Preachers Teach, and the Spirit Applies, Right?
Preachers with little application in their sermons may give the following justification: “It is the Spirit’s task to apply, not mine.” That is, it’s their …
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On Reading Widely: Four Benefits for Pastors
“I just don’t have time to read widely,” says the modern pastor. Between preparing multiple sermons, planning outreaches, discipling believers, and so many other worthy …
Recovering A 20:20 Vision for Ministry
“I [Paul] did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house” ~ Acts 20:20 Clarifying …
Teaching and Preaching with a Magnetic Pull
It’s 7:55 AM when I flip on the light in my office. I know it’s going to be a busy day with meetings, a missions project to complete, a sermon to prepare, and a youth activity to plan. But instead of plunging into these tasks, I begin what has recently become an early-morning addiction—reading a sermon by G. Campbell Morgan.
How Pastors Wish Their People Would Listen to Preaching
It’s tempting for us to think that, if only we could sit at the feet of David Platt or John Piper or Chuck Swindoll, we would be more spiritual. But the Bible tells us that God’s Word yields fruit, not when it pours through the lips of a renowned expositor or a dynamic Christian leader, but when it takes root in the fertile soil of an obedient heart (Matthew 13:18). In order to produce a bumper crop, great preaching needs great listening.