Expositional Preaching
Book Review: Christ-Centered Preaching, by Bryan Chapell
Review by Phil Newton | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 08.20.2014Those committed to proclaiming God’s Word will find Chapell’s volume accessible, resourceful, and useful.
Book Review: Preaching? Simple Teaching on Simply Preaching, by Alec Motyer
Review by Nik Lingle | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 08.20.2014Exhortations to rely on the Holy Spirit permeate the pages of this book.
Sample Sermon: A Pastor’s Job
By Mike Christ | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 08.20.2014This sermon was preached at Greenbelt Baptist Church in Greenbelt, Maryland on June 29, 2014. We think it’s a commendable example of using biblical theology to instruct and edify a congregation.
Biblical Theology and Gospel Proclamation
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 08.20.2014Five biblical strategies to get from any text to the gospel.
Book Review: Taking God at His Word, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology: Guardian and Guide of the Church | 04.07.2014My faith was nourished and deepened by reading this book. Yours will be too.
Expositional Preaching
By D. Helm, M. Dever | 04.03.2014David Helm talks about training preachers, what makes good preaching, and what his new book adds to the mix.
Book Review: Saving Eutychus, by Gary Millar and Phil Campbell
Review by Bert Daniel | 03.11.2014If you are a preacher or an aspiring preacher, you should buy, read, and put this book into practice.
Book Review: Reading for Preaching, by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 03.11.2014I can think of few more homiletically helpful hobbies than keeping company with the likes of Shakespeare and Steinbeck.
Book Review: Preaching: A Biblical Theology, by Jason Meyer
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.03.2014My impression is that much—most?—of what goes by the name of expository preaching isn’t actually expository preaching.
5 Steps for Finding the Point of Any Passage in Scripture
By Robert Kinney | 08.27.2013There is no magic formula. There is, however, a handful of things you can find in your text, no matter where you are in the Bible, that will help you find its point.
Book Review: The Imperative of Preaching, by John Carrick
Review by David King | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 03.28.2013If you love biblical theology, if preaching in light of redemptive history is your jet fuel, if the gospel is life to you and not just a trendy buzzword, then you really need to read this book.
Book Review: How Sermons Work, by David Murray
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012How Sermon’s Work is slender enough to be used by the untrained and provocative enough to stimulate healthy discussion among more experienced preachers.
Book Review: Heralds of the King: Christ-Centered Sermons in the Tradition of Edmund P. Clowney, ed. by Dennis Johnson
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 2 | 08.29.2011This book is a fitting tribute to a man whose writing, teaching, preaching, and personal example have helped a good many pastors to preach Christ from all of Scripture.
The Power of God’s Word
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. Linne | 01.31.2011Mark Dever asks Jonathan Leeman and Shai Linne about the unique power of God’s Word in giving life to the church.
What do pastors themselves need in order to preach on hell?
9MarksPreaching on hell is no easy task. What do pastors themselves need in order to do it well?