Preaching

Pastoring Amid Pandemic: Counsel from a Pastor in China
By Mark Collins | 03.18.2020We are asking that God would use what others see as a great calamity to bring about a great awakening.

Expositional Imposters (Expanded)
By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 03.09.2020Here are 12 kinds of sermons that appear to be expositional, but actually aren’t.

Book Review: Reformed Preaching, by Joel Beeke
Review by Mark Redfern | 03.05.2020Reformed Preaching offers a robust assessment of the core of biblical preaching: reaching the heart of people with the Word of God through the heart of the preacher.

5 Reasons You Should Preach through 1 Thessalonians
By Nick Gatzke | 03.02.2020First Thessalonians is immensely practical and wonderfully motivating. It paints the picture of the grandeur of God and the glory of the gospel. Your church will benefit greatly.

Brothers, Preach Your Heart Out — No Matter How Few People Are in the Room
By Tim Counts | 02.28.2020Brothers, it bears repeating because we can be so tempted to believe otherwise: the value of preaching Christ is not dependent on the number of your listeners.

4 Reasons to Preach through Colossians
By Trent Hunter | 02.21.2020Preaching through Colossians is a privilege. Here are four reasons why.

Preachers’ Talk – Episode 2: On Defining “Expositional Preaching” (with H. B. Charles)
By D. Helm, H. B. Charles, J. Meeks, K. Edward Copeland | 02.20.2020In this episode of Preachers’ Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with David Helm, Edward Copeland, and special guest H. B. Charles about expositional preaching.

5 Reasons You Should Preach through Philippians
By Paul Tautges | 01.31.2020In Philippians, the apostle demonstrates how the fullness of the believer’s joy is rooted in his relationship to Christ—in the event of justification and in the progress of sanctification.

All Christian Ministry Is Supernatural
By William Farley | 01.27.2020Paul had no illusions. He would either have a supernatural ministry or go home. He was totally dependent. There were no other options.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Ephesians
By Clint Darst | 01.10.2020In the book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul shows how the grace of God in Christ empowers the church to basic Christian living in a broken world.

Welcome Women Who Can Teach—Don’t Fear Them
By Adrienne Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Women who can teach might make you nervous for a myriad of reasons. But consider what might happen if you adopt an attitude of thankfulness rather than anxiousness.

The Conversation Behind the Conversation: How Ecclesiological Assumptions Shape Our Complementarianism
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Behind many of our complementarian debates are significant differences about how we view the church.

Should Women Teach? Thoughts on Function, Office, and 1 Timothy 2:12
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019Paul doesn’t merely say that women should not serve as elders. He also says that they should not preach and teach when the church gathers.

3 Reasons You Should Preach Through 2 Corinthians
By Travis Cardwell | 11.25.2019Our culture tells us to play to our strengths. But below the surface, the stubborn reality of our weakness remains. What will we do with it?

4 Reasons You Should Preach through 1 Corinthians
By J. Mack Stiles | 11.18.2019Let me give you four reasons why it’s worth it to preach through 1 Corinthians.