“Exegesis and Systematic Theology properly go hand in hand. Neither is complete, neither is really safe, without the other” (Broadus, p. 123).
No Substitute for Repeated Reading
“Young ministers, even graduates of colleges, are often found sadly deficient as to this general knowledge of the Bible” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 121).
Put It All to Use
“No kind of knowledge can be utterly useless to a preacher” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 120).
Lord of the Bursting Dam
Introduction If God is not establishing a work, or a house, or a kingdom, or a nation, then it cannot be established. And if God is doing so, then nothing whatever can prevent it—however mighty that opposing force might be. The Text: “Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, …
Filling the Storehouse
“It follows that, next to the cultivation of personal piety, there is nothing for which the preacher should so earnestly labor, from his first call to the close of his life, as the acquisition of abundant general materials for preaching” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p.119).
And Not By Dumbing Down
“Learning how to preach to children may make them better preachers in general” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 115).
Dismembered Members
Introduction In this chapter, we have assassination, intrigue, execution, dismemberment, and so on. Let us see what we can do to make an edifying sermon out of it. The fact that we might even think there could be trouble with it is testimony to how we have reinterpreted what it means to be “spiritual.” The …
Remembering the Lord Your God
Introduction We are looking at a passage this morning which is familiar for many reasons. The Lord Jesus quotes it when He tells us what the greatest commandment in all Scripture is (Luke 10:27). This passage contains the great Shema, recited by the Jews constantly—“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.” This …
A World Class Curse
Introduction The affairs of state are flowing in David’s direction but, as any leader can tell you, there’s always something. As soon as the division between Saul and David is healed, the division between David and Joab appears. The Text: “Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: …
And Profitable for Instruction . . .
“One of the chief benefits of historical preaching is derived from the analysis of character and motive” (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 108).