Comments on: Preaching that Cuts to the Heart http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:13:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: “… | Glen Davis http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-68827 “… | Glen Davis Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:12:38 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-68827 [...] Preaching that Cuts to the Heart [...] [...] Preaching that Cuts to the Heart [...]

]]> By: Around The Horn: 2.21.13 | Treading Grain http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-65579 Around The Horn: 2.21.13 | Treading Grain Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:44:51 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-65579 [...] Preaching That Cuts To The Heart From Tim Keller: Recently, a couple of books and websites have referenced me as a good example of how to exegete and “engage culture” in the task of preaching. They include citations of certain cultural references in my sermons. While I know this is meant as a compliment, for which I am grateful, I also have some concerns about the way this practice has been described. I can easily imagine that some (especially younger) preachers will aspire to imitate the method and miss the underlying principle. [...] [...] Preaching That Cuts To The Heart From Tim Keller: Recently, a couple of books and websites have referenced me as a good example of how to exegete and “engage culture” in the task of preaching. They include citations of certain cultural references in my sermons. While I know this is meant as a compliment, for which I am grateful, I also have some concerns about the way this practice has been described. I can easily imagine that some (especially younger) preachers will aspire to imitate the method and miss the underlying principle. [...]

]]> By: Link Love | Sayable http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-65537 Link Love | Sayable Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:15:49 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-65537 [...] Preaching that Cuts to the Heart: The “cultural references,” then, are simply my way of entering the world of my hearers, helping them understand at a deep level what is shaping their daily work, their romantic and family relationships, their attitudes toward sex, money, and power. [...] [...] Preaching that Cuts to the Heart: The “cultural references,” then, are simply my way of entering the world of my hearers, helping them understand at a deep level what is shaping their daily work, their romantic and family relationships, their attitudes toward sex, money, and power. [...]

]]> By: The Care and Feeding of the New Heart: True Truth | http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-65353 The Care and Feeding of the New Heart: True Truth | Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:37:39 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-65353 [...] commitments of people’s lives that drive their desires, thinking, feeling, and action.” (Pastor Tim Keller, RPC, [...] [...] commitments of people’s lives that drive their desires, thinking, feeling, and action.” (Pastor Tim Keller, RPC, [...]

]]> By: Steve, Winnipeg, Canada http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-65280 Steve, Winnipeg, Canada Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:34:28 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-65280 Nobody has informed the way I preach in recent years as much as Keller. To make cultural references without this aim in mind is just to put some relevant gloss on a sermon. Keller never does that. I'm glad he makes the distinctions he does here. Nobody has informed the way I preach in recent years as much as Keller.

To make cultural references without this aim in mind is just to put some relevant gloss on a sermon. Keller never does that. I'm glad he makes the distinctions he does here.

]]> By: Rachael Starke http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-65084 Rachael Starke Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:53:03 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-65084 This is great. But I think it would be helpful for pastors to keep in mind the difference between the collective heart of the community in which their church resides, and the collective heart of the church community itself. When the larger community defines itself by certain loves, sometimes the church's response it to simply define itself by the opposite. (The classic older brother / younger brother distinction). Both have idols that need smashing. But it's far easier to look at the collective sinful heart of the external community and preach against that, than it is to first know, and then challenge, the collective sinful heart of your own church. One will get you lots of attaboys; the other could get you fired. :) This is great. But I think it would be helpful for pastors to keep in mind the difference between the collective heart of the community in which their church resides, and the collective heart of the church community itself. When the larger community defines itself by certain loves, sometimes the church's response it to simply define itself by the opposite. (The classic older brother / younger brother distinction). Both have idols that need smashing. But it's far easier to look at the collective sinful heart of the external community and preach against that, than it is to first know, and then challenge, the collective sinful heart of your own church. One will get you lots of attaboys; the other could get you fired. :)

]]> By: Pastors and Culture: Getting It Right | Hang Together http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-64947 Pastors and Culture: Getting It Right | Hang Together Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:59:00 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-64947 [...] Good stuff this morning from Tim Keller on right and wrong ways – and right and wrong reasons – for pastors to exegete culture: I think it may be possible to say that every sermon should have three aspects or purposes. First, you need to preach the text in its scriptural context; second, you need to preach Christ and the gospel every time; and finally, you need to preach to the heart….In that schema, where does “cultural engagement” come into my sermons? Most people would say that it does not fit into the scheme—preach the text, preach Christ, and preach to the heart. They might be tempted to add a fourth category. But that might suggest that cultural references are principally there to give the preacher some personal credibility. That would be a mistake. [...] [...] Good stuff this morning from Tim Keller on right and wrong ways – and right and wrong reasons – for pastors to exegete culture: I think it may be possible to say that every sermon should have three aspects or purposes. First, you need to preach the text in its scriptural context; second, you need to preach Christ and the gospel every time; and finally, you need to preach to the heart….In that schema, where does “cultural engagement” come into my sermons? Most people would say that it does not fit into the scheme—preach the text, preach Christ, and preach to the heart. They might be tempted to add a fourth category. But that might suggest that cultural references are principally there to give the preacher some personal credibility. That would be a mistake. [...]

]]> By: ED http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-64937 ED Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:12:45 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-64937 Brilliant. Thanks. Brilliant. Thanks.

]]> By: Greg Forster http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/02/17/preaching-that-cuts-to-the-heart/#comment-64933 Greg Forster Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:17:16 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=32019#comment-64933 Excellent point! I would add that exegeting culture is also essential to the first element, staying faithful to scripture. The meaning of scriptural texts is dependent upon their cultural context, so our ability to grasp that meaning is equally dependent on our ability to get our heads out of the box of our own cultural context and into theirs (for hermeneutical purposes). To do this we must understand our own culture. If we don't understand our own culture we'll read into the text all kinds of assumptions that aren't there. Excellent point! I would add that exegeting culture is also essential to the first element, staying faithful to scripture. The meaning of scriptural texts is dependent upon their cultural context, so our ability to grasp that meaning is equally dependent on our ability to get our heads out of the box of our own cultural context and into theirs (for hermeneutical purposes). To do this we must understand our own culture. If we don't understand our own culture we'll read into the text all kinds of assumptions that aren't there.

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