Imagine That!
How can you preach in such a way that people remain awake? Engage the imagination. This article suggests six ways you can engage the imagination of people in your preaching.
How can you preach in such a way that people remain awake? Engage the imagination. This article suggests six ways you can engage the imagination of people in your preaching.
What is the work of the pastor? His work is not to appeal to the masses but to preach to the remnant.
This article draws lessons from the ministry of John the Baptist to encourage ministers to preach with confidence, freedom, and joy.
What do you do if you preach a bad sermon? This article suggests that you embrace your brokenness and need to grow. Carry on preaching, by the grace of God.
How do you properly interpret the Old Testament narratives in preparing to preach on them? This article offers several points as exercises in learning the proper interpretation of such narratives.
This article offers seven valuable points for those who are beginning to preach.
Regarding the authority of Scripture, some have argued that it depends on the Bible's content, and as such, the Bible is inspired only as far as its main message is concerned. This article defends the full authorith of God's Word, which meant for the Reformers that one may preach from any passage with the confidence that it is the inspired Word of God.
This article explains why preachers must preach Christ crucified.
What should preaching that is based on the confessions look like? This article provides three approaches for preaching from the confessions that are used within reformed churches.
Why did Paul carry such a burden to preach the gospel? This article looks at Paul's calling and his obedience to this call as explained in 1 Corinthians 9:16-19. Paul was convinced that preaching was the method provided by God to save sinners.
The church is called to preach the gospel to the world. This article is about the church's role in evangelism.
This is the first article in a twelve part series on the topic of preaching Christ. This article looks at the connection between preaching Christ and the gospel from the New Testament. Preaching that has authority is preaching that is Christ-centered. Preaching Christ is important for both believers and non-believers.
This article is the third in a series on the work of the Holy Spirit. It shows that preaching which is not aided by the Spirit will fail. The work of the Holy Spirit is needed both by the preacher and the listeners. Effective and edifying preaching comes only as a result of the Spirit working in the preacher and the listener.
God is sovereign over creation, history and salvation. This article looks at Acts 2, pointing to Peter as an example of how to preach the sovereignty of God. Preaching the gospel requires ministers to preach the sovereignty of God.
Should we only use biblical terms in order to stop heresy and promote sound doctrine? This article maintains that since words are a means of communicating ideas, and ministers are called to explain and preach the word of God, ministers should be free to use terminology that will help in understanding biblical doctrine.
Jesus' preaching recorded in the book of John was centered around Himself. Jesus presented Himself as the bread of life, the light of the world, the door for the sheep, the good shepherd, the resurrection and life, the way, truth and life, and the true vine. Therefore, isn't this what we must also preach?
The preacher, or minister, depends on the Holy Spirit to understand God's word and preach it clearly and boldly. Also, the effectiveness of preaching depends entirely on the Holy Spirit.
"I urge you, Timothy, as we live in the sight of God and of Christ Jesus (whose coming in power will judge the living and the dead), to preach the Word of God. Never lose your sense of urgency, in season or out of season.
In this article, Walter Moberley uses 1 Kings 22 and the story of Micaiah the prophet as an example of how to preach from Old Testament narrative.