Preaching with the Expectation of a Miracle
Are you a pastor or an elder who regularly gives himself to preaching the Word? Perhaps you’re an evangelist who labors in preaching. How often do you anticipate miracles when you preach? No, I’m not...
View Article10 Popular Errors in Preaching
I once heard an older wise man say, “I’ve wanted to write a book on marriage for so many years, but the reason that I’ve been prevented is based on the reality that I’ve never felt that I’ve reached...
View ArticleRejoice in Suffering
Yesterday I preached Romans 5:1-5 in our series through Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. After spending an entire chapter on the faith of Abraham and demonstrating that he was justified by faith...
View ArticleThe Sunday Sermon Is Not a TED Talk
We live in a world full of ideas. With the highway of information technology, we can access information at any given moment of any given day from most places in the world using something as small as a...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Suffering
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:3-5 on the subject of suffering as we continue to work our way through Romans. As Paul develops his thought, he points out the fact that we rejoice in the hope of the...
View ArticleFuneral Sermon: Not Far from the Kingdom
Last week I received a phone call that a man I’ve known for many years suddenly passed away. He was young. He was strong. He was skilled at his job. He loved his family, and now—without a moment of...
View ArticlePreach Simple Sermons
For many years, the light of the gospel was veiled beneath Rome’s liturgy that was led by the Latin tongue even when people didn’t understand what was being communicated. The worship of the Roman...
View ArticleChrist our Substitute
In our series through Romans, I was privileged to preach Romans 5:6-8 as we focused on the fact that Jesus died as our substitute. He didn’t die a generic death for a generic group of people, instead,...
View ArticleChrist as our Savior
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:9-11 in our series through Romans. The focus of the text was on Jesus Christ as our Savior. In the previous text (Romans 5:6-8) we explored Jesus as our substitute....
View ArticleThe Curse of Death in Adam
Yesterday in our series through Romans, I preached from Romans 5:12-14. This text is centered on the curse of sin that was brought into the world through Adam. The troubling consequences of Adam’s sin...
View ArticleLectio Continua for the Pulpit and Pew
If the church is unified in a lectio continua approach to Bible reading and Bible preaching—it will create a solid and healthy foundation that will mark the life of the church. Lectio continua is a...
View ArticleChrist Is Far Better Than Adam
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:15-17 in our series through Romans. In this paragraph, we see Paul explaining how Christ is far superior to bless than Adam was to curse. In verse 14, he called Adam...
View ArticleEffective Preaching Delivers Truth
When the sermon comes to a close, the church should remember the truth of the text rather than the personality, stories, application, and other component points of the sermon. The most important part...
View ArticleThe Gift of Eternal Life
Yesterday I preached from Romans 5:18-21 in our series titled, “The Gospel According to Paul” (an exposition of Romans) on Sunday morning. Flowing from Romans 5:12 are verses 13-21 which provide an...
View ArticleThe Call to Holiness
Yesterday I preached from Romans 6:1-4 in our series through Romans titled, “The Gospel According to Paul.” Through chapter four and five, the emphasis of Paul’s message was centered on the subject of...
View ArticleUnited with Christ
Yesterday in our Romans series, I preached from Romans 6:5-7 on the subject of our union with Christ. Considered by many theologians as one of the central doctrines of the gospel—our union with Christ...
View ArticleThe Prophecy of Hope
Yesterday, I preached from Isaiah 9:6 as we celebrate the incarnation of Jesus Christ and the hope we have in the gospel. In this short verse, we see massive statements about Jesus Christ that provide...
View ArticleThe Fulfilled Prophecy
Yesterday I preached from Matthew 1:18-25 and pointed to how Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy. Not only is he the fulfillment—as we see in this text he is the Savior of sinners who brings...
View ArticleSatan Intended it for Evil—God Intended it for Good
Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching Romans 7:7-12 in our series through Romans. The key to understanding this passage is to understand Paul’s previous life before Jesus and the intended place of...
View ArticleThe Blessings of the Doctrine of Adoption
Yesterday I preached from Romans 8:15-16 on the doctrine of adoption. As we’ve already noted numerous times in our study of the eighth chapter of Romans, this entire chapter centers on the ministry of...
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