“There is prodigious power in this plainness of presentation. It is the power of actual contact. A plain writer, or speaker, makes the truth and the mind impinge upon each other. When the style is plain, the mind of the hearer experiences the sensation of being touched; and this sensation is always impressive, for a …
Sunday Collection
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #195 “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, …
Plainer Than That
“There is no characteristic more important to the preacher than this, and none which ought to be more earnestly coveted by him. Sermons should be plain” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 63).
A CREC Declaration
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A Window With a Defined Frame
“It is not enough that thoughts be seen through a clear medium; they must be seen in a distinct shape” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 61).
On Christian Disobedience #4
Introduction: In the light of the Supreme Court’s decision this last week, where they sought to sanctify and dignify something that God has declared confused and abominable, our responsibility as Christians to think through a biblical understanding of our relationship to the state becomes even more pressing. We have already learned that no human government …
All Three
The “primary and indispensable characteristics [of good discourse] are reducible to three: viz. plainness, force, and beauty” (Shedd, Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, p. 59).
An Essential Part of the Calling
“Learn to know and love the audience God has given you” (Helm, Expositional Preaching, p. 90).
Surveying the Text/Jonah
Introduction: Jonah is a short book that records the famous story of a message being given to the prophet Jonah by God, and he rebels against the idea of delivering it. His motive for rebellion was that he despised Nineveh, and he knew that God was far more merciful than Jonah was disposed to be. …
Flow Like a Torrent
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #194 “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always …