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The Heavenly Drama of Preaching

What is going on during the sermon? And I don't just mean what's happening before our eyes, namely, a man with his Bible preaching from a...

Three Nuggets on Preaching from the Westminster Standards

The Westminster Standards are a wealth of religious insight. They have stood the test of time theologically and are one of the most used...

Building a Bridge Between “Meaning” and “Application”

We often consider the meaning of a text and the application of a text to be distinct. Is that a biblical distinction?

Biblical and Systematic Theology in Conversation at the Pulpit

The concept of biblical theology used to puzzle me. To some extent, it still does because there is a real sense in which, as D.A. Carson...

Preaching As A Means To Encounter Christ

I have heard a lot of sermons in my life. A lot. Whether it’s on a Sunday morning or in a classroom at Moody Bible Institute (I haven’t...

The Expository Preaching of Christ is the Word of God

In a previous post, I talked about how I have been personally impacted by expository preaching. Though I do have some experience in...

Three Reasons We Should Be At Church on Sunday

I have been attending Sunday worship since I was a little kid. I don't say this to pat myself on the back. In fact, many of those years...

Three Ways I Have Benefited From Expository Preaching

There are a lot of preachers delivering sermons around the world on a given Sunday. These preachers range in a variety of ways: level of...

Using the Greek and Hebrew Wisely in Preaching

Learning Greek and Hebrew is fun. Well, perhaps hammering paradigms and vocab into your brain isn't the most glamourous of study but the...