This list is from a longer post, but seems to sum up a lot of concerns I hear around our denomination in Australia. And some of them strike a bit painfully close to home. (For me, points 1, 6 and 7, particularly.) We want minds informed and hearts set on fire. Both/and, nor either/or. Primary …
David Cook speaks about preaching from John’s Gospel. Topics covered include preaching that both evangelises and informs, textual expository preaching, how and when to focus on evangelistic aspects of the text, and more. David concludes speaking about the heart-warming encouragement congregations of Christians receive when they sit under preaching that has an evangelistic focus. From …
These all are familiar, though 2, 4, 6 and 10 resonate with me particularly at the moment. Kevin DeYoung via Justin Taylor (where there’s a long video about these) Beware of preaching all your battles from seminary. Be careful with offhanded comments. Be yourself. Remember there are different kinds of people listening. Don’t let personal …
Jay Adams writes about the skill of picturing truth in sermons, and why contemporary congregations need more help in this regard than their predecessors. …let me stress the importance of working harder than ever at learning how to picture truth. In biblical times, the listeners’ imaginations were much more highly trained than the average listener’s …
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