Biblical Theology
Scattered, Smothered, and Covered: How (Not) to Use Systematics in Your Sermon
By David King | 9Marks Journal: Sound Doctrine: The Foundation for Faithful Ministry | 11.16.2021Don’t “Waffle House” your preaching text.
Why We Need Pastor-Theologians in the Church
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Sound Doctrine: The Foundation for Faithful Ministry | 11.16.2021When I say we need pastor-theologians in the church, I mean that every pastor must conduct his ministry with an eye to declaring theological truth, diagnosing theological error, and discipling his congregation to be theologically informed and articulate.
Pastors Should Be Theologians
By G. Hiestand, T. Wilson | 9Marks Journal: Sound Doctrine: The Foundation for Faithful Ministry | 11.16.2021Scripture establishes pastors as the theological leaders of the church, however much they might think they have delegated this responsibility to the academy
The Freedom that Comes from Being Boringly Biblical
By Eric Bancroft | 9Marks Journal: The Ordinary Means of Grace—Or, Don’t Do Weird Stuff | 07.26.2021Pastor, there’s freedom in a simple philosophy of ministry. God hasn’t called you to creativity, or outpacing expectations.
Exodus 5–7: On Slowed-Down Wifi and Waiting in a Two-Hour Line Before Space Mountain (Bible Talk, Ep. 23)
By A. Duke, J. Hamilton, S. Emadi | 03.17.2021By the end of Exodus 7, the Lord has brought the first plague against Egypt. But before we get there, Moses makes us wait.
On Earth as in Heaven: A (Very) Brief Biblical Theology of Heaven
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Heaven: Rejoicing in Future Glory | 12.22.2020Does Scripture offer more than a few scattered references to heaven? Even more, does heaven play any part in the Bible’s storyline?
4 Reasons You Should Preach through 1 Peter
By Matthias Lohmann | 10.21.2020If you want to help your people prepare for our rapidly secularizing and increasingly hostile culture, preach through 1 Peter.
3 Reasons to Preach through James
By Noah Braymen | 10.05.2020The way that leads to trouble often seems harmless and at times helpful. The book of James brings sinners back from the By-Path Meadows of sin to the narrow way of Christ that leads to life (Matt. 7:13–14)
Don’t Get Left Behind: Why Pastors Should Consider Preaching through Revelation in Our Cultural Moment
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020If you want to pastor faithfully in the midst of cultural and political turmoil, then consider teaching through the book of Revelation.
A Response to Scot McKnight and Matthew Bates
By Greg Gilbert | 04.22.2020“King Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Now that’s good news. So why on earth would anyone want to reply to that, “Eh, half of it is, anyway”?
A T4G 2020 Sermon: What Is and Isn’t the Gospel
By Greg Gilbert | 04.15.2020The cross and the kingdom are theologically inseparable because the only way into the kingdom is through the cross.
How (Not) to Preach the Old Testament Prophets
By Nick Roark | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Preaching faithfully from the Old Testament is always a challenge. But preaching faithfully from the Old Testament Prophets is perhaps most challenging of all.
How (Not) to Preach the Psalms
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Don’t preach the Psalms in isolation—from their immediate or broad context. May God bless his Word in your mouth, and may the sentiments in the Psalms be the heartbeat of God’s people.
How (Not) to Preach Historical Narrative
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020I’ll discuss ways you shouldn’t preach historical narrative, illustrating each point by primarily looking at 1 Samuel 4–7: the battle of Aphek, the conflict between Dagon and Yahweh, and the battle of Ebenezer. If you haven’t read those chapters in a while, I’d encourage you to give them a look.
How (Not) to Preach Wisdom Literature
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020When was the last time you preached through wisdom literature?
