How Psalm 113 Changed My Life
By Rosaria Butterfield | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019How could a smart woman like me turn away from the work the Lord had already prepared for me? Isn’t it sinful not to use my gifts?
3 Reasons You Should Preach through Galatians
By Clint Humfrey | 12.06.2019Many churches build up structures around the gospel that end up undermining the foundations of the gospel itself. If your church needs a major doctrinal cleanup, or if you’re concerned about a cracking foundation, Galatians can be the cautionary tale which your church needs to hear.
Don’t Preach a “Synagogue Sermon”
By Mike McKinley | 12.04.2019Mike McKinley explains why every sermon should proclaim Christ.
Giving Thanks for Jesus’s Gifts
By David Schrock | 11.28.2019In Paul’s letters to the churches, we find a peculiar focus on giving thanks for the people whom Christ has given us in our local churches.
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?
Nominal Christianity—Not Complementarianism—Leads to Abuse
By Caleb Morell | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 11.22.2019Conservative views on marriage and family are not sufficient in and of themselves to create healthy families and marriages. Church participation and membership make a huge difference.
What Does It Mean to Be “Gospel-Centered”?
By Brian Davis | 11.20.2019One of the most common phrases in recent years is “gospel-centered.” But what does it phrase actually mean?
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.
10 Reasons Why You Should Preach through Romans
By Bob Johnson | 10.25.2019John Piper waited until the end of his pastoral ministry before he preached through Romans. I didn’t have that much wisdom, so I dove in.
What’s the Biblical Understanding of Conversion?
By Nathan Malpass | 10.23.2019It’s one thing to *say* that God is totally sovereign in salvation. But it’s another thing entirely to let that conviction shape and constrain how your church actually does ministry.
Episode 101: On Conversion (with Michael Lawrence)
By J. Leeman, M. Lawrence | 10.22.2019Your doctrine of conversion will affect your understanding of what a local church should be.
Content Isn’t Everything — Or, Some Help for the Boring Bible Teacher
By Jamie Dunlop | 10.21.2019Here are three reasons why content isn’t everything—and four strategies to avoid boring teaching
Preparing Your People for Promised Suffering
By John Onwuchekwa | 10.10.2019John Onwuchekwa describes the suffering his church went through—how he tried to prepare them for it, and how he wishes he’d prepared better.
6 Reasons You Should Preach through Acts
By Jeramie Rinne | 10.07.2019The book of Acts is the narrative of how God’s end-times promises have begun to be fulfilled by the risen Lord Jesus through the Spirit-empowered apostolic preaching of the gospel to all people and the establishing of local churches.
Two Kinds of Sermons that Seem Expositional But Really Aren’t
By M. T. Martens, T. D. Martens | 09.27.2019Too many sermons focus on the biblical text, but fail to exposit the main point of the scriptural passage under consideration.
