Archive for December, 2008
18 Dec
The Use of the OT in the NT
Confused about where you stand on this difficult issue? Take this seven-question quiz and find out.
18 Dec
Infant Baptism and Romans 4:11
Listening to this debate on infant baptism reminded me how often paedobaptists appeal to Romans 4:11 to support their position. For an excellent baptist response to this argument, check out “From Circumcision to Baptism” by Dr. Greg Welty, professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I think you will find his insights to be incredibly helpful.
17 Dec
The Purpose of Sermon Illustrations
Good sermon illustrations do at least two things: they make key concepts in the sermon easier to understand and easier to remember. The primary way they do this is by turning that which is abstract into something concrete. As someone once said, they turn your listeners’ ears into eyes and help them see what you’re [...]
15 Dec
Preaching Narrative
I am currently preaching John on Sunday mornings, which marks the first time I’ve ever preached through an entire Gospel. One thing I’ve learned is that a significant part of preaching narrative simply involves telling the story and telling it well. This came to mind the other night when I was reading an interview with [...]
15 Dec
Looking for a Christmas present for your Pastor?
Every pastor is also a theologian so let me suggest a wonderful series of books that have blessed my teaching ministry over the past 2 years. NAC Studies in Bible & Theology Titles include: Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ (a great book) Future Israel Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged (another [...]
9 Dec
Application and preaching
Application via exhortation is an important aspect of expository preaching. One of the great challenges in preaching is trying to manage your time. I rarely have enough time to say all that I want to say on a given passage. One of the things i try and do from time to time is provide “application handouts” for my [...]
3 Dec
Do atheists love their children too?
In 1985 Sting’s Cold War protest song “Russians” asked the question, “do Russians love their children too?” The implication is that cultural-political distinctions are meaningless when we ask searching questions about issues such as caring for our loved ones. How does such logic hold-up when applied to comparisons between atheists and Christians? A question I [...]
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