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, …
In this post about preachers and preaching, John Chester remarks about one incredible privilege that preachers have, particularly those who are blessed to preach to congregations where they can pretty much see everyone, and who are able to be free from a manuscript long enough to observe how people are reacting to God’s Word: There …
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