Don’t Commentate….Preach!
A while ago, Peter Mead ran a series on his helpful website on the subject of “Preaching Epistles.” People ask me to bring different perspectives, so here is one that …
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Should You Go To Seminary?
Because of my public ministry, I receive a lot of questions. One question that comes up from time to time is whether the questioner should go to seminary or perhaps …
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Are We Building the Kingdom?
I was talking to someone the other day about how often our “kingdom building” is nothing more than “rearranging the seats.” Now don’t get me wrong, I am not saying …
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How Do You Use Greek And Hebrew?
We often hear preachers pronounce Greek and Hebrew words in sermons. Sometimes they seem to be clarifying the message by appealing to an obscure word. Whatever the intent, one can …
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Preaching The Coming Kingdom
I don’t have a big problem when people disagree with me. That will happen from time to time. Actually, disagreements help me immensely. I learn a lot from disagreements. No, …
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Is All Church Growth Good?
Medical Doctor Phillip Mills writes about the infatuation many have with some popular church growth approaches. Certainly we can question whether it is God’s intention that every church turn into …
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What Is The Laity Going To Do?
There was a time when all Christians were supposed to pray. remember that the prayer of a righteous one avails much. (James 5:16) We were told that we need to …
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How I Got Over – When You Don’t Have To Know
“How I got over…My soul look back and wonder how I got over.” What I love about this song is that it glories in “not knowing.” I don’t know how …
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Seminary, Respect For The Ministry Of Others
Pastor Brady Williams wrote a very interesting response to a previous article titled “Should We Go To Seminary.” He wrote in part: …There is a problem I have seen for …
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Why You Need A Sermon Title
From time to time individuals question whether a sermon title is even needed. One person told me that all you need is just the text. This individual thinks that you …
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Do Righteous Children Beg For Bread?
I must admit that this is one of our “shout” texts, but does it say what we want it to say? Psalm 37:25 says “I was young and now I …
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The Church…Hospital or Hospice
The church is not a monument for the righteous, it is a hospital for sinners. So goes the popular saying that has taken on almost cliche-like proportions in many of …
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Do You Preach The Theme or God’s Word?
Someone sent in the following question that I thought might be of interest to the community as a whole: What are your thoughts on Preaching on Theme topics ( Pastor …
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While Waiting For Your Turn To Preach
You have been called to preach, but it seems that your opportunities to preach are slim to none. You see your other associate colleagues who have more invitations than they …
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