I recently completed a project for LifeWay Christian Resources: writing the Expository Notes for the 2019 January Bible Study. The materials will lead people through an eight-session study of Revelation 1-3. The first session is on the vision of Jesus in Revelation 1 and the rest of the sessions are a guide through the seven […]
I am currently coming to the end of a sermon series through 1 Timothy. During these months of study, the book has been helpful to bring our church to a deeper urgency and unity around
If you speak often enough, you will eventually say something best left unsaid. Pastors are not immune to this principle. After a recent sermon, as I closed the worship service, I repaired an ill-stated portion
The supreme work of the Christian minister is the work of preaching. This is a day in which one of our great perils is that of doing a thousand little things to the neglect of
When preaching, I often try to measure up the listeners in the room. I want to know if they are engaged, bored, drowsy, or prepared for the time of worship and the Word. More often
On a regular basis, I present information. Weekly, I preach sermons and teach Bible studies. Periodically, I teach at universities. On top of those, I also speak at leadership conferences of different types. Suffice it
