Category Archives: Preaching

On the art and practice of preaching.

Fire the pastor…

Isaiah 56:9-12… All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, … Continue reading

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Bunyan on preaching…

“Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air. He also that speaks to the weakest may make the learned understand him; when he that striveth to be high, … Continue reading

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How to Listen to a Sermon…

An article by Philip Ryken, here.

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On one hand and the other…

E.J. Young on Isaiah 6:11… On the one hand, natural affection toward those to whom one must preach will prevent a cold and harsh, or even cruel presentation of the truth. On the other, natural feelings and affections must not … Continue reading

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The daughters of Zion…

This will make more sense if you read this. One of the groups Isaiah addressed (Isaiah 3:16-26) was the women of Jerusalem, the “daughters of Zion.” But it seems from verses 25 and 26, as well as from Isaiah 1:7, … Continue reading

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Preaching to your own hurt…

Our pastor is a hypocrite! Of course, I am our pastor. So I should know. And I hope, for the sake of your church, and Christ’s whole church, that your pastor and your elders are hypocrites as well. In Psalm … Continue reading

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From the pulpit…

“It ill becomes any man who occupies the sacred place of the pulpit to flatter his hearers…” C. H, Spurgeon

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