Two weeks ago I mentioned in my sermon that God grows Christians by feeding them his Word. One way he does this is by providing the church with teachers and preachers. This means that if we are going to grow we need to be sitting at the feet of reliable carriers of God’s truth. This, however, begs the question: how can we identify a reliable carrier of God’s truth? The Bible makes it clear that there are many unreliable carriers of so-called truth. Satan masquerades as an angel of light seeking to deceive. So we need a lot of biblical discernment here. Just because a teacher or preacher comes in Jesus’ name with a Bible under his arm doesn’t automatically mean he is reliable.
Tag Archives: Preaching
Preacher-Onlys Aren't Good Preachers
October 19, 2009 – 7:07 AM
In my blog post on Willow Creek, I said that many Reformed evangelicals think of sound, expository preaching as something of a 'magic bullet.' We may think that as long as we are preaching the Word--preaching the law and the gospel rightly--that everything else in congregational life will somehow take care of itself. We may [...]
Almost Helpless and Fainting
October 13, 2009 – 10:24 AM
George Whitefield's feats of perseverance drew this observation from an eyewitness: ". . . the man whose powers of voice and action had appeared to evince an extraordinary vigor would be found half an hour afterwards, extended on two or three chairs, almost helpless and fainting." No preacher is made of steel. Arnold Dallimore, George [...]
The Preacher on Preaching
October 5, 2009 – 2:59 PM
God Exposed: Session 2: The Preacher on Preaching (Daniel Akin): God Exposed: Session 2 - The Preacher on Preaching from Southeastern Seminary on Vimeo.
C.J. Mahaney and "Expository Faithfulness"
October 1, 2009 – 9:02 AM
Tony Reinke does the church a great service by pointing to the video of C.J. Mahaney's recent sermon at the God Exposed conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Here's a portion of his post (but be sure to read the whole thing for links to other great resources from the conference): "For 80 minutes he [...]
"Land Right There"
September 24, 2009 – 9:07 AM
Kevin DeYoung has an excellent post this morning on preaching, preachers and application. He cautions pastors against always ending sermons with application points in the form of imperatives. DeYoung argues if we do this, we may miss the vital point of the particular text being expounded for "many texts are not about oughts." For example, [...]
The Glory of Preaching
September 9, 2009 – 2:21 PM
The good folks at InterVarsity Press (@IVPress) sent over a copy of Darrell W. Johnson's The Glory of Preaching: Participating in God's Transformation of the World. As a preacher himself for over thirty years and seminary professor training pastors for pulpit ministry, Johnson brings a wealth of experience to the preaching task. But more than [...]