The last bit is sobering for those called to pastoral ministry, yet it needs to be said. From the Second Helvetic Confession: Wherefore when this Word of God is now preached in the church by preachers lawfully called, we believe…
Owen Strachan on Edwards on Hell
Urban Legends: The Preacher’s Edition
Trevin Wax shares some “urban legends” that preachers have been guilty of sharing. For the record, I have been guilty of #2. You’ll have to click through to Trevin to see that one. Otherwise, I think I’m okay, at least…
Lloyd-Jones on the Primacy of Preaching
Tim Keller surveys Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones argument for the primacy of preaching. An excerpt: The Doctor’s basic case has been made. Preaching must convey the truths of the gospel as the basis for all Christian practice. It must arise out…
Matt Chandler at The Gospel Goalition
Yesterday when preaching on Union in Christ, I mentioned Matt Chandler’s sermon at the Gospel Coalition. You can listen to Matt’s sermon here. You can also see this post where Matt shares about what God has taught him through his…
Review of last week’s sermon notes
Last Sunday, I stressed that a goal for our pulpit is to consider how sound doctrine shapes how we see life. It’s worth glancing at the sermon notes again to recall not only some of the definitions I gave so…
The Cumulative Influence of Preaching
Even though you may not remember the points of last week’s sermon, that doesn’t mean that God is not using the preaching of the Word to nourish your soul. Trevin Wax: “Making a hospital visit to a suffering family makes…
On Evaluating Sermons
One of our dreams for the “Bricks” in Stillman Valley is that they will be like the Bereans who received the Word eagerly, but also examined the Scriptures for themselves to see if these things were so (Acts 17:11). At…
Don’t Spit in Your Friend’s Sunday Dinner
The central means through which God feeds His people in the age of the Church is through the preaching of the Word (Ephesians 4:11, 2 Timothy 3:16-4:1, Titus 2:1). If you speak irresponsibly to someone about his or her pastor,…
Where Spurgeon says the fight is won or lost
This post should help us know how to pray for our pastors. C. H. Spurgeon, as recorded in Lectures to My Students: Second Series (London: Passmore and Alabaster, 1877), page 146: The pulpit is the Thermopylae of Christendom: there the…