Man, I haven't had a good laugh in a long time. This fixed that! I guess you have to know how crowded the NYC subways can be at times, but this blows the NY subways out! ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Don't just apply, implement!
If there’s been one thing I’ve learned this semester in my effective sermon delivery course at seminary, it’s been to help people to not only apply the text of Scripture but we are to help them implement the text of Scripture. Let me explain.It is one thing if from my pulpit I tell my people “Read your Bibles!” That’s application. They know what to do. But we – as preachers – must take this one step...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Quote on "simplicity in preaching"
J.C. Ryle notes:All the simplicity in the world can do no good, unless you preach thesimple gospel of Jesus Christ so fully and clearly that everybody can understandit. If 'Christ crucified' has not His rightful place in your sermons, and 'sin'is not exposed as it should be, and your people are not plainly told what theyought to believe, and be, and do - your preaching is of no use!Am...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Can a believer abide in sin?
I found this quote this morning in a colleague's paper; good reminder:“Whereas the sinner lives in sin and loves it, the saint lapses into sin and loathes it. He cannot, being a sheep, enjoy the filth which the hog rolls in.”[1]1 John 3:9 9 No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.[1] Douty, Union With Christ, 1...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
What is a preacher?
These are some notes that I took from my professor today in my "Effective Sermon Delivery" class at seminary. This was in response to a student's question as to whether preachers should use the 2nd person "you" in outlines and application or the 1st person "we" (to include himself) in the sermon. Here...
Monday, April 7, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Marriage and the glory of God
I'm not sure if you saw Dr. Mohler's blog yesterday but it was phenomenal! He wrote on marriage and how it is to be for life and the key components for marriage.Dr. Mohler says near the beginning of his article:Marriage is about our happiness, our holiness, and our wholeness--but it issupremely about...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
What does it mean to "glorify God"?
"To glorify God means to make His name famous. His honor and His reputation become more important than our own. It is equivalent to the following well-known purpose statements": Deuteronomy 6:4 4 "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!Matthew 22:39 39 "The second is like it, 'You shall...
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