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Consistent Life

I recently heard of four scholars who were arguing over Bible translations. One said he preferred the King James Version because of its beautiful, eloquent old English. Another said he preferred the A...

Study the Passage: The vital step in preparing powerful sermons

The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage......

Family Matters

One of the richest men of his time, J. Paul Getty, owned an estate that exceeded $4 billion in net worth. This is what he wrote in his autobiography as quoted in the Los Angeles Times, January 9, 1981...

Meekness

George Washington Carver, the scientist who developed hundreds of useful products from the peanut said: "When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, ...

Static on the Line

This week we'll learn about how to clear the static on the line when it comes to hearing God speak. ...

The Expository Method

"It is, perhaps, an overbold beginning, but I will venture to say that with its preaching, Christianity stands or falls." – P.T. Forsyth...

Two Reasons Why Christians Gossip

Think of how many times you have believed something to be true only to find out the information was totally wrong. Vaccinate yourself with some scriptural truths about gossip....

Why Pentecostals Don’t Preach Expository Sermons

I am an expository preacher, and I am also a Pentecostal. Admittedly, these two categories are not often used in the same sentence....

Preaching God’s Grace: An Interview with Tullian Tchividjian

Sometimes God takes us out of comfort zones and allows us to be sifted because He loves us....

Beware Tuneless Preaching

Part One of a Series on Preaching and Trinitarian Worship...

Pastoring a Pentecostal Church

A Pentecostal minister cannot respond to our postmodern world with strategies that deal only with surface issues. Instead, he or she must create new methods of sharing the message without disturbing t...

Preaching Through Their Defenses: An Interview with John Ortberg

Since 2003, John Ortberg has served as senior pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California....