“Men delight in argument — not in its forms, but in its reality. You will see a light in the faces of unlettered rustics, when an argument drawn from matters within their range of thought or suited to their taste, is presented in terms so plain, so vigorous, so interesting, that they take hold of …
With Cudgels
“Exhortation, without implementation, can soon become a verbal beating” (Hughes, Expository Preaching With Word Pictures, p. 112)
Symbols Matter
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #127 “For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for man” (1 Cor. 11:8-9). We will return in the next verses to …
Uriah Drunk and David Sober
Introduction God has established David as a great king in a newly created Israel. This is the account of a new fall, marring that new creation. In this chapter, David commits adultery, followed up with murder. His subsequent attempts at a bungled cover-up resulted in one of the best known stories of human history. So …
Because I Am Important?
“Yet why preach sixty minutes of exegetical data if your audience cannot understand most of what you are saying” (Hughes, Exegetical Preaching With Word Pictures, p. 77).
For a Glory and a Covering
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #126 “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man” (1 Cor. 11:7). There are several issues here that …
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Divided in Two
Introduction In the previous chapter, David showed covenant kindness (hesed) to a prince who had lost his father, which is what happens in this chapter also. In the previous chapter, it was received with loyalty and deep gratitude. In this chapter, it starts a war. The Text: “And it came to pass after this, that …
But Words Are More Than a Flatbed
“The aversion some have to homiletics, I have discovered, is only a symptom of a bigger issue. The basis of their aversion is that they are convinced that the content of the sermon is far more important than the method of delivery. For some it is all important — so important that it does not …
And Some Preach the Whole Herd Down to Abilene
“Cows need to be killed, butchered, cut up, cooked, cut up into smaller pieces, then dipped in steak sauce, chewed and swallowed before they deliver nutrition. We must avoid serving up theological terms ‘on the hoof'” (Hughes, Expository Preaching With Word Pictures, p. 70).
Nothing Wrong With Clarity
“God has commanded you to preach the word; but the command, ‘Be thou difficult to understand,’ does not exist” (Hughes, Expository Preaching With Word Pictures, p. 65).