Preachers should take more satisfaction from their sermons being a means of change in people’s lives rather than people simply being able to remember their detail. Now this shouldn’t be seen as an either/or situation. Hopefully we’re striving for a both/and. But pastors should be more encouraged about the steady growth of a local church …

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A fifteen minute video interview with Sidney Greidanus sponsored by the publishers of his latest book, Preaching Christ From Daniel. Greidanus’ efforts to focus on Jesus and not allow moralising to take the hearers away from the Gospel implicit in Old Testament passages are worthy of returning to again and again. His comment on this …

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Gary Millar, principal of QTC provides an excerpt from his and Phil Campbell’s forthcoming book on preaching at The Gospel Coalition. He makes a convicting observation that the essential element of prayer is often neglected in sermon preparation. His suggested remedy? That preachers resolve to pray in preparation and that congregations resolve to pray for …

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Nathan has been posting about Gary Millar and Phil Campbell’s soon to be released Saving Eutychus. You can read his introduction here, and his review here. The book has a mini website as well where you can read more about the authors, see some sample chapters and find out a bit more in general. Here’s …

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