A while ago I wrote a post on funerals which some people found helpful. Harry Reeder (Embers To A Flame, Briarwood Presbyterian Church USA) offers these extended thoughts on his blog about the opportunity to offer the Gospel through funerals, whether for those who did not profess faith in Christ or those who did: Interestingly, …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 89 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching, of the Word, an effectual means of convincing and converting sinners, and of building them up in holiness and comfort, through faith, unto …
Two articles on preaching. The first, by Talbot School of Theology New Testament professor Clint Arnold offers seven reasons in support of sequential expository preaching. (Preaching through a book of the Bible, one section at a time.) Here’s the reasons, explanatory detail is in the article. It is the best way to feed the sheep …
Eric McKiddie’s Pastoralised blog continues to provide interesting content. Here he identifies four stylistic habits of Tim Keller’s preaching and commend them as worthy of emulation. 1. Provide a road map for your sermon. I’ve sometimes heard Keller briefly list his points at the beginning of his sermon. It’s kinda like when you scan through …
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