Tuesday is for Preaching It was the week I started a three week series at Chinese Christian Union Church in Chinatown the year before I became a consultant at Trinity Church in Watseka, IL. That Sunday the message was “The Repentance of a Man of God.” Their new pastor was going to arrive shortly and I … More The Precipice-Closeness of Spiritual Bankruptcy
Tuesday is for Preaching When you are finishing one book and beginning your preparation for the next book that you are going to exposit, where do you begin? I like to get a good, broad familiarity to the whole book. I do this by reading the book multiple times in multiple translations (my preferred translations … More How to Begin the Study of Your Next Book
Tuesday is for Preaching “… preaching is meant to be and to kindle God-exalting worship.” “First, I believe it because the Word of God says that everything is to be done in a worshipful, God-centered way: “Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor … More Preaching is Not Therapy. It is Exaltation.
Tuesday is for Preaching And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………—Acts 6:2 (ESV) The death of a pastor’s heart is when his call to preach becomes the administration of programs. It will … More How to Kill a Pastor’s Heart
Tuesday is for Preaching Ezekiel 2:4-8 (ESV) 4 The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 … More We are Not Manipulators of Affections but Heralds of a Message
Tuesday is for Preaching I had the fortune to attend a church this week with a pastor who has a deep value of preaching the word of God in all of its authority and relevance for the lives of 21st century people. The text was Matthew 5:13-16, the “You are the salt and light of … More Four Things to Do in Your Message This Week
Tuesday is for Preaching Sometimes we are led astray by the editors of our Bibles. Most of the headings are great and helpful and the editors mean well with their chapter headings and subtitles of sections but if you aren’t careful, you might get an idea set in your interpretive grid that leads you astray. … More Can the Editor’s Subject Headings of Our Bibles be Trusted?
Tuesday is for Preaching Years ago, before I taught Church Planting at one seminary, I taught preaching at another. One of the things I encouraged my students to do was to “drink the week into every message.” It really was a rather simple idea (most of my ideas are). I wanted them to study their … More “Drink the Week into Every Message”
Tuesday is for Preaching For the months of May and June, I had the privilege of preaching for a friend who went on sabbatical from his church in Michigan. The church was Trinity Fellowship Church, and you can access the archives of the messages at their website. The Series of Messages was from Matthew 13 … More The Parables of the Kingdom of God: Key to a Transformed Life
Tuesday is for Preaching Monday morning I drove back from Michigan (5 hours) where I have been preaching the last two months for a friend on sabbatical. The trip was interrupted by a stop for gas, two phone calls, three restroom breaks (tmi?) a side trip to deliver a gift of 6-7 lbs of fresh-cut asparagus … More When Do Preachers Listen to the Word of God?
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