Christian Preaching

Preach to Glorify God
The ultimate goal of Christian preaching—as with all other things—is the glory of the Triune God. When the minister proclaims God’s true and beautiful Word, he honors the Persons, attributes, and works of God. But the glory really radiates when the Spirit uses his Word to change lives. If someone is convicted, [...]

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5 Trends in the Church Today- D.A. Carson

 
1. It is important to observe contradictory trends.
Interestingly, Don encouraged us to recognize the good things in our current culture. He said we have a lot more good commentaries available to us than we did fifty years ago. Yet, mainline churches have fewer conversions than ever before. This is a contradictory trend, according to Carson.
 I understand [...]

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Puritan Corner- Thomas Watson

“The Godly man loves the threatening part of the Word. The Scripture is like the Garden of Eden: as it has a tree of life in it, so it has a flaming sword as its gates. This is the threatening of the Word. It flashes fire in the face of every person who goes on [...]

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True Discipleship- Sermon Jam 10

Listen and listen well friends!

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Who Needs A Creed?…for those who think Creeds are useless (the “No Creed but Christ idea)

Who Needs A Creed?
Article by Mark Johnston  April 2008

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles’ Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on that experience brings many thoughts to mind.
On the [...]

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Me, myself, and iPhone

Technology can be an instrument for gratitude or for idolatry (Vern S. Poythress)
Ten years ago a few visionaries were predicting the era of “ubiquitous” computing, when all kinds of appliances would contain computerized links to the rest of the world. Now it is upon us, in the form of cell phones.A capable cell phone today [...]

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Ligon Duncan- Study. Live. Preach

Study. Live. Preach.

Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” (ESV)
“I was struck as I listened last night to yet another of Derek Thomas’ scintillating expositions of the book of Ezra, that Ezra shows the [...]

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Alistair Begg on Preaching

“I remain fascinated by the variety of approaches that preachers take in preparing their sermons. In our preparation, as well as in our delivery we must ‘to our own selves be true.’ When I am asked to summarise my method of preparation, I mention the following points, which I learned from the late Leith Samuel….
1. [...]

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C.J. Mahaney on Rob Bell and the Pastor’s Task of Discernment

“Rob Bell, Rob Bell, Rob Bell”. “Nooma this, Nooma that, Nooma, Nooma, Nooma”. Have you read that book Velvet Elvis? Great Book that is. Will change the way you view your faith forever!”
At least that’s what I’ve heard off some people this past year or two. I do have to confess that I bought both [...]

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Pornography, the Heart, and Sermon Prep- CJ Mahaney and John Piper

 
 
The following is an extract from C.J. Mahaney and the Sovereign Grace blog. I particularly like what Piper has to say with regards to the trials of life. Not every trial is to be looked upon as bad. Yes its hard at the time but God is moulding us into the men and woman he [...]

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The Science Corner- The End of Evolution?

The evolutionist is locked into an intellectual box from which there is no rescue.  Evolutionary theory is naturalistic by necessity — everything must be explained in purely naturalistic terms.  Only nature can explain nature, and there is no other source of meaning or truth.  Thus, in the end the theory of evolution — and the [...]

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The Importance of Theology

Mark Driscoll on the Importance of Theology

more about "The Importance of Theology", posted with vodpod

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Putting Amazing Back Into Grace

Putting Amazing Back Into Grace is the first book I have read by Michael Horton. It will certainly not be my last. On the cover of the book J.I. Packer declares the book “a breaktaking workout” and his praise is justified. This book points us back to the Reformation and ultimately to the Bible itself [...]

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The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

Without a shadow of doubt the church today lacks discernment. We live in an age where TV and other forms of entertainment arrest our attention away from the diligent study of Scripture. As a result, many are blindly following teachings that are “dodgey” at best, heretical at worst. If one is acquainted with the goings [...]

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Just Stop and Think…….

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EWTN Catholic TV explains the early Reformer John Hus as a heretic

Literally 10 minutes ago I sat down to watch some Sky TV before my Bible Study. Nothing was on. I thus decided to take a walk through the world of the tele-evangelists. I often wonder what nonsense I will come across as I flick through TBN, God Channel and the like. I eventually stumbled upon the Roman [...]

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Dr Martin Lloyd-Jones said…..

“Whom the Lord loves He chastenes”

We must face our personal situation … by asking: Is there something in my life that is meriting the chastisement of God? Have I been what I ought to be? … The trouble is that we always look at the situation and the problem instead of [...]

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The Origins of Earth according to Mormonism

“Mormonism teaches that trillions of planets scattered throughout the cosmos are ruled by countless gods, who once were human like us. They say that long ago on one of these planets, to an unidentified god and one of his goddess wives, a spirit child named Elohim was conceived. This spirit child was later born to [...]

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Evangelical Christianity is fighting for it’s life….

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The Top 10 ways to hinder the Church- Youth Work and Worship

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R.C. Sproul- Quotes

“At the heart of Reformed Theology, at the heart of Luther and Calvin’s struggle, and in Knox and Jonathan Edwards, were men who were awakened to the greatness, to the majesty, to the holiness, and the sovereignty of God. By contemplating the holiness and sovereignty of God, they were driven to develop their doctrines of [...]

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Charles Spurgeon said what????

“The Doctrines of original sin, election, effectual calling, final perserverance, and all those great truths which are called Calvinism- though Calvin was niot the author of them, but simply an able writer and preacher upon the subject- are, I believe, the essential doctrines of the Gospel that is in Jesus Christ. Now, I do not [...]

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Pride- Are you aware of it?

I Know John Piper. So What?
 
I came across the followng on John Piper’s Desiring God blog and it struck such a chord with me that I decided to put it on here. Whilst I was at University in England I often studied the Bible with my pastor 1-2-1. These times were major blessings to me [...]

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Wanted: Thinking Christians- James Montgomery Boice

 
I am convinced the great problem in America today is that people are not thinking. It’s a cultural phenomenon that has spilled over into the church.
It’s not just that there’s a lack of a Christian way of thinking — a “Christian mind” — but there is hardly a mind at all.
Some years ago I read [...]

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A Phobia of Fearing God

Reformation Diaries
A Phobia of Fearing God
June 10 , 2008
by Bo White
The teacher in Ecclesiastes, after a tour of our material existence, writes, “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Eccles. 12:13, ESV). Frankly, this doesn’t seem to be a common theme from pulpits around our country and it [...]

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White Horse Inn- Get Stoopid…….

Getting Stupid
On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts evaluate a new trend in popular culture, namely the pursuit of stupidity. But are contemporary churches challenging this trend, or capitulating to it?
This episode is a must-listen-to for every Christian who is serious about Jesus and His Church. Christians must guard against becoming like [...]

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Matt Chandler- Advice for Preachers and What to Look for in One that is True

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The Science Corner

                                        
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly [...]

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“Choice Mothers” — What’s Missing from this Picture?

Social change is a constant in civilization.  New technologies, human migrations, climate changes, and any number of demographic and worldview shifts prompt changes in the way humans live and maintain civilization’s patterns and structures.  For the most part, these changes unfold slowly.  Now, however, we are witnessing social change unwind at warp speed.
Just consider the [...]

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What Shapes your World? pt 2

                           The Internet- Good or Bad?     

This, the second part of my “What shapes your world”, focuses on the modern phenomena that is the internet aka “the web”, “the net” and whatever else you want to call it. In 1973, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a research program [...]

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