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No application? Then you haven't preached
Have you ever sat in class and wondered what the point was? I remember well...
Expositional impostors
Mark Dever aptly describes expository preaching as «preaching that takes...
Biblical theology and proclamation of the Gospel
Can expository preaching be consistently evangelistic? Preaching...
The Holy Spirit, Prayer, and Preaching
I have a growing conviction, and it is this: the church has a great need for...
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...