“One great reason why many ministers find expository preaching difficult is, that they have not been sufficiently accustomed to study the Bible” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 308).
And It Should Be . . .
“But unity in an expository discourse is by many preachers never aimed at” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 304).
Two Kinds of Unity and One Kind of Growth
Introduction We should always want to turn to Scripture for instruction on what to do where we are. We ought to minimize the study of Scripture that focuses on what might happen to us some other time. Application should always be now, obedience should never be a matter of postponement. The Text: “I therefore, the …
With Some Passages as Cities of Refuge
[Expository preaching misunderstood] ” . . . as some quaint old preacher expressed it, if he is ‘persecuted in one verse, he can flee to another'” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 301).
Noahic Clickbait
So no, I haven’t seen the movie, and no, this is not a review of it. Aside from that resulting in a couple of hours that I couldn’t get back, there would be the problems caused by the possibility of me writing a review of an Aronofsky film that might run counter to the analysis …
The Last Easter
Easter is, as most people know, a celebration of Christ returning from the dead. But this was not just an odd, one-off miracle. We cannot say that Jesus rose from the dead, but that strange things happen from time to time, and then go back to our old world. The old world isn’t there any …
Pride in the Body
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #147 “And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the …
Bedrock Discipleship: Assurance
Introduction We wanted to begin this series of messages on bedrock discipleship by grounding everything we believe on the teaching of Scripture. We want everything we hold on this to be established by the Bible, and to ensure that this is so, we need to be biblically literate people. When we come to the Scriptures …
Humble Fare
As we look at this Table, we see humble fare. What God has set before us here is simple—it is bread for food, and wine for drink. What could be simpler? There is little that could be done to make it a humbler meal. It is designed this way—humble fare for humble wayfarers. The apostle …
On Not Running Ahead or Lagging Behind
Whenever we are faced with a challenging or daunting task, there are two problems that can ensnare us. One is when we are very aware of our infirmities, and the other is when we are not aware of our infirmities. This is how it works. When we are aware of our infirmities, that tends to …