Thursday is for Discipleship How do we disagree agreeably? Here’s some help from three men I respect. In an age of fractured accountability, learning how to approach and allowing others to approach us when disagreements arise is an important skill to learn
Tuesday is for Preaching Great post from Justin Taylor’s Blog that I am reposting here with some comments. [My comments are in blue and brackets] JUSTIN TAYLOR |7:25 AM CT Cautions on Preaching Christ in All of Scripture A helpful TGC Asks with answers from Tim Keller, Don Carson, and David Murray to the question, “How would … More Preaching Christ from Every Text: Thoughts from Tim Keller
Tuesday is for Preaching Here’s a video of Tim Keller on what the Bible is all about. If you preach the word of God, if you have the responsibility of opening the word of life for a flock of God’s people, you need to wrestle with what Tim Keller says here. Then you need to … More Why Every Message Ought to be About the Gospel
Thursday is for Discipleship “Churches grow best not when they aim at church growth as much as when they serve the peace/shalom of the whole city.”[1] Why? Two reasons: one, it is the biblical model of ministry. Jesus, Paul and the early church all seemed to give significant attention to the poor and the downcast … More Required: Serving the Peace (The Shalom) of the City
Tuesday is for Preaching This week I will be preaching at First Baptist Church, in Bolingbrook, IL. First Baptist is led by a bright young pastor from Texas with a great mind, a superior education in the biblical languages, and a fantastic heart for God. This week, he is away and has asked me to … More Admonitions for Preachers
A plea for existing churches to be Kingdom minded rather than fiefdom focused on the narrow interests of their shrinking congregations. My brothers, your congregation will grow when you begin to pray for workers and send some from you to plant other churches for the glory of God. Quotes from my weekend reading “The only … More Exisiting Churches: “Stop dragging your feet on church planting”
Three books: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis The Prodigal God by Tim Keller The Prodigal Sister by John Piper A past classic, a current classic and one that compliments it. “…if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.” (Lewis, 6) Piper moved … More Rereading Some Classics over the Weekend
Ours is a time that has a remarkable number of great, nationally known preachers, I think of men like John Piper, C.J. Mahaney, Ligon Duncan, Tim Keller, James MacDonald, and yet a growing neglect of preaching by both pastors and congregations. Too many want fluff and sentimental stories rather than The Story of redemption. The … More Preaching the Gospel in Gospel Denying Culture
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