A helpful observation that provides and insight when approaching Old Testament texts in order to teach them to disciples of Jesus. The children of the covenants, both old and new, tend to forget. Jeffrey D Arthurs, Preaching As Reminding, IVP, 2017, pg 30. They’re good questions to ask of the text: “What were the people …
Jeffrey Arthur grounds preaching as proclamation about the memory of the God who remembers his people and forgets their sins, because those people are inclined to forget about the grace of God and focus on their sin. As practical theology, preaching as reminding is built on theology proper — the character and actions of God. …
This is part of a podcast featuring Bryan Chapell, preacher and teacher of preachers. In this question he’s asked about Jesus and preaching from Old Testament texts. His answer, of course, is applicable to the whole Bible, and how preachers apply the texts from which they’re preaching. Question: And you have decades of experience preaching, …
Sometimes sermons can be all push and no pull. The facts are communicated as information – perhaps all imperatives, but preaching illustrates and seeks to draw – something of a winsome invitation. Bible preaching does both: instructs and invites. This is when news becomes good news. Saw this précis of movie that reminded me of …
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