But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? (Romans 10:14 ESV). The Bible is like a forest. A forest is a beautiful, living thing, filled with…
Category: Convictions about preaching
The Grand Story
Conviction 3: The knowledge of the Bible and of the story it tells is necessary to effective, Biblical preaching. Later that day something even more unsettling happened. During afternoon rest period I was flipping through the magazines provided for us, when all at once I reached for the Bible that I kept on my nightstand…
What Preaching Is
Conviction 2: The Bible, in its entirety, is God’s testimony concerning his son Jesus. Preaching the Word is indispensable to Christianity (John Stott, Between Two Worlds).c Sunday after Sunday, two pastors stand before their respective people and deliver a message. They have spent many hours in the study in preparation. Afterwards, their listeners approach them…
Preaching is all about Jesus
Conviction 1: Every sermon must have Jesus as its centerpoint. If we are not determined that in every sermon Christ is to be preached, it were better that we should resign our commission forthwith and seek some other vocation… No sermon which fails to exalt Christ is worthy to be called Christian preaching. (James Stewart,…
Introduction
But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? (Romans 10:14 ESV). The Bible is like a forest. A forest is a beautiful, living thing, filled with…