7 Presuppositions for Faithful Christ-Centered Expository Preaching
The Apostles judge our hermeneutics we do not judge theirs. We proceed on the basis of the dual authorship and organic unity of Scripture. The Scripture possesses a canonical Sensus Plenior. Ultimately the locus of
Sermon Delivery Tips: Narrating Your Sermon and Using Humor
Recently, David Prince sat down with Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to talk preaching. With Pastor Jeremy Haskins moderating the discussion, Drs. Prince and Moore discussed
Black Sons, White Privilege, Ferguson, and the Gospel
The following is a guest post by Pastor Jeremy Haskins “He is my son!” The man behind the counter felt my anger. I stood beside my black son as the man had rolled his eyes
Me, Myself, and I is not Gospel Community
“In a post-modern world, all issues eventually revolve around the self,” asserts R. Albert Mohler (He is Not Silent, 121). Contemporary preaching too often mirrors the American cultural triumph of the therapeutic. Allen Mitsuo Wakabayashi
Conviction or Convenience?
The following is a guest post by Casey McCall. Casey serves as Student Director at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church and is a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Casey oversees junior high, high school
Should Expository Preaching Edify or Evangelize?
Almost eleven years ago, when I became the pastor at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, a well-meaning church member came to me with a request, “When you are going to preach an evangelistic sermon, will you
How Do You Approach Sermon Introductions and Conclusions?
Recently, David Prince sat down with Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention to talk preaching. With Pastor Jeremy Haskins moderating the discussion, Drs. Prince and Moore discussed
One Simple Change that Helped Our Parenting
A while back, Judi and I had one of those aha moments. It was something we should have realized earlier but for some reason we had missed it. We suddenly recognized that we had been
Eschatology Should Never be Left Behind
In the primeval garden, Adam and Eve rebelled by trusting in the word of the serpent rather than the Word of God. God immediately pronounced judgment on his fallen image bearers and the ultimate, eschatological
Is Andy Stanley Right That We Should Stop Saying “The Bible Says”?
"The Bible says!" was the unceasing assertion of the most notable evangelist of the 20th century—Billy Graham. For Graham, the Bible served as the essential bedrock of all of all his preaching and the repeated