When reading books or hearing sermons on parables, you may well encounter some interesting commentary. Too often people approach the Bible’s parables as if they were true accounts.
Reviewed by Ryan Schildroth I just finished a challenging book on preaching by R. Albert Mohler titled He Is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World. I initially picked it…
With the rise of John Piper and his ministry, there has also been a resurgence of puritan writers and their teaching, of whom Jonathan Edwards holds a chief position of…
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the…
Many of you have heard the term “missional” before. It is a buzzword among churches that are seeking to be relevant in their communities in bringing the gospel of Jesus…
*Originally posted on 9Marks.org. Republished with permission. One Thing I Remember from Preaching Class by Kevin DeYoung This has helped me. I pass it along to any young preachers out there…
This article, “The Importance of What You Say,” by Scott Berkun is a good reminder for preachers. Some excerpts:
Like many of you, I plan out my preaching calendar for the year and typically I rotate between preaching through a book of the Bible and then the occasional topical…
So what makes a great preacher? For those of us who weekly prepare messages, that question often seems to be answered by the criticism or applause of those who sit…
A true sermon bridges the gulf between the biblical and the modern worlds, and must be equally earthed in both. John R. W. Stott In 1982 a book titled “Between Two…
I’m taking a bit of a detour from my previous articles on preaching by asking a series of questions that I hope will be helpful for others and myself. I have…
From a Dying Man to Dying Men — Recovering a Bold Vision for Biblical Preaching Posted: Friday, October 12, 2007 at 4:01 am ET And how will they hear without…
This is the second of several installments of articles written on the topic of philosophy of preaching. This week’s article is written by Mark Dever. As you have been reading some of the…
I hope you are starting to find articles that are of value and interest to you on the Quest website. This week on preaching I am planning a five-part series whereby…
“I would say that a ‘dull preacher’ is a contradiction in terms; if he is dull he is not a preacher. He may stand in a pulpit and talk, but…