Showing posts with label preaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label preaching. Show all posts
Jul 3, 2025

What I Value Most in Preaching

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"A sermon is very much a jar of clay; even the best are far from perfect. Even though they bear the flaws of the preacher, God is sti...
Jun 29, 2019

“You Cannot Do It Alone!” Why Every Church Needs Multiple Shepherds

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“You Cannot Do It Alone!”  Why Every Church Needs Multiple Shepherds:  Exodus 18:13-27; 1 Peter 5:1-4  “Now these...
May 24, 2019

What's Next at Lake Country Bible Church?

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Over the past two years it has been my joy and privilege to feed the people of God that make up Lake Country Bible Church . I am truly bl...
Apr 20, 2019

The Mandate of Biblical Inerrancy, Authority, and Sufficiency: Expository Preaching

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"Preaching ought to reflect our conviction that God’s Word is infallible, inerrant, and If we believe that “all Scripture is inspired...
Apr 9, 2019

Whatever Happened to Expository Preaching (pt. 2)

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In his book, He Is Not Silent , Dr. Al Mohler raises a provocative question: “If you picked an evangelical church at random and attended a...
Apr 7, 2019

The Shepherd Preacher

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In his new memoir Outsider Looking In, Gary Wills, leftist intellectual and former conservative journalist, made an interesting observatio...
Apr 4, 2019

Is It Sunday Yet?

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Is it Sunday yet?  The Lord's Day should be the best day of the week.  By the grace of God, for my family it certainly is. This comi...
Mar 26, 2019

Reformation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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When I read Carl Trueman’s Reformation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow I found it to be quite insightful.  This short book offers some grea...
Nov 20, 2018

5 Myths about Preaching

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Five False Dichotomies about preaching.  Which is your kind of preaching—expository or relevant? That is an example of a false dichotomy—a...
Sep 27, 2018

The Most Urgent Need in the Church

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"Pastor, I wonder if you agree with these two paragraphs from Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book Preaching and Preachers ? But, ultimately, my...
Jul 31, 2018

Ready to Preach?

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"Every now and then someone in the church will ask me before a sermon, 'Are you ready?' When asked, I greatly appreciate the ...
Jul 26, 2018

The Preaching Moment and Why It is So Special

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"Another week means two more sermons for me to prepare. And that means the weekly ritual of opening my Bible, clicking on the Logos p...
Jun 26, 2018

Preaching that Prepares People to Suffer

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Preaching that Prepares People to Suffer -  It’s been eight years since my wife and I were told devastating news. Without any warning sign...
Jun 5, 2018

The Overcooked Steak: Personal Reflections On Sermons that Lasted Too Long

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I've only been to really expensive steakhouses a few times in my life.  During these delicious feasts I discovered a simple princip...
Apr 14, 2018

The Goal of the Preacher...

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Mar 22, 2018

Hail the Conquering Hero! Revelation 19:11-16

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  Revelation 19:11-16 Hail the Conquering Hero!   (pt. 1) INTRO- Popular portraits of Christ: ( click here to listen to to Sunda...
Mar 7, 2018

8 Advantages of Heart-Changing, Expository Preaching

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A friend recently posted this helpful list that highlights 8 Advantages of Heart-Changing, Expository Preaching : 1.         Expository...
Feb 19, 2018

True Preaching and Sanctified Sweat Go Hand in Hand (2 Tim. 2:15; Col. 1:29)

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Feb 9, 2018

I'm Just Not Getting Much Out Of Church: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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A pastor-friend recommended the following blog post.  It is a funny article that makes some helpful points along the way.  I am grateful t...
Dec 13, 2017

A Method to My (Expository) Madness: Pulpit Goals in 2017

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Year in Review For many months my faithful predecessor Sal Massa worked tirelessly through the sacred text of Revelation.  Unfortunately...