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Every Week I Preach My Guts out and . . . Nothing Changes
We want God to set off fireworks, but he‘s more interested in farming.
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Scattered, Smothered, and Covered: How (Not) to Use Systematics in Your Sermon
Don’t "Waffle House" your preaching text.
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Stuck in an Old Testament Text?
Every preacher has been there. You’ve been studying for hours, but you’re stuck in an Old Testament text. You can’t figure out how to get to Christ. What do you do?
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How (Not) to Preach the Pentateuch
If you’ve ever preached from any of these books, you know they can be challenging. What follows are five pitfalls to avoid.
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Mailbag #80: Should Pastors Discuss Past Sins? . . . Should Believers Ever Abstain from Communion? . . . Conducting Membership Interviews for Single Women
— How much should a pastor share about past sins? — When should believer's abstain from the Lord's Supper? — Should women do membership interviews for single women?
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Three Reasons You Should Preach Through the Psalms
It’s been said that all of life with God is expressed in the Psalms. That’s true, and your people need the comprehensive discipleship course found in this book. Our own souls need it, too.
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A Gospel-Centered Sermon is a Gospel-Shining Sermon
What exactly does "gospel-centered" mean in expositional preaching?
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Does the Old Testament Really Point to Jesus?
A Concise Guide to Finding Jesus in the Old Testament Can we see Jesus in the first 39 books of Scripture? While Christians believe the entire Bible points to Jesus as the Messiah, many have trouble identifying him in the Old Testament because he’s never mentioned by name. In this addition to the Church Questions series, David […]
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Book Review: The Imperative of Preaching, by John Carrick
If you love biblical theology, if preaching in light of redemptive history is your jet fuel, if the gospel is life to you and not just a trendy buzzword, then you really need to read this book.
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Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved
From the miracles of the Gospels to the teachings of the Epistles, the New Testament is saturated with the saving work of Jesus Christ. But where is he in the poetry, prophets, and history of the Old Testament? Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved is a practical handbook for preaching Christ from the Old […]
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Why Must We Preach Expositionally?
In light of what Scripture says about preachers and preaching, who would want to argue that an expository approach to preaching is anything less than a necessity?
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Moving Toward Meaningful Membership
Hebrews 13:17 haunts me.