Preach the Gospel from Beginning to End
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15 And he said to them, “O
Andrew Fuller Fridays: Andrew Fuller on Passages that Seem Contradictory (John 5:40, 6:44-45, 64-65)
We are launching something new at Prince on Preaching that we are calling Andrew Fuller Fridays. I attempt to read some from Andrew Fuller’s (1754-1815) Complete Works each day and I am constantly amazed and
Learning to be Where My Feet are in College
This year at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, we are reminding each other to be where your feet are. In other words, be a fully engaged follower of Christ in the life you actually have. Be
When Morality is No Better than Paganism
Idolatry is often subtle. The subtlety comes because we tend to make idols of good things. We can fixate so much on a particular good thing that it becomes an ultimate thing. Anytime we think
UPDATED: #BlackLivesMatter President Obama
By the numbers, abortion is a racist business and has been from the start. At The Daily Signal, Kate Scanlon wrote a piece entitled, “13 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret
3 Simple Suggestions about Sermon Illustrations
John Broadus in his classic preaching text, A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons asserts, “The importance of illustration in preaching is beyond expression. In numerous cases it is our best means of
Summer Baseball Reading Recommendations
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty By Charles Leerhsen Simon and Schuster, 464 pp., $27.50 Charles Leerhsen seeks to tell the story of Ty Cobb, which he believes has not been told because Cobb’s life has
Andrew Fuller on Sermon Preparation and Notes
Below, I have enumerated some of Andrew Fuller’s (1754-1815) observations about sermon preparation and sermon notes from his letter on “The Composition of a Sermon.” Do not overload your memory with words. Write down a
The Preaching of the Risen Christ: The Apostles and Us
Apostolic preaching is the application of what Jesus taught his apostles about preaching. Willem VanGemeren writes, “First, the sermons and speeches show that the preaching of the apostles is in continuity with the teaching of
Charles Spurgeon – Active-Minded Idlers are a Curse to Any Church
I am sure, too, that it keeps men out of mischief to set about spreading the knowledge of Christ. The most useful members of a church are usually those who would be doing harm if