Preaching

3 Reasons You Should Preach through 1 & 2 Samuel

By Allen Duty | 07.27.2018

These books help readers understand why Israel transitioned to a monarchy, how that monarchy succeeded and failed, and how that monarchy ultimately points to Jesus, who will rule one day with love and justice forever.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Ruth

By Jonathan Rourke | 07.20.2018

There are dozens of reasons to preach through Ruth, but I’ll limit it to four.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Judges

By Josh Vincent | 07.12.2018

Judges is the darkest book in the Old Testament. So why should you preach through it for your people?

3 Reasons You Should Preach through Joshua

By Clift Barnes | 07.05.2018

The book of Joshua doesn’t receive the attention it deserves.

3 Reasons You Should Preach through Deuteronomy

By Jeff Mooney | 06.28.2018

The book of Deuteronomy portrays God as King and reveals the way his people should live in covenant with him.

6 Reasons You Should Preach Through Numbers

By C. W. Faulkner | 06.22.2018

The book of Numbers teaches us that when God is with his people, the only thing they need to fear is their own sin.

5 Reasons You Should Preach through Leviticus

By Juan Sanchez | 06.14.2018

How can a holy God relate to sinful people? Leviticus provides us an answer to that question.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Exodus

By Bobby Jamieson | 06.07.2018

Exodus proclaims God’s great act of delivering his people from bondage, gifting them his law, and inviting them into intimate fellowship with himself.

4 Reasons You Should Preach Through Genesis

By Erik Raymond | 05.31.2018

Genesis tells the story of a God who creates everything out of nothing in order to bless his people and glorify himself.

Episode 52: On the Sufficiency of Scripture

Episode 52: On the Sufficiency of Scripture

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.15.2018

What do we mean when we say that Scripture is “sufficient”? Does the sufficiency of Scripture have anything to do with pastoral ministry? Does it shackle pastors or does it provide them reassurance?

Expositional Sermons Are a Picture of Salvation

Expositional Sermons Are a Picture of Salvation

By Mark Dever | 04.25.2018

A day is coming when faith will give way to sight, and sermons will be no more. But now, we’re in a different time. Now, we still need to hear God’s Word spoken to us.

The Dangerous Allure of Being a Cultural Warrior

By Brian Davis | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018

Our cultural engagement should always advertise our true hope. Just as we are not of this world, our hope is not of this world—nor is it dependent on this world’s acceptance.

Churches Should Say Neither Too Little Nor Too Much

By Matthew Arbo | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018

The prophetic nature of the church is to live and speak as a people unembarrassed by the power of the gospel.

Lessons from the Worst Sermon I Ever Heard

By Mike McKinley | 04.16.2018

We regularly need to bring biblical theology to bear on our ministry in order to understand and accurately communicate the message of whatever text we’re teaching.

Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever talk about Celebrity Pastors

Episode 47: On T4G and Celebrity Pastors

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.10.2018

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the sixth Together for the Gospel conference. Does this conference exacerbate the problem of celebrity pastors, especially as articulated recently on TGC by Andy Crouch?