Category Archives: Preaching & Ministry

Sleeping in the Pew & Sleeping Pills in the Pulpit

Ephesians 5:14        Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): Who is the most miserable man on earth, and whither shall we go to seek him? Not to the … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Spirit-Led Preaching

Ecclesiastes 12:10; Proverbs 5:21        The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.        For the ways of man are before the eyes of the … Continue reading

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A Calvinistic Preacher’s Dilemma: How Do I Address Sinners?

John 6:44; Mark 1:15        No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him.        Repent ye, and believe the Gospel. JOHN LELAND (1754-1841): It has always been a question with me of great … Continue reading

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Winter in the Church of God

Exodus 20:1-6        And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. … Continue reading

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Why Do You Want to Preach?

I Peter 4:11        If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through … Continue reading

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The Awesome Responsibility of the Gospel Ministry

I Peter 5:2-4; 2 Corinthians 4:2         Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God’s … Continue reading

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The High Calling & Authority of Ambassadors for Christ

Ephesians 3:7; 2 Corinthians 5:20        I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me, by the effectual working of his power.        Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though … Continue reading

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Pulpit Oratory

I Corinthians 2:1,4,5        And I brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech, or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God…And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s … Continue reading

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Man Pleasing

Luke 12:42        Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, and give them their meat in due season? A. W. PINK (1886-1952): The words “meat in due season” should ever … Continue reading

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The Manner of the Man in the Pulpit

I Thessalonians 1:5        Our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. … Continue reading

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