Audio Sermons To Listen or Not To Listen: Audio Sermons February 11, 2016 We live in a day of instant access. Digital media has made most things available to us with a single click. This, of course, has brought untold benefits. We have more opportunities and
Martyn Lloyd-Jones Qualities of Urgency in Preaching Seen in Peter's Pentecost Sermon September 07, 2015 Martyn Lloyd-Jones once stated to preachers, “You are not simply imparting information, you are dealing with souls, you are dealing with pilgrims on the way to eternity, you are dealing with matters not
Martyn Lloyd-Jones Sacrifices by Fire June 01, 2015 I knew the day would come. My life like yours is becoming increasingly a digital one. I am moving more and more away from filing papers to storing items electronically. I knew one
An Earnest Ministry Preaching Earnestly October 27, 2014 In his classic work _An Earnest Ministry: The Want of the Times [http://www.amazon.com/An-Earnest-Ministry-Want-Times/dp/0851516572], _John Angell James has much to offer the preacher in taking a sense of
Humor The Humorless Pulpit February 13, 2014 I have a word for you preachers out there. Humor has no place in the pulpit. Especially Reformed ones. I am so serious. I am not joking. Some guys like to refer to
Authority Preaching with Authority October 23, 2013 Every preacher who stands behind a pulpit or on a street corner should desire to preach with authority. He should hope that when people hear him that they are rather hearing God speaking
Christ Paul's Agony May 17, 2013 Christian conversation about pastoral ministry often includes the expression “a pastor’s heart,” but what does that expression actually mean? Though Scripture may not use the exact phrase in question, it absolutely answers
preaching Maybe we took a wrong turn somewhere... May 03, 2013 In preparing this Sunday night's lesson on the reformation doctrine of preaching, I came across this very helpful article by Cornelis Venema [http://www.midamerica.edu/resources/journal/10/venema.pdf]
preaching Sermonic Echoes April 23, 2013 During my seminary days attending Covenant Fellowship Church in Pittsburgh, I was blessed to sit under the preaching of Pastor Ken Smith [http://gentlereformation.org/2013/03/12/a-genref-podcast-interview-with-rosaria-butterfield-ken-smith/] . We witnessed people being
God's Word Rich in God's Grace February 23, 2013 I found this quote in my studies this morning and thought it would be an encouragement as we each look forward to the Lord's Day. In speaking about God's
Eric Alexander The Goal of Gospel Preaching November 27, 2012 Too often the pastor, in writing his sermon for the Lord's Day, falls into the thinking that the goal of his preparation is just getting the message done. That's
chastity Say it without saying it May 25, 2012 I came across the following in a sermon from Charles Spurgeon on 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and thought it was good counsel, especially in light of some over-the-topness in evangelical and reformed circles
gnosticism Good Reading May 10, 2012 After our President's public affirmation of homosexual marriage [http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/09/obamas-gay-marriage-support-riles-religious-conservatives-but-political-effects-not-yet-clear/] and our recent posts about the general subject, here's a helpful reminder
Ezekiel Consecutive Preaching, Ezekiel 23 & Hobbits April 19, 2012 Like a deer frozen in headlights, I knew it was approaching and yet I couldn't get out of its way. Ever since beginning to preach through the book of Ezekiel, I
Jesus In the end, it's all Jesus September 28, 2011 I hate trying to play games when I don't know the rules. I have painful memories of trying to play euchre while still not being totally sure what the point was
