Preaching (Page 8)
‘Off the shelf’ Christmas assemblies for schools
Being the new chaplain on the scene, it falls to me to deliver this year’s Christmas assembly in the local high school next week. The expectation is for me to deliver a short seasonal message to a large group of teenagers (who don’t really want to be there) to help them think more about Christmas.…
Why the Atonement Matters for Church Planters (8)
Atonement’ edited by Gabriel Fluhrer (P&R Publishing 2010) This is a series of lectures about ‘blood’ according to the book’s sleeve and is a compilation of 8 essays on the topic by 7 evangelical theologians and pastors. Such is the importance of this subject for every Christian, whoever they…
Preaching Preparation v Spending Time with The Sheep. Fight?
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Recommended Reading List
A great reading list for pastors here. I will be producing one myself shortly.
Top 10 Preaching Mistakes
Food for thought for your Sunday afternoon here.
10 top tips for preachers
Check out this article by Sinclair Ferguson here.
Keep Reading Momma! When we make mistakes in our preaching!
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Should we preach from full notes or is that unspiritual???
I know many pastors who think that preaching from full notes is a real no-no. They think that it curbs and inhibits the work of the Holy Spirit in preaching and ties people down. I couldn’t disagree more and I always preach from a full manuscript and I bet that if you asked my members on a…
‘Preach Like a Calvinist, Pray Like an Arminian – If you’re a loser!
Great little post here on avoiding some of the sayings in Christian land which confuse people about the doctrines of grace. Please take some time to read it here. I will be posting further on the doctrines of grace and how they relate and motivate Christ-centred ministry and church planting.
Making God’s Word “your thing”
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