“The sin of despising [the person of the Holy Spirit] and rejecting his work now is the same nature with idolatry of old and with the Jews’ rejection of the person of the Son”
John Owen, in Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 29.
All Must Point to Christ
Today we are conducting baptisms in two forms, both credo and paedo. The fact that we do this might lead some to think that we have baptism in two kinds—but this is not the case at all. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph. 4:5). Many believe that baptism is a signpost or …
The Structure of our Worship
Sermon Video Introduction: We assemble here week after week to worship God in the name of Christ in the power of the Spirit. This is what we do. But it is also important for us to understand what ...
Water and Its Level
“‘That [we might] be complete’ (v. 17) We cannot lead others into spiritual maturity if we are still babes!”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 27
Covering the Whole Syllabus
“If a man is truly called of God to be a preacher, then he is committed to declare ‘the whole counsel of God’ (Acts 20:27)”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 19
Backbone Not Optional
“‘For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For it I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ’ (v. 10). In the light of these solemn words that Paul boldly asserts, the matter of fearless preaching becomes a ‘must’ to the authentic preacher”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 15
Incarnational Exegesis
“Preaching is essential incarnation. If we would be followers of the Prince of Preachers, then all our preaching should be a ‘fleshing out’ of the pattern that Jesus left for us.”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 11
The Text Must Be Beneath the Feet
“In the strictest sense of the term, authentic preaching is expository preaching.”
Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 4
Who Sent You Here?
“Preaching has fallen on evil days because the sermon is regarded as just another form of human speech, rather than a special genre. The preacher is just another Christian without any special authority; the pulpit (whether within the church or on those frontiers where the church addresses the world) is just another platform or lectern—sometimes (even worse) it is a private stage. And when preachers believe this way, they lack the courage to speak with authority and to bless.”
James Daane, in Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 3
And Don’t Forget the Spine
“We need men with warm hearts, wet eyes, clear heads, and tongues aflame.”
Adrian Rogers, in the Foreword to Anointed Expository Preaching