Healthy Churches Are the Antidote to the Prosperity Gospel
By Ken Mbugua | 07.03.2019Those duped by the prosperity gospel don’t just need arguments against the texts they misunderstand. They need healthy churches that explain to them the entire revelation of God, and how that narrative is working toward something quite glorious.
Preach a Sermon, Not a Self-Help Talk
By Erik Raymond | 06.26.2019If we leave off the gospel in our sermons and only preach moral imperatives, then we reduce our message to moralism.
Book Review: To the Ends of the Earth, by Michael Haykin and C. Jeffrey Robinson Sr.
Review by Brady Bowman | 06.21.2019Read this book devotionally to stir up your own affections for missions and evangelism. Be reminded of the deep resources in the reformed tradition that can help you cultivate a heart to spread God’s glory among the nations.
Episode 92: Are Healthy Churches Enough for Today’s Problems?
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.17.2019Our world is full of problems. But what can healthy churches do about it?
Book Review: The Unsaved Christian
Review by John Power | 06.14.2019Matthew 7 reminds us of the missional urgency to reach those in our worship services who are comfortable with Christian lingo but have no understanding of the truth.
Episode 88: On the Prosperity Gospel (with Sean Demars & Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. DeMars | 05.21.2019The prosperity gospel is evil, and it’s spreading across the globe like wildfire.
Book Review: Disruptive Witness, by Alan Noble
Review by Kyle Newcomer | 05.16.2019As we fulfill the one another’s of the New Testament, the corporate life of the church is a witness that true meaning is found not in expressing yourself, but in losing your life for Christ’s sake and the gospel (Mark 8:35).
Episode 86: On What is the Gospel (with Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman | 05.07.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan sat down with Greg Gilbert—author of our book What Is the Gospel?—to chat about what is and isn’t the gospel.
Stories of Restoration after Church Discipline
By J. Kurz, J. Folmar, P. Newton | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019We asked three pastors to share a story of restoration—that is, someone who had been restored to membership after being disciplined for unrepentant sin.
5 Reasons Pastors Ought to Pray for Slow Growth
By Aaron Menikoff | 05.06.2019Smaller churches are not godlier than larger churches. I’m not calling for no growth. I’m simply going to suggest both you and your congregation will be well-served by slow and steady growth.
Episode 83: On Overcoming Fear in Personal Evangelism (with Isaac Adams)
By I. Adams, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.16.2019As Christians, we know we should share the gospel, but many of us feel discouraged—either about our lack of evangelism, or the lack of fruit from our evangelism. What can we do about this? Where can we lousy evangelists find hope?
Expositional Preaching in a Non-Literate Culture
By J. Mack Stiles | 04.10.2019Does expositional preaching work in a non-literate culture? It not only works, says Mack Stiles, it’s critical in such a culture.
If God Is Sovereign, Then Why Evangelize?
By Orlando Saer | 03.27.2019We share the gospel because we’re told to and because that’s how God works. He delights to use means—people like you and me.
Leverage Your Short-Term Mission Trips for Long-Term Goals
By Jon Deedrick | 03.11.2019Would the Apostle Paul join your short-term missions trip?
Biblical Christianity Is Better than Cross-Cultural
By Jeramie Rinne | 02.27.2019Fundamentally, biblical Christianity is not cross-cultural, but supra-cultural. It’s not about “my culture” vs. “your culture,” but the culture of the kingdom of God.
