Book Review: Mere Calvinism, by Jim Orrick
Review by Mark Redfern | 05.09.2019Let Orrick’s book lead you to a place of peaceful confidence in God’s love for you in Christ and a more robust worship of the One who deserves all the credit in our salvation.
Metaphors and Membership: How Biblical Metaphors for the Church Require Church Membership
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019If you’re looking for the words “thou shalt be a church member” in Scripture, you won’t find them. But if that troubles you, let me encourage you to think a little differently about how to arrive at biblical conclusions.
Church Membership Is an Office and a Job
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019Church membership is an office, too. It’s a job that comes with authority and responsibility.
4 Reasons You Should Preach through Habakkuk
By Jason Seville | 05.03.2019You should preach through Habakkuk because of Epicurus, Luther, Leibniz, and Jesus.
Preaching from Head to Heart
By J. Beeke, P. Smalley | 04.29.2019The preaching of God’s Word aims at the transformation of the whole person, and so engages the whole person of both preacher and listener.
Book Review: Why I Love the Apostle Paul, by John Piper
Review by Nathan Loudin | 04.25.2019Piper’s example is commendable. Pastors should get to know the Bible and their authors more comprehensively. How might our ministries change if we invested ourselves so thoroughly in Peter, John, Jeremiah, and others biblical authors?
7 Reasons You Should Preach through Nahum
By Mark O’Donoghue | 04.19.2019Although it weighs in at only three chapters and punches well above its weight, Nahum ranks as one of the least preached books of the Bible. Here are seven reasons why that should change.
Preachers, Don’t Just Explain What the Text Means—Tell Us How You Got There
By Lucas O'Neill | 04.15.2019We need to explain and apply the text, but we should also demonstrate how we came to our conclusions from the text.
Book Review: Preaching that Moves People, by Yancey Arrington
Review by Adam Triplett | 04.04.2019Arrington suggests that preachers use videos, props, and interviews to make your sermons more engaging and exciting. But God’s Word alone ought to compel our listeners to respond, not gimmicks and fluff.
Mailbag #78: Can a Church Require Too Many Meetings? . . . Should the Church be Involved in a Pastor’s Decision to Leave? . . . Reformed Theology in the Church’s Teaching Ministry
By C. Humfrey, M. Livingston, S. Emadi | 03.22.2019Can a church require too many services? How can pastors shepherd their flock while transitioning out? How should pastors teach about Reformed theology?
Episode 80: On Planning Your Preaching Schedule
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.19.2019Mark plans out the preaching schedule for CHBC nearly a year in advance. But why?
When should pastors preach topical sermons?
By Juan Sanchez | 03.13.2019Expositional preaching should be the regular diet for every local church. But topical sermons have a place, too.
Book Review: The Ten Commandments, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Shane Walker | 02.28.2019If we want to love Christ as he deserves and as he desires, we will keep his commandments (John 14:15). And that means as we keep in step with the Spirit, we would do well to remember the Ten Commandments.
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.
How should churches pursue contextualization biblically?
By John Folmar | 02.22.2019The best way to contextualize is to be rigorously biblical. Because the Bible speaks transculturally, start with the Bible.
