Preaching
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: 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.
Book Review: God’s Ambassadors, by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Review by Nick Gardner | 03.21.2019The Westminster Assembly truly believed that the health and holiness of the church depended on the regular preaching of the Word.
Pastors and Politics from the Pulpit
By Jonathan Leeman | 01.30.2019Jonathan Leeman answers this difficult question: Should pastors speak about politics from the pulpit?
Episode 69: On Pastoral Calling (with Brad Wheeler)
By B. Wheeler, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 12.18.2018How does a man discern whether he ought to pursue pastoral ministry?
Tips for Lay Preachers
By Tony Merritt Jr. | 12.04.2018Remember, all Scripture is inspired and profitable for God’s people (2 Tim 3:16). All of Scripture points to the gospel and to the Lord Jesus Christ. So in that sense, it doesn’t matter what text you choose to preach. Preach Christ and Him crucified. Exalt Him and get out of the way.
Pastors Disciple Their People by Teaching Them the Bible
By Mark Dever | 05.11.2018Mark Dever explains how pastors disciple their people.
Expositional Sermons Are a Picture of Salvation
By Mark Dever | 04.25.2018A day is coming when faith will give way to sight, and sermons will be no more. But now, we’re in a different time. Now, we still need to hear God’s Word spoken to us.
Episode 47: On T4G and Celebrity Pastors
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.10.2018Tomorrow marks the beginning of the sixth Together for the Gospel conference. Does this conference exacerbate the problem of celebrity pastors, especially as articulated recently on TGC by Andy Crouch?
Mailbag #23: Giving Feedback on Bad Sermons; Ratio among Staff and Non-Staff Pastors; Church Covenants and the Regulative Principle; Difference between “Pastors” & “Elders”?
By Jonathan Leeman | 12.07.2015— How do you give your pastor feedback for his sermons, particularly when they are bad? — Jonathan, why did you recommend that your church eliminate the requirement that there must be more lay elders than staff elders? — Wait a second! You’re saying you won’t do baby dedications because of the regulative principle. And then right after that, you talk about reading the church covenant together as a church. Isn’t that a violation of the regulative principle, too? — Does it create two tiers of leadership to always call staff pastors “pastors” and lay elders “elders”?
Is Your Preaching Tone Deaf?
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 06.18.2015Faithfulness is not just saying the right words. It’s saying them like Scripture says them.
How to Evaluate Your Pastor’s Sermons
By Keith Collier | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 06.18.2015In the long run, good, helpful feedback will make him an even better preacher, which will contribute to your own spiritual growth and build up the church to the glory of Christ.
A Gospel-Centered Sermon is a Gospel-Shining Sermon
By David King | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 06.18.2015What exactly does “gospel-centered” mean in expositional preaching?
No Application? Then You Haven’t Preached
By Michael Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 06.18.2015Explaining the text is not applying the text, and if you haven’t applied the text, you haven’t preached.
Preaching to Women: Things for a Pastor to Consider
By Erin Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: Expositional Preaching | 06.18.2015Like all Christians, women need the ammunition of the gospel for another week of battle in this hostile world.
