Preach Sermons, Not Commentaries

“Men are dying; the saints are tempted and weary; has God spoken or not? He has indeed, and men preach sermons proclaiming those words. These sermon arrows should be burning, precise, and piercing. So I contend that we need fewer lectures from the pulpit — and more sermons, impassioned, agonistic, flaming. We must not content ourselves merely to educate our hearers; we must aim (and strategize) to persuade, move, thrust them into the bright light of reality, where God reigns supreme and his gospel remains the urgent need of every soul.”

Six Traits of a Forgettable Sermon

In this session of “Ask Pastor John,” John Piper talks about what makes a sermon forgettable and there opposites.

The Riddle of Time: Shepherding What God Has Given

“Left unexamined, our use of time becomes a referendum on our worth. Did I visit enough people? Prepare enough? Answer enough emails? God calls his pastoral people, and all people, to faithfulness, not omnipotence. Even so, we all struggle with the feeling of guilt, true or false. True guilt calls for repentance and faith, for resting in Christ’s finished work. In fact, the whole purpose of shepherding time leads us to work out who we already are to the glory of God.”