Sermon Accountability
Richard Baxter wrote: Remember that all these . . . sermons must be reviewed, and you must answer for all that yo have heard, whether you...
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Be Diligent to Listen to Sermons
The Westminster Confession Larger Catechism states: ‘It is required of those that hear the Word preached that they attend upon it...
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Preaching is Always Effective
Even when preaching the Word of God does not soften and save and heal, it is not necessarily ineffective. This preaching of the Word...
Read MoreWhat Will I Preach? (part 2)
Here the rest of the mess I started on Tuesday – how do I determine what I will preach? 4. Topical Periods. I do recognize that the...
Read MoreWhat Will I Preach? (part 1)
In a recent conversation with a group of pastors, we were listening to each other discuss how we determine what we will preach....
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Shelving Some Good Friends
It was a sad day last week when I said good-bye to some very close friends who had...
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2009 Shepherds’ Conference Reflections
My expectations for encouragement, equipping, and fellowship as well as theological, spiritual, and practical stimulation were all...
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2009 Shepherds’ Conference
This week I will attend my sixteenth Shepherds’ Conference. I have been attending since 1991, when I was pastoring a church in...
Read MoreWhen Preaching Is Not Central
A few quick thoughts on what happens when the pulpit and expository preaching loses a place of centrality within the life of the local...
Read MoreEleven Reasons Why We Should Love Preaching
Biblical preaching must not be less than central in the ministry of a local church. That was the theme of my sermon this past Sunday...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 7
Exegeting the Text Welcome to my neurosis. I again offer these posts as “the way I do it,” not as “the way it...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 6
For many this may be irrelevant material, however, for those of you in our congregation, you may not realize the particular approach I...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 5
Before I begin to describe the details of how I study, prepare and deliver sermons, I want to first describe the preaching environment I...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 4
What has been said so far about expository preaching is not to suggest that there is no place for a topical message or that topical...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 3
In addition to the biblical evidence, a few theological considerations suggest expository preaching to be the most biblical manner to...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 2
My posts on this subject are mere reflections on the subject for what they are worth. However, I have had the privilege of serving as a...
Read MoreExpository Convictions – part 1
Pastor Steve Weaver of West Broadway Baptist Church in Lenoir City, Tennesseeseries of posts just completed a on his approach to...
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