The more I preach through Matthew’s gospel account the more I see its wonderful thematic coherence. For example, it is interesting to see how scholars treat passages like Matt 20:17-19 or Matt 2… more →
Expository ThoughtsPaul Lamey wrote 1 month ago: The more I preach through Matthew’s gospel account the more I see its wonderful thematic coher … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 2 months ago: I have been the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Freeport for close to a year and half n … more →
Paul Lamey wrote 2 months ago: A pivotal issue impacting hermeneutics, theology, and application is the thorny issue of the NT use … more →
Paul Lamey wrote 8 months ago: To fully appreciate the importance of narrative, it is not enough to retell a few favorite stories f … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 9 months ago: “George Whitefield believed in preaching and gave his life to it. By this preaching God did a … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 9 months ago: In 1911, in his book The Glory of the Ministry, A.T. Robertson quoted James Denney: “There alw … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 9 months ago: In the book Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching Pastor John Piper writes, “It is tr … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 9 months ago: David Wells, in his new book The Courage to be Protestant: “Preaching is not a conversation about so … more →
Paul Lamey wrote 9 months ago: During my sermon preparation, I generally read through commentaries last. It is often a helpful exer … more →
Matt Waymeyer wrote 11 months ago: Good sermon illustrations do at least two things: they make key concepts in the sermon easier to und … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 12 months ago: Application via exhortation is an important aspect of expository preaching. One of the great challe … more →
Matt Waymeyer wrote 1 year ago: This morning as I sat here in my study preparing for next Sunday’s sermon, it occurred to me that th … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 1 year ago: Over the past month I have written 5 sermons from the Book of Revelation. In a “perfect week … more →
Caleb Kolstad wrote 1 year ago: What do you do when you can’t seem to come up with an appropriate illustration to begin your m … more →
Paul Lamey wrote 1 year ago: We’ve all heard the warnings about losing the forest for the trees. The reason we hear this is … more →
Matt Waymeyer wrote 1 year ago: Expository preaching and teaching unwaveringly begins and remains with the biblical text throughout … more →
Matt Waymeyer wrote 1 year ago: The Anatomy of Unbelief (Part 1) Text: John 5:39-47 Four Underlying Reasons Why People Reject Jesus … more →
Matt Waymeyer wrote 1 year ago: 1. The Sovereign Who Denied Himself (Phil 2:6) 2. The Servant Who Emptied Himself (Phil 2:7) 3. The … more →
Paul Lamey wrote 1 year ago: The majority of our Bible is narrative. My own unscientific observation is that most expository prea … more →