Tuesday is for Preaching Here’s a page from a message I preached years ago that seemed relevant to this historical moment and the counseling load of many pastors. The text being exposited is Habakkuk 2:6-9. He warns by issuing 5 woes, listing out five different categories of activities that men do that they can expect … More Habakkuk’s Woe’s and a Contemporary Application
Tuesday is for Preaching Is it okay to preach the Bible without preaching Christ? Is it possible to preach every text and get to the cross? Is it appropriate for the preacher to preach a non-Messianic OT text, preach it accurately in terms of its historical context, and never refer to Jesus? How often can … More Can We Preach Every Text without Preaching Christ?
Tuesday is for Discipleship You aren’t growing as a Christian because you don’t need him. “But,” you say, “I do need him. Without Christ I have no forgiveness of sins, no relationship with the Father, no way to heaven, no hope of eternity in fellowship with Christ and all those who have loved his appearing” … More You Aren’t Growing as a Christian Because You Don’t Need Him
Tuesday is for Preaching The church in America is sick. She has buildings and schools and Bible Colleges and Seminaries. Dozens of parachurch organizations exist to help her accomplish her mission, magazines and books continue to pour forth from her publishers. Whole new genres have developed from Christian novels to Christian music, Christian Comedy, Christian … More Consumers of a Christian-flavored-life
Tuesday is for Preaching Just came into possession of a new book on preaching wisdom literature. My daughter and her husband gave me a copy of Douglas Sean O’Donnell’s The Beginning and End of Wisdom: Preaching Christ from the First and Last Chapters of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job. The title and subtitle are long but the book … More The Beginning and End of Wisdom
Sometimes we aim in one direction and hit something we never intended. This brief article from Kairos Journal challenges us not to fear the “collateral damage” that our preaching might produce in a culture that needs radical transformation. Are you a babysitter or a prophet? Collateral Damage 23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about … More What is the Collateral Damage of Your Preaching? Are you a babysitter or a prophet?
Tuesday is for Preaching Nine to Six Months Before I Preach Pray through the needs of the congregation. Talk to elders, small group leaders, my wife, the staff of the church for their sense of the needs. Select a book of the Bible to address those needs. Read and pray through the book a number … More A Plan for Preaching the Word Rather than Yourself
Remember these words brothers. A Bible, a pen, and a note pad make a man powerful for the duties and challenges of our task. Even if the pen and the note pad are replaced by a screen and a keyboard, there is no substitute for … for more see: What is the Symbol of Your Ministry? … More What is the Symbol of Your Ministry? A Bible or a Cell Phone?
Tuesday is for Preaching I was alerted to this article by Ed Stetzer in his Monday Morning Round Up. It was stunning to read that: the Obama Administration was admitting that a pregnant woman bears a baby not a collection of cells. the Obama Administration didn’t see the inconsistency of this admission and their continued … More The Insanity of Our Present Government
Tuesday is for Preaching The prosperity gospel is a false gospel and an embarrassment to the people of God. Unfortunately, too many genuine believers have been sucked into its abysmal theology and the result is that their lives are plummeting toward idolatry. What is perhaps more alarming is that pastors who should know better and … More The Prosperity Gospel is Killing Christian Living
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