Musing on a Friday Morning Downloaded the complete works of E.M. Bounds on prayer to my Kindle last week. Started reading Power Through Prayer two days ago. Nearly wrecked on every sentence. Conviction. Sorrow. Grief. But also hope, wisdom, and joy in the knowledge that God is not finished working out the life of Christ in me. … More Sometimes “I Swear there Must be Blisters on My Heart”
Tuesday is for Preaching Recently, I was taken to task on a critical statement I made toward politicians in general of both parties and of the president in particular. It was a friend who took me to task, and we remain friends though I remain unconvinced that my criticism of the Congress, Senate and Executive … More Sin Ruins Nations: How to Preach to a Government that has Turned its Back
Tuesday is for Preaching “Turn off the television. It is not necessary for relevance. And it is a deadly place to rest the mind. Its pervasive banality, sexual innuendo, and God-ignoring values have no ennobling effects on the preacher’s soul. It kills the spirit. It drives God away. It quenches prayer. It blanks out the … More A Path to Better Preaching Most Will Never Take
Tuesday is for Preaching Got your Christmas series planned? Not? Do you believe the whole Bible is inspired? Try this one. Consider doing a month long series in Matthew 1:1-25. Week 1: Matthew 1:1-6a What Child is This: Part 1 Week 2: Matthew 1:6b-11 What Child is This: Part 2 Week 3: Matthew 1:12-17 What … More If the Genealogies are Inspired Why Don’t We Preach from Them?
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 Preaching A while back I wrote a post that observed that many church planters seem to be spending more time trying to be funny than they are in actually thinking hard about the meaning of the text. It raised the whole issue of the purpose of illustrations. With that in mind, here … More “Fiction is the Art of Telling the Truth by Lying”
Tuesday is for Preaching 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as … More How Did Jesus Prepare to Preach?
“Marty, frankly,” he said and then paused to gather his thought. “… if you are committed to expository preaching, faithfully teaching the authoritative intention of passage after passage, you will have a healthy church.” for more: Mark Dever and Expository Preaching.
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
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