Preaching & Preachers

Our Calling as Preachers

Mar 12, 2014

Our calling as preachers is really very simple. We study, we stand before our people, we read the text, and we explain it. We reprove, rebuke, exhort, encourage, and...

The Risks and Rewards of Preaching an Expository Book Series

Mar 10, 2014

Kevin DeYoung discusses the benefits and dangers of preaching consecutively through books of the Bible. http://vimeo.com/87622243 Here are the risks, according to DeYoung:...

Preaching: That Slow, Long-Term But Time-Tested and God-Honored Method of Church Growth

Feb 13, 2014

Preaching may be slow work; it often is; it is a long-term policy. But my whole contention is that it works, that it pays, and that it is honoured, and must be, because it...

Devotional Preaching: Worshipping Your Way Through Your Sermon

Feb 12, 2014

There's . . . an underplayed devotional aspect to preaching. . . . One of the most powerful things is when your people get to watch you worship your way through your own...

How Can Preachers Receive Compliments Humbly?

Feb 8, 2014

"How can young preachers receive compliments humbly?" This was a question posed to Al Mohler on his 02-08-14 Ask Anything:Weekend edition. His answer is quite thoughtful and...

So, Preacher, What’s Your Thing?

Jan 20, 2014

I recently listened to an audio recording of Sinclair Ferguson addressing the topic of "Preaching Christ in All the Scriptures." In the following excerpt he explains why he...

What Is the Relationship Between Hermeneutics & Homiletics?

Jan 18, 2014

Sometimes when I tell people I teach homiletics, they reply, "I remember when I took a class on Bible interpretation in college.” At that point I know they have confused...

Forcing the Form: Subjecting Holy Scripture to Human Structures

Jan 7, 2014

Recently my wife pointed out the constellation Orion to our kids as we were driving home one night. Well, they were having a bit of a hard time identifying it amidst all the...