SELAH!

by | May 20, 2019 | Bible, Devotional

Luther’s ramshackle cart wobbled its way to Worms, Germany, in April of 1521. He had been summoned to appear before the Emperor and Catholic Prelates to give an account of this new “heresy” he was teaching called “justification by faith alone.” The learned Johann Eck...

Preaching the Word of God as the Word of God

by | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized

What should we all have in common when it comes to preaching? A commitment to preaching the Word of God as the Word of God. The following three quotations come from theologians representing different theological traditions, but who speak with a unified voice on one...

Text-Centered Preaching vs. Text-Driven Preaching

by | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized

What is the difference between a sermon that is “text-centered” and one that is “text-driven”? Expository preaching is preaching that is text-centered but not necessarily text-driven. Preaching that is text-driven best exemplifies what expository preaching is about....

JAMES S. STEWART – THE SCOTTISH CHRYSOSTOM

by | May 9, 2019 | Preaching

He died in 1990 at the age of 94. At the turn of this century, based on a survey done by Preaching magazine among their readers and editors, he was ranked as the most outstanding preacher of the 20th century. He was once Chaplain to the Queen of Scotland and New...