This article shows the centrality of the cross of Christ in the gospel and in preaching.

Just why exactly does the cross of Christ need to be central in preaching and teaching? This article explores the reason.

What is the goal of preaching? Who is your preaching about? This article explains that preaching is a matter of the heart being pointed toward Christ.

Preaching God's Word to his people implies addressing the needs of the church through the Word. This article explains that it is important to preach to crisis needs, and identifies common crisis needs and how preaching should address them.

Preaching God's Word involves addressing the needs of the church. This article explains that preaching to the emotional needs of people is crucial. It explains the dangers of psychological preaching and addresses a proper way of preaching to emotional needs.

The gospel does not only bring unity in the church, but it also brings divisions in the church. How? It confronts the self-righteous, overthrows hobbies, and addresses those who do not want change.

This article spells out the historical difference between an orator and a herald. The former adapted his message to his audience in order achieve desired results; the latter had his message set for him by another, and so he was not results-driven but obedience-driven. The Corinthians wanted an orator, but Paul was a herald.

"How did you like the sermon?" This is just a wrong question to ask, because sermons are not for liking. Instead, as the article suggests, the question could be: What did you learn from the sermon?

This article encourages the right handling of God's truth, such that preaching also appeals to the affections of the hearers after the preacher himself has been affected by the Word.

What is biblical illiteracy? This article argues that biblical illiteracy is not knowing redemptive history. This article shows that the cause of it lies in the mind and heart. It is through preaching that it can be cured.

For preaching to be effective, the preacher needs to understand the paradigms surrounding him. This article shows that there is a paradigm shift that preaching must take into consideration in three themes: God, man, and godliness. Understanding this shift is crucial for the faithfulness and effectiveness of preaching.

Preaching God's Word to his people implies addressing the needs of the church through the word. This article explains that preaching to the grieving is crucial, and identifies different kinds of grief to which preaching must speak.

How would you define the gospel? As something, or someone? This article stresses the need for seeing the gospel as the crucified and risen Christ.

There are many goals of preaching, yet this article focuses on one: helping the hearers think and read for themselves. It encourages pastors to exercise their skills for this end. Definitions of exegesis, biblical theology, and systematic theology are offered in the article as well.

This article considers the fundamental importance of the pure preaching of the Word, with consideration to how how the Puritans viewed preaching.

This article provides pastoral direction to those called to preach on predestination. It considers the teaching of predestination itself, the reason for teaching it, and the effect of predestination upon the believer.

This article considers the centrality of the cross of Christ for salvation and thus also for preaching, by surveying how it has been discussed (or not) throughout the history of the Christian church.

This article reflects on preaching and biblical exegesis. The author considers the preacher, the Word, and what it means to correctly handle the Word (2 Timothy 2:15).

Does preaching still have any meaning in our time and age? Is the sermon a relic of the past? This essay wants to reflect on the theological question of what preaching really is. The true renewal of preaching can only happen in the way of understanding the real nature and function of preaching. A renewal on the level of preaching technique alone is not really a renewal at all. In the New Testament, we find the origin of what Christian preaching is. Some key terms used for preaching are examined.

This article is written from the conviction the preaching is the creation of the gospel itself. The concern of this article is that classic preaching as proclamation has almost completely disappeared from the life and agenda of the church.