you only want to watch one video from the event, watch this one. I am thrilled that this is the post I am sharing with you on my sixth blog [...]

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Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Vibrant Christianity

March 23, 2009

May God grant us a revival of the kind of Christianity the Doctor is talking about here: “It is one thing to believe the truth, it is a very different thing to apply it. We did listen, and apply the truth, initially, otherwise we would not be Christians at all. But it is possible for [...]

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Preach to Change Them In Their Seats – Tim Keller

March 1, 2009

Video of this talk is now available to watch here: Tim Keller – Preaching the Gospel from Newfrontiers on Vimeo. Earlier in the week, Tim Keller spoke at a Newfrontiers event. He gave three posts, and I was there taking notes. There were over 800 people there to hear him. As usual these notes are [...]

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Ten Conclusions About Preaching

January 28, 2009

This post represents the last of my republished series on preaching, and first appeared on my blog back in March 2007. I  still will be only blogging monday-wednesday-friday the next few weeks as my book deadline approaches.  I appreciate your prayers.  Here are 10 conclusions about preaching: Expository preaching should be defined as preaching that [...]

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"Preachers Are Modern Day Prophets" – Mark Dever

January 23, 2009

“. . . expositional preachers are modern day prophets, serving merely as conduits through which the Word of God may flow into the people of God in order to do the work of God in them.” Mark Dever

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