I understand that one sermon will be my final sermon. Our frame of mind (my frame of mind, at least) would pose a rhetorical question “What if your next sermon was your last?” History suggests the actual question is “What if your most recent sermon was your last?” An interesting article with historical notes and …
A lot of material flicks in front of my eyes day by day. The fact that I don’t share as much as I used to from all these sources indicates to me that either it’s all sort of blending into the same, or I’m desensitised to it all. Sometimes however there’s just one line in.a …
The revivalistic emphasis can result in a neglect on bringing the Bible’s teaching about the life of faith and discipleship. It is also possible to neglect the call to salvation through an unbalanced emphasis on practical aspects of Christian living. A balance is obviously called for, especially because salvation without the Lordship of Jesus is …
To impose Bible proclamation on the basis of authority or office, or using rhetorical devices to entice an audience place the focus on the speaker, not the message. Preaching remembers that the only authority the speaker has, and the only reason it should be heard, is that it wholly shares the scriptures. There is a …
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