Stott has a powerful introduction to this chapter: “In a world which seems either unwilling or unable to listen, how can we be persuaded to go on preaching, and learn to do so effectively? The essential secret is not mastering certain techniques but being mastered by certain convictions. In other words, theology is more important [...]
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Book Review: Between Two Worlds (Chapter Three: Theological Foundations for Preaching
Posted: August 3, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, D. M. Lloyd-Jones, G. Campbell Morgan, God is Light, Homiletics/Preaching, J I Packer, John R. W. Stott, Pastoral Theology, Practical Theology
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Book Review: Between Two Worlds (Chapter 2: Contemporary Objections to Preaching)
Posted: July 27, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Donald R. Sunukjian, Doug Pagitt, Invitation to Biblical Preaching, John R. W. Stott, Preaching Re-Imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faith
Stott presents and refutes three arguments against preaching in chapter two. Preaching has always been opposed. Jeremiah was imprisoned for preaching in the Old Testament and Paul in the New. Most likely if you accurately preached a Biblical text, your preaching was offensive last week at least to a remnant of your listeners. Stott highlights [...]
Book Review of Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century by John R. W. Stott, Chapter 1
Posted: July 17, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century, Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones, Edwin Charles Dargan's A History of Preaching, Hughes Oliphant Old's The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, John R. W. Stott
The biblical world and the modern world are the two worlds that the preacher must bridge with preaching. It is through preaching that the Word of God impacts our modern generation. To bridge this gap the preacher must study the biblical world and the modern world and preach with the Bible in one hand and [...]
Book Review of Charles Ryrie’s Dispensationalism (Sermon on the Mount)
Posted: June 6, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Adolf Harnack, Charles Ryrie's Dispenastionalism, Dwight Pentecost, George E. Ladd, John MacArthur, Jr., Martin Lloyd-Jones, T. A. Hegre
Charles Ryrie in his book Dispensationalism discusses the opposing views concerning the Sermon on the Mount. One critic claims that dispensationalist believe that “the Sermon on the Mount is neither the Church’s duty nor privilege. It is not for now” (T. A. Hegre, The Cross and Sanctification, page 6). George E. Ladd said, “A system [...]
Book Review of Building The Church: A Comprehensive Manuel for Church Administration by Joseph Miller
Posted: April 14, 2011 in Book Reviews, Church MinistriesTags: Building The Church: A Comprehensive Manuel for Church Administration by Joseph Miller, Mark Dever's The Deliberate Church
Joseph Miller reports that national surveys of evangelical churches indicate that 80 percent of the giving in those churches comes from 20 percent of the constituency. The balance of 20 percent comes from another 30 percent of the people, leaving 50 percent of the constituency contributing nothing. Miller also cites statistics the Southern Baptists released [...]
Review of The Supremacy of God in Preaching, Chapter 4
Posted: March 25, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: John Piper's The Supremacy of God in Preaching
The thesis of this chapter in The Supremacy of God in Preaching is stated twice by Piper: “Gladness and gravity should be woven together in the life and preaching of a pastor in such a way as to sober the careless soul and sweeten the burdens of the saints.” Gladness in the life and preaching [...]
Mark Five of a Healthy Church: A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
Posted: March 24, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Mark Dever's Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
There are lots of questions our people ask about evangelizing the lost: “Shouldn’t evangelism be left to the professionals?” “I’m really not sure what evangelism means. I guess we’re supposed to convince other people that they’re wrong and we’re right?” In Mark Dever’s Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, he asks and answers four simple [...]
Review of the Supremacy of God in Preaching, Chapter 3
Posted: March 23, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: John Piper's The Supremacy of God in Preaching
I know whereof Piper speaks when he admits on a typical Sunday morning, “You go to your study and look down at your pitiful manuscript, and you kneel down and cry, ‘God, this is so weak! Who do I think I am? What audacity to think that in three hours my words will be the [...]
Review of The Supremacy of God in Preaching, Chapter Two
Posted: March 21, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: John Piper's The Supremacy of God in Preaching
In the chapter one of The Supremacy of God in Preaching Piper sets forth the goal of preaching as the glory of God reflected in the glad submission of His creation. In chapter two, Piper addresses two massive obstacles to the attainment of that goal: The first is the righteousness of God which is his [...]
Review of The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper Chapter 1
Posted: March 18, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: God centered preaching, John Piper's The Supremacy of God in Preaching
“People are starving for God” is the opening line in Piper’s classic and the theme. Preaching on the majesty of God is very practical to meet the needs of hurting people when they gladly submit to His greatness. The Supremacy of God in Preaching is divided into two parts. Part 1 is entitled “Why God Should be Supreme [...]
