“Paul the indefatigable! He never stopped. Let his body be bruised and bleeding from a near lynching, but then show him a crowd and immediately he wants to preach to them (Acts 21:39)” (Motyer, Preaching?, p. 120).
Unless a Fly is Buzzing the Pulpit
“People don’t like listening to talking windmills” (Motyer, Preaching?, p. 116).
The Face of Jesus Christ
http://www.christkirk.com/Sermons/mp3/1757.mp3 Artist: Douglas Wilson Sermon on 2 Cor. 4:6-7 Website: www.canonwired.com Date: January 2014 We honestly have very little idea what Jesus Christ looked like. We worship Him as the visible image of the invisible Father, and yet we do not know what that visible image looks like. What kind of visible image is that? We …
Expecting Diversity
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #141 “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all” (1 …
Mind Rinse Sermons
“Our spontaneous overflow is not necessarily to be trusted or valued — as my first senior would put it: ‘trying to glorify God with the rinsings of our minds'” (Motyer, Preaching? p. 105).
What Dries More Quickly Than a Tear?
“Surely that is not good preaching . . . which excites a mere transient and unproductive emotion. It is matter of universal observation that a speaker who would excite deep feeling must feel deeply himself” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 236).
A Laugh Can Make It Stick
“A chuckle can go a long way in making the truth memorable and acceptable” (Motyer, Preaching? p. 104).
A Toxic Civil War
Introduction We see here in this passage that God is always sovereign, and His Word always comes to pass—regardless of who seems to be in power, and who seems to be powerless. Shrewd counsel is disregarded, and bad counsel followed, and why? Because God determines the movements of men. The Text: “Moreover Ahithophel said unto …
God’s Soap
This is a Table of rejoicing and peace. We have gathered here in order to overflow with thanksgiving. But what of sin? Shouldn’t we examine ourselves as we come to the Table? No, but not because we shouldn’t examine ourselves. While we are here, we are to be singing, rejoicing, thanking God, and looking around …
Let the Stones Cry Out
Some time ago, I gave an extended series of exhortations in this place concerning our music. Having preached a series of high altitude messages on our new church building, I want to come down to a lower altitude now, and in the weeks to come set out some very practical concerns about our upcoming building …