Take a moment and think about the different types of sermons you have heard preached over the course of your life. Different styles. Different approaches to handling the text. Different preacher personalities. If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you ha...
The body of Christ desperately needs to feed on the Word of God and this means that preachers must know the Word well enough to be able to feed them, for the health and nourishment of their souls! Walt Kaiser writes,
It is no secret that Christ's Church is not at all in...
Why is expositional preaching so important to the health and mission of the Church today? D.A. Carson lays out six reasons why he believes expositional preaching deserves to be our primary method of proclamation as preachers:
What kind of preaching is needed in our churches today? What kind of preaching will feed God's people with good, rich food week in and week out? What kind of preaching will not only help men and women mature in their love for God and people, but will also help prepare...
Can pastors just preach the text faithfully and be satisfied that they have discharged the duties of their ministry? Should they be concerned to lead strategically through their preaching? Can a pastor be a solid and faithful preacher, and still not lead his flock? Can...
We may wonder which is intrinsically more important for the pastor—preaching or leading. Charles Jefferson says, “We sometimes hear it said of a minister: ‘He is a good pastor, but he cannot preach.’ The sentence is self-contradictory. No man can be a good pastor who...
A lack of clarity might be the most common failure in preaching; but thankfully, it’s fairly easy to remedy. As a preacher, your job is to be as clear as possible. It is not the job of your listeners to figure out what you a...
God’s Word has always played a crucial role in transforming his people to active obedience in fulfilling their mission. Christopher Wright asserts, “The whole Bible renders to us the story of God’s mission through God’s people in their engagement with God’s world for...
We live in a time of great pressure, both externally from the world and internally in our churches, to be anything but gospel-centered. Externally we are undergoing a culture-shift away from Christian values and ideals. This is to be expected and is not unique in wor...
