Biblical Theology

Definite Atonement and Church Membership

By Stephen J. Wellum | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019

What does definite atonement have to do with church membership?

6 Reasons You Should Preach through Obadiah

By Clint Archer | 01.17.2019

Why preach Obadiah? Because your people need to bask in the comfort that God will bring justice to those who target the innocent.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Joel

By Ben Wright | 12.20.2018

Joel reaches all the way back to the curses of the Old Covenant and then all the way forward to anticipate the fulfillment of the New Covenant. It walks us from the Pentateuch to Revelation.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Hosea

By Adam Triplett | 12.14.2018

Why should pastors preach through the book of Hosea? Consider these four reasons.

3 Reasons to Preach through Daniel

By Josh Manley | 12.07.2018

The book of Daniel isn’t about Daniel. The book of Daniel is about Daniel’s God. If what you’ve taught or learned from this soaring book is that you should “dare to be a Daniel,” then I’m afraid you entirely missed the point.

3 Reasons You Should Preach through Ezekiel

By Michael Lawrence | 11.29.2018

Unless you’re one of those people that is into arcane prophecy and end-times speculation, then why should you preach the book of Ezekiel? Here are three reasons.

Bad Biblical Theology Leads to Bad Sermons

By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 11.19.2018

All of us—not just preachers—should beware bad biblical theology. But what exactly does bad biblical theology look like?

5 Reasons You Should Preach Through Lamentations

By Mark Vroegop | 11.09.2018

When you’re preaching through the Bible, don’t neglect Lamentations.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Jeremiah

By Joel Kurz | 11.01.2018

Four themes throughout this ancient book will particularly benefit your congregation today.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Isaiah

By Kyle Newcomer | 10.25.2018

Here’s the message of Isaiah: the Lord’s day of judgment and salvation is coming, and when it does, his glory will be revealed through his anointed Servant-King.

3 Reasons You Should Preach through Ecclesiastes

By Matt McCullough | 10.11.2018

Ecclesiastes surprises people. That’s partly because it says things you don’t expect to hear from the Bible.

Three Reasons You Should Preach through Proverbs

By Juan Sanchez | 09.27.2018

Proverbs makes for challenging preaching, but who else is going to teach our people how to read wisdom literature if we don’t?

3 Reasons You Should Preach through the Psalms

By David King | 09.20.2018

It’s been said that all of life with God is expressed in the Psalms. That’s true, and your people need the comprehensive discipleship course found in this book. Our own souls need it, too.

On Earth as It Is in Heaven: A Biblical Theology of Worship

By Jonathan Gibson | 09.18.2018

By the end of the Old Testament, we’re left hoping for a son of God who will worship God perfectly, and who will then lead his bride in pure worship of the one true God.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Job

By Jeff Lacine | 09.14.2018

While God ordains that the righteous suffer, God is not indifferent towards our pain and suffering.