“Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more
Tickets and Teaching: How Spurgeon Fenced the Table This is an interesting post on how Charles Spurgeon creatively chose to fence the Lord's Supper table at a time of significant growth for the Metropolitan Tabernacle.
[Preached at the Annual Meeting of the Bedford Union, May 6, 1801] “If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us.”—Numb. 14:8. You recollect, my brethren,
“You may kiss the bride” – why preaching is a lot like taking a wedding "Preaching a sermon is a lot like taking a wedding: the minister is not the main event – the focus is
The operations of this principle may not only be traced by those things which furnish occasion for it, but by other things which have a direct and positive influence in producing it. The occasion and
Preaching Beyond Insularity: Anchoring Sermons in Scripture and Community In this post, Hershael York notes, "The temptation of insularity looms large in pastoral ministry. To preach from an ivory tower, where sermons are crafted in isolation,
[Delivered at the funeral of the Rev. J. Sutcliff, of Olney, June 28, 1814.] We are given to understand, that by means of building on our most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Spirit,
Character in Absurd Times We live in a time of expectant Advent yet, "Amidst such waiting, we are prone to despair when the institutions and relationships in our lives are far from what they can
“Pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”—James 1:27. Religion has, in all ages, occupied
Preachers: Here’s a one-hour change that will improve your sermons (and lower your stress) "A number of years ago, I took a preaching course with Haddon Robinson. One of the most helpful things he taught us