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What is an «expository» sermon?
An expository sermon is a sermon that takes the main idea from a passage of Scripture, ...
Preach to the ignorant, the doubters, and the sinners
I often hear the question, «How do you apply the text in an expository sermon?» For...
Three audiences for preaching: non-Christians, Christians, and church members
Who do pastors preach to? I recently reviewed several books on preaching...
Biblical Justification for Expository Preaching
What is an expository sermon? A sermon is considered expository if its content...
The Biblical Burden for Church Restoration
In most of the United States (and in some other parts of the world), the gospel...
How My Thinking Changed: The Centrality of the Local Church
Since I became a Christian in high school, the role of the local church has been important...
What do our churches teach the world about God by their example?
«"Example is not the most important thing in life; it is the only thing that matters." With these words, the star...
How to change your church
Pastors often ask, «How do we get our churches to change?» Many ministers in...
Rethinking success in ministry
Author and theologian David Wells wrote in his book "God in the Desert" (1994): "Study...
Should teenagers own smartphones?
When twenty-year-old prodigies from Silicon Valley amazed the world with new, brilliant...
Books don't change people, paragraphs do.
I often say, "Books don't change people, paragraphs do—and sometimes sentences do."...
We are all sinners, none of us are «freaks»: Christian beliefs in the age of transgenderism
In addition to discussions about gender-inclusive restrooms, the transgender movement is gaining momentum...