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Apologetics: Should Pastors Preach for Conversions?

6th March 2021

In the churches where I first came to know Jesus Christ, no service was complete without an invitation—a time for the people in the pews to respond to the message by making their way down the aisle. Especially during weeklong revival services, “Just as I Am” inevitably ran out of verses before the preachers ran […]

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Filed Under: Apologetics, Lead, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry Tagged With: conversion, evangelism, evangelistic preaching, pastor, preaching, preaching for conversion

Sermon: The Wisdom that Comes from Peace

20th August 2018

“Peace be with you.” Christians all around the world repeat these words every week—but what would our lives look like if peace really was woven into every part of our lives? The book of James provides us with a clue: “The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace,” James writes, “by those who cultivate peace” […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, featured, Lead, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bible, James, James 3, leadership, message, New Testament, pastoral ministry, peace, preaching, sermon, wisdom

Writing: If You Want to Remember It, Write It By Hand

2nd August 2018

Words and writing matter. In the opening chapter of the Scriptures, God speaks, and a cosmos bursts into being (Genesis 1:3). When he constitutes Israel as his  people, God speaks and writes, and a covenant is born (Exodus 31:18). John described the incarnation of God in Christ by declaring, “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14).

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Filed Under: Blog, Lead, Uncategorized Tagged With: cursive, Evernote, fountain pen, fountain pens, handwriting, Moleskine, notebook, notebooks, pen, pens, preaching, sermon, sermon notes, sermons, word, words, writing

Writing: If You Want to Remember It, Write It By Hand

7th January 2018

Words and writing matter. In the opening chapter of the Scriptures, God speaks, and a cosmos bursts into being (Genesis 1:3). When he constitutes Israel as his  people, God speaks and writes, and a covenant is born (Exodus 31:18). John described the incarnation of God in Christ by declaring, “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14).

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Filed Under: Blog, featured, Lead, Learn Tagged With: fountain pen, fountain pens, handwriting, learning, notebook, paper, pedagogy, pen, pens, preaching, teaching, writing

Proclamation: The Search for a Shining Face

19th September 2014

God sent a shining face from beyond the sun, the wisdom of God in human flesh. Solomon once asked, “Who is like the wise?” (Ecclesiastes 8:1). God’s answer in the New Testament is, “This one, the eternal wisdom of God in a virgin’s womb. Here he is.” The Search for the Shining Face from Southern […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Ecclesiastes, homiletics, preaching, sermon

Church History: The Centrality of Preaching in the Ministry of John Calvin

3rd November 2012

Martin Luther wasn’t the only lawyer who became a leader in the Reformation. In 1534 another lawyer traveled along another rutted road. His life had been shaken in much the same way that Luther’s had been—though not by a storm that drove him to call out to a saint. This lawyer was a Renaissance humanist […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Learn, Video Tagged With: 30 days, church history, history, John Calvin, John Piper, preaching

Church History: What Did Francis of Assisi Mean When He Said, “If Necessary Use Words”?

30th October 2012

You’ve probably heard the quotation at least a few times, most likely in a sermon encouraging people to live their faith in the world. “‘Preach the gospel at all times,’ Francis of Assisi said. ‘If necessary, use words.’” It’s a heartwarming sentiment with two flaws. First off, St. Francis never said it; second, even if […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Learn, Solve Tagged With: 30 days, church history, Francis of Assisi, gospel, history, preaching

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