2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. Paul sensed a great opposition to his ministry through those whom he classified as unreasonable and…
Category: <span>Education</span>
One thing I like about the blogosphere is being able to find multiple articles that are interesting quickly. Today, I decided to link to some interesting stories or articles. RC Sproul on Creation R.C. Sproul is a leading Reformed author and preacher and I often wondered what his views on a literal 6-day Creation were (Some reformed guys are not…
The Lord has used some people recently in my life to teach me about priorities. I am not talking about priorities when it comes to human beings, but rather priorities as a minister of the Word of God, a preacher, if you will. These are not new things, just things that I need to put in remembrance. 1. My personal…
It doesn’t matter which side of the political spectrum one falls upon, there is certainly some who are willing to hack up God’s most holy Word, run it through the grid of what they think it should say, and then publish it for all to cringe over. See the latest in attacking the authority and inerrancy of God’s Divine Word.…
In the previous post, I said that this one would be practical concerning the presentation of exposition. I am going to deviate a little bit here because I think that I missed an important point concerning why we should be committed to exposition as undershepherds, and why the people of God’s pasture should desire and demand expositional preaching. Need for…
Preaching an expositional sermon is a lot different than studying for one. A lot of times, I can know what the text says and have discovered great implications (at least I think they are great because they have encouraged and/or convicted me); but struggle with how to present the text in such a way that is meaningful and understandable for…
Preparing to preach an expositional sermon on the Lord’s Day is nothing to be taken lightly. Then again, it is not just for pastors to be expositional. We should be expositional in our devotions, our Sunday School lessons, our evangelism, and every time we open the Word of God. Therefore, exposition is not just for pastors, but I believe that…
Expositional Preaching is the simplest form of preaching, yet one of the most arduous tasks for the pastor. Basically, exposition consists of explaining the meaning of a specific Biblical text and showing the spiritual implications that the text has on the listener’s lives. Exposition is simple in that the main idea of the sermon is nothing more or less than…
“Christian theology differs from every other branch of knowledge, by being the outcome of divine revelation. Consequently the interpretation of Scripture is the very first work of the theologian. When man constructs a system of philosophy, he must look into his own mind for the data; but when he constructs the Christian system he must look in the Bible for…
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