Posts Tagged ‘Preaching’
Let a Commentary Be Your Guide (1)
Mark Minnick This article follows on an article “That Glorious Company: The Commentators!” published in three parts, here, here and here. This article is likewise published in three parts. This is the first part. Gabriel Harris’s streetfront shop was a popular, heavily trafficked Gloucester bookstore in 1735. But in the summer of that same year…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (3)
Mark Minnick Part Three of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. [Part One • Part Two] Part One begins by discussing The Basis for Evaluating Commentaries. Part Two discusses The Characteristics of Good Commentaries. Part Three follows: Answering Our Questions Literal Exegesis. Literal exegesis takes the “meaning of language in…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (2)
Mark Minnick Part Two of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. [Part One here] Part One begins by discussing The Basis for Evaluating Commentaries. Part Two follows: The Characteristics Of Good Commentaries The cardinal characteristic of a good commentary is that it answers questions. That’s because disciplined expositors begin their…
Read MoreThat Glorious Company: The Commentators! (1)
Mark Minnick Part One of Three: In which Dr. Minnick shares his wisdom on selecting commentaries. There are few writings worth reading twice. But one I’ve enjoyed several times more than twice is the first chapter of C. H. Spurgeon’s Commenting and Commentaries, entitled “A Chat About Commentaries.” Spurgeon loved books. His autobiography contains an…
Read More“Must Hear” Preaching–the 2013 South Regional
We apologize for the delay in publishing the messages from the recent South Regional FBFI Conference. Several of you have written looking for them. After editing and listening to them, I have to agree – these messages are more than worth hearing, they are “Must Hear” Preaching. Read on to get an overview.
Read MoreA Fundamentalist Manifesto (NW Regional Fellowship)
Perhaps my headline overstates the case somewhat, but I invite you to take the time to listen to the messages from the recently concluded Northwest Regional FBFI Fellowship meeting. Pastor Mike Harding was our keynote speaker this year. He delivered several outstanding messages. I’d like to highlight two of them in particular. The first is…
Read MorePreparing to Speak for God (Part 2)
Richard Flanders Part 1 was published last week, you can read it here. 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 asked to give a talk to a congregation or a youth group, or to…
Read MorePreparing to Speak for God (Part 1)
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 MoreStay Awake for Preaching
Thomas Overmiller What do preaching, teaching, and sleeping have in common? All three occur in the story of Eutychus, the man who fell out of the third story window listening to Paul (Acts 20:7-12). This brief narrative stirs the curiosity of any attentive reader and raises the question, “What is the point of the story?” …
Read MoreFirst Partaker: The Secret of Power (4)
Mark Minnick Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here. This article is an edited version of Alexander MacLaren’s sermon, “The Secret of Power.” The sermon made a remarkable impression on the men who first heard it. We offer it as an encouragement to Christians beginning a new year of ministry for the Lord.…
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