“One of the chief benefits of historical preaching is derived from the analysis of character and motive” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 108).
A True Template
“Thus the Bible histories act like the problems worked out in a treatise of Algebra, teaching us how to approach the other problem presented by the general history of the world” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 106).
But You Must Listen . . .
In the book of Deuteronomy, in the passage where Moses promises the people a prophet greater than he (Deut. 18:15ff), there is a very interesting aside that the Lord makes. The people had been afraid at Horeb, when the Lord spoke to them directly, when they heard the voice and saw the great fire. First, …
The Right Kind of Temperance
“The preacher should by all means avoid ultraism . . . Not everything should be avoided which is often grossly abused . . . The world is full of great and dreadful evils, which may well excite both grief and indignation, and which call loudly for correction; but one evil is not to be cured …
How Envy Devours
Introduction This chapter marks the beginning of civil war in Israel. There had been strains and tensions before, but now it breaks out into open hostilities. As we will see, there are noble men on both sides, and scoundrels on both sides. Life is not always a simple white hats/black hats affair. The Text: “And …
Doing Them Earthly Good
“Preachers do men the most good as to this world in proportion as they bring them to care most for the world to come” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 101).
And Which Should Be Stated in the Pulpit
“That truly pious men shall carry their religion into politics, shall keep religious principle uppermost in all political questions which have a moral character, is an unquestionable and solemn duty” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 100).
The Song of the Bow
Introduction Remember that the book of Samuel is all one book, and we stopped in the middle of it (at our conventional break between first and second Samuel) simply for the sake of convenience. The same great narrative continues, as God establishes His kind of rule, and does so in His way. The Text: “Now …
Cart and Horse
“A preacher of the gospel has certainly no business preaching morality apart from the gospel . . . He must first call men, as an ambassador for Christ, to be reconciled to God, must insist upon the indispensible need of regeneration through the Holy Spirit. Then, speaking to those who are looked upon as regenerate, …
Don’t Start What You Can’t Finish
[Speaking of certain errors] “Slight and hasty refutation is often worse than none” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 97)