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What is at stake on Sunday morning when the pastor steps behind the pulpit? Is it a matter of rhetorical preference, or is a supernatural event about to unfold? Romans 10:14 offers a series of questions that answer that question. How…
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Expository preaching stands above other types of preaching because of faithfulness to scripture, but more is needed. Sola scriptura? Amen! Sola sola scriptura? Insufficient. Sola scriptura should be interconnected with sola fide, solus Christus, sola gratia, and soli Deo gloria….
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The world and the religious within the church will criticize preaching when done biblically. It will be faithful to scripture, theologically aligned with orthodoxy, and place Christ and His gospel front and center. How the world and the word view…
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Imagine the congregation filing into the sanctuary after navigating the minefield of the week. Mines of shame, regret, pain, and doubt have exploded and taken their toll on faith. There will be songs, prayers, and a sermon. Each of those…
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Despite the different perspectives and opinions, all Christians need to think through what makes a good sermon. Ask seminary professors, church members, and pastors what makes a great sermon, and you’ll receive more answers than views of the end times….
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