Thoughts on Visiting
As a pastor or an elder, how do you do a hospital visit? This article offers some practical ways to conduct such visits.
As a pastor or an elder, how do you do a hospital visit? This article offers some practical ways to conduct such visits.
What qualifies someone for pastoral ministry? The Bible is not silent on the qualifications of a pastor and elder. It emphasizes character more than gifts. This article points to that from 1 Timothy 3:2.
This article provides a biography of the life of John Calvin.
This article considers some important lessons coming out of John Owen's writing on temptations.
This article, the last of a three-part series, considers one of the classic works of John Owen, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ.
This article, the second of a three-part series, considers the character and roles of John Owen of the Reformed orthodox period.
This article, the first of a three-part series, provides a biography of John Owen of the Reformed orthodox period.
This is the second of a two-part series on the life and ministry of Charles Spurgeon.
This first of a two-part series on the life and ministry of Charles Spurgeon focuses especially on his earlier days as a preacher.
This article, which in the main is an exposition of 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, gives ample consideration of the scriptural teaching of Christ as our righteousness.
This article discusses the appropriateness of having young children in the worship services. The author provides practical suggestions for parents to help prepare their children for participation in corporate worship.
This article looks at the use of rhetorical questions and interrogation as ways of engaging people in preaching. Upholding the effective use of both, the article also warns about the danger of misusing them.
Looking at the epistle of John, this article identifies four indicators that provide assurance that one is a Christian: accepting God's remedy against sin, devotion to God and His glory, pursuing holiness, and being part of God's people, the church. These four things are signs that one is a Christian.
This article shows that another way of practicing Christian discernment is by listening to the gaps. Christians should take note of what is not said or affirmed in order to identify false teaching or heresy.
This article looks into the question of preaching a sermon which is not yours; with modern technology, laziness in preparing sermons is becoming a serious temptation. Though preachers may want to use sermons of other individuals in their preparation, they should do it in such a way that their sermon remains theirs.
This article is about the gift of salvation for believers. Christians are powerless, ungodly, dependant, guilty sinners. However, God met these needs and shortcomings with the gift of His Son.
This article discusses the meaning of discipleship, presenting the life of Paul as a example of the attitude of a disciple of Christ.