People have asked me from time to time what I thought of the sermon that was given during the recent royal wedding. I have a few observations. One train of evangelical thought is that the preacher gave an introduction to the Gospel, laying down a number of threads that could later be drawn together in …
Peter Adam provides what is titled Advice To A Young Preacher, but his points are worth revisiting at any age or stage in preaching experience. This one is challenging when producing sermons in a most individualistic age and culture: Recognize that most of the Bible is actually addressed to God’s people, not to individuals. Even …
If you’re attending Christian worship expecting to learn something from the Bible, that’s a fruit of the Reformation. From Michael Reeves: By the 15th century, only a small percentage of people could expect to hear their priest preach to them regularly in their local parish church. The English reformer Hugh Latimer spoke of “strawberry parsons” …
Preaching that is full of advice about how people can live like Christians can’t transform, only preaching that points people to God’s transforming power in the person and work of Jesus Christ has the hope of change. The conclusion of an article about Luther’s theology by Phillip Cary at First Things. How we have always …
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