David Wells is interviewed about his new book Above All Earthly Pow’rs. Concerning preaching in the postmodern age he states, “The most important thing to know about preaching is that it arises legitimately only from God’s Word, which is the resource of Truth given to the Church. In the West, the Church is living in [...]
Archive for February, 2006
26 Feb
Looking foreword
The week ahead looks to be rather busy and exciting for the contributors to Expository Thoughts. We will all be out in Los Angeles for various things. Some will be attending the Shepherd’s Conference while others (me) will be stuck in more business type meetings. This does not mean that the blog will be silent; [...]
25 Feb
Interview with Richard Phillips
In a new interview Richard Phillips takes on “redemptive-historical” method of preaching. He states, “I preach the text of the passage before me. The message of my sermon is determined by the message of the passage, and the points of my sermon are given to me by the text. If the passage offers promises, I [...]
20 Feb
Length of Tenure
(The following is not meant to be a detailed defense of the issue at hand but is offered as a push to more conversation in an area that has been largely neglected among pastors) How long should a pastor stay at his ministry assignment? This is a question that I have spent a good amount [...]
13 Feb
Preaching well known portions of Scripture
While preparing a sermon on Jude 5 i came across a great quote by Pastor Matthew Henry. This comment reflects Jude’s thought in a fresh way (Jude 1:5 “Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, [...]
12 Feb
Review: The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John MacArthur
“Unleashing God’s truth, one verse at a time” has been the motto of John MacArthur’s fruitful and enduring ministry of preaching. Out of the overflow of his pulpit ministry have come many books that have shaped and transformed the way believers think about the church, the gospel, and Christ. A milestone of this ministry came [...]
12 Feb
Don’t abandon expository preaching: part 3
This is the final installment from D. A. Carson’s “6 Reasons Not to Abandon Expository Preaching” from the Summer 1996 issue of Leadership Journal. Carson writes, “Other sermonic structures have their merits, but none offers our congregations more, week after week, than careful, faithful exposition of the Word of God.” Following are his final two [...]
10 Feb
Don’t abandon expository preaching: part 2
We continue our series responding to D. A. Carson’s “6 Reasons Not to Abandon Expository Preaching” from the Summer 1996 issue of Leadership Journal. Quoting Carson, “Our aim as preachers is not to be the most erudite scholar of the age. Our aim is not to titillate and amuse. Our aim is not to build [...]
8 Feb
Don’t abandon expository preaching: part 1
In the Summer 1996 issue of Leadership Journal, D. A. Carson offered a lucid and brief cry for true preaching. The name of the article was “6 Reasons Not to Abandon Expository Preaching.” The article, though short, is to the point and states the matter in a way that is characteristic of Carson’s writing style. [...]
6 Feb
Memorization Monday
On Sunday evening I had the privilege of sharing the gospel with someone’s beloved grandmother who will depart this earth very soon. Her family is very concerned for her spiritual state because, though she has been gracious in her life, there is no indication that she has ever experienced the grace of God in salvation [...]
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