Pastors: have you been invited to speak at a conference in Great Britain? Don’t fall for it. Unless your name is Steve Lawson, it’s a scam. This conference con is not only common in the United States, …
Why study Esther
My family loves the kind of sunny but snow covered mornings that the DC area gets about once a year. While we were sleeping, winter proved its existence—the ground was blanketed, and then the clouds …
Luther’s 10 commandments for preaching
If we believe that salvation comes by faith alone through Christ alone, how does that affect what happens in the pulpit of a Bible church, as opposed to the service at a Catholic Church? Martin …
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Six lessons from Luther’s preaching
Many think of Martin Luther primarily as a reformer. However, he thought of himself first and foremost, as a preacher. John Ker wrote, “Preaching was the center and spring of his power; by preaching …
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MIA: The Kingdom of God
When was the last time you heard about the kingdom of God? What was the last sermon you listened to that spoke about the kingdom of God, in more than passing terms? What was the last Christian book …
Examples of preaching Jesus from difficult OT passages
Last week I blogged on what is probably the most important issue in Old Testament preaching—in passages of the Bible that have a main point other than Jesus, should the preacher nevertheless preach …
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