Posts Tagged ‘Preaching’
Good Preaching vs. God-Honoring Preaching
Jerry Sivnksty As I travel across the country as an evangelist, I have noticed a disturbing trend that grieves my heart. It has to do with churches that use contemporary Christian music: they’ve gotten rid of the hymnals and instead flash their music on large screens to the background of worldly beats. Then the minister…
Read More2016 FBFI Annual Fellowship audio files now available
Our Annual Fellowship, held this year at the Colonial Hills Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana, included many powerful messages, a blessing to all in attendance. We would like to share that blessing with you by way of audio recordings available for online listening or download to listen at your convenience. We also have a link…
Read MoreFoundational Fundamentals Concerning the Nature of Preaching
Gordon Phillips God charges a preacher with specific responsibilities in His church. The Apostle Paul tells Timothy about this charge in 2 Timothy 4:1-4, I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in…
Read MoreStraight Cuts: Good Principle, Wrong Text
Layton Talbert “But he knoweth the way that I take; when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). Job 23:10 has traditionally been used to express a Scriptural truth that has comforted and encouraged countless believers: God knows all we are going through and intends it only to strengthen and…
Read MoreThe Preacher’s Charge Defined
Mark Minnick Nearly every preacher has his favorite definition of preaching. A thoroughly Biblical one comes from the phrase “preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:2). Taken literally, the expression might be explained as “heralding what God has already said.” Although “what God has already said” is not an exact translation of logos (the Greek term…
Read MorePreparing to Speak for God
Richard Flanders “And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them” (Ezek. 3:4). Nearly every Christian will have an opportunity to speak for God in one situation or another. Even those without a special calling to the professional ministry will be…
Read MorePreaching the Gospel from Prophetic Literature
An approach to preaching NOW about the Future Stephen J. Hankins Introduction I began my Christian journey during an era of eschatological sensationalism, characterized by books such as The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey and punctuated by Christian “B” movies about the rapture and other future cataclysmic events, allegedly foretold in Revelation. (As…
Read MorePreaching the Gospel
Matt Recker It seems strange to say that a missing element in much preaching is Jesus Christ and His gospel of grace, but I believe it is so. Even in my own experience, I have found that I can preach on Christian living, worldliness, the decaying culture, church growth, or a host of other topics…
Read MoreThe Evangelist and His Ministry
Phil Shuler Enough books have been written about the earthly ministry of our Lord to fill the average library, but the ministry of Christ beyond His death, burial, and resurrection can be pretty well summed up in John 16:7–11. In John 14:16 Christ explains why He must ascend unto His father, but he promises to…
Read MoreShifting From “Come” to “Go”
Kevin Schaal As I pored through hundreds of decision cards I could not help but weep. It’s an experience that is hard to describe and even harder to believe for laborers in North America, but in the Philippines things are different. Student Movement for Christ International (SMCI), a Fundamental student evangelistic organization in the Philippines,…
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